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Hi all,

I am repairing a Schoenner 107/13s, using parts from a donor machine.
The machine is stamped 143F in the base and 104S in the flywheel, which confirms the Schoenner origin.
Unfortunately there is not a lot of information available on the 107, which bring me to the following doubt:
The safety valve on the boiler has a loose hanging weight, segured  against dropping off with a pin on the end of the bar.
I have checked the holes in the boiler, including the steel plates inside the boiler, and the looks all original.
Of all the pictures I found, I could not find any 107 with a hanging weight, but only with the screwed on weights.
Does anybody have a 107 with this configuration or info on the various models ?
I would very much appreciate if somebody could share some information on the subject in order to confirm that this valve comes with the original configuration.

Regards,

Maurice.

Hi from Brasil, Scott

Thank you very much for the great pictures and information, you have a nice machine there .
How did you indentify your Falk ?  The brown colors were usually used on Schoenner ?
Is it the lack of the numbers on the base and flywheel ?
See attached picture of my original schoenner crank bracket Brown, black and gold striping.

Maurice.

Mine all have the threaded sliding safety valve as well, each valve being the same and the weight differing depending on maker

I also have a similar overtype, though perhaps the next smaller model, that is definitely a Falk as it carries a JF embossed into the left side of the firebox. My engine also has the screw set sliding weight on the safety valve, and has an extremely dark green (almost black) casting paint with dark red pinstriping.

Feed pump yes  ... burner no, and the sight glass is a poorly fitted glass tube that I did to replace the obviously compromised plastic tube that it came with. Other than that it seemed all original and unmolested.

Any update on the restoration Maurice?

BTW:  Schoenner was taken over by Falk and Falk continued to use the remaining inventory of Schoenner until it was depleted. 

Wow!

You have been busy.

Looks like a very nice job.

Here is a great description from Nuvolari (Danny) from his website (stoomwereld.be) on bluing boilers:

https://www.stoomwereld.be/brass-steel-blue-patination/

Hi Charlie,

Danny's site gave me the impulse to try this out, I am anxious to get started....
I live in Brasil, so the availability of these bluing products are limited.


Maurice

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