Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines
Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Technical Tips, Builds, and Help => Topic started by: D E Jones on November 26, 2022, 03:34:46 pm
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Depending on the actual age of the machine, the material you describe is most probably asbestos as you surmise. Jensen now uses a non-asbestos insulating material that is available from them at a very reasonable price. The material in your old engine can be easily and safely removed by soaking it really well before handling and trying to handle it gently and minimally.
I usually don't remove the old asbestos as it tends to be rather well captured and is generally not likely to become an airborne dust, which is where it is a real problem. Still, if it causes you concern, removal is a fairly easily done option.
Love my older Jensen 70s & others!
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While working on my old Jensen model 70 , I found a white fibrous paper type insulation board in the very bottom of the firebox. Could this be Asbestos, or is it something else ? I don't know how old it is, or when the thing was made, but I did remove the factory rivets, so it is original. Any ideas out there ?
D. E. Jones