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Steam Whistle Build.
« on: April 06, 2022, 08:43:45 pm »
A guy on youTube channel Retro Steam Tech posted a video this morning of a Bottle opener that he made from a couple of spent C02 cylinders.  I had commented to him that his video gave me an idea for spent cylinders, so I went down in the shop and made this;

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It needs a proper steam whistle valve, but it sounds nice on compressed air.  I would love to hear it on live steam.

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« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2022, 08:53:48 pm »
I would love to hear it on live steam too  ;)  Looks great!
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« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2022, 09:05:45 pm »
Nicely done Jim , lets give it a toot.
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« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2022, 03:57:52 am »
Bonjour Jim,

Bravo ! I can't wait to hear it also  ;)
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Re: Steam Whistle Build.
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2022, 01:56:12 pm »
That is a clever idea - did you used a 12 or
a 88 gramm co2 cartridge. Material is steel?
congrats - nice work, Arnold
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« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2022, 02:23:26 pm »

Interesting.  I was watching Alan's video last night and was thinking the exact same thing.

At the beginning of the video, I thought he was making a steam whistle.

Nice work Jim!
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« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2022, 04:50:56 pm »
Have about 100 of those cylinders. I knew they'd come in handy for something.
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« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2022, 06:33:44 pm »


I am going to do a YouTube short video tomorrow of the whistle.  I will put it here when I publish it. I'll be blowing it on air.

Arnold, Material is steel (does anyone make these small cartridges from Brass?  That would be awesome!)  Not sure what size this is.  It was actually a cylinder from my MicroNox torch.

Pretty easy to make.  I actually made two yesterday but didn't like the 1st one.  The thread for the valve is 1/4-40 ME thread.  Could just as easily be 1/4-32. The hardest part was the little decorative acorn nut on the top.

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« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2022, 07:31:38 am »

I can't wait to see the video Jim!
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« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2022, 08:42:51 am »
Just made one for fun -
and tried out on a Maerklin
sorry the sound from iPhone
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« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2022, 09:59:12 am »
Arnold, 
Very cool.  Sounds great on Steam.  Looks like you built it almost exactly the same as Mine!

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« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2022, 10:05:01 am »
Bonjour Jom,
Well done and you should be able to adjust it by screwing and unscrewing the body of the whistle on its rod.
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« Reply #12 on: April 08, 2022, 12:04:16 pm »
Here is mine, on air.

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« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2022, 03:12:43 pm »

Sounds great Jim.
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« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2022, 03:50:49 pm »
Bonjour Jim,
A whistle running on air is not obviously running on steam, to be tester with  ;) 
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