seadawg
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| 05 Feb 2010 06:55 AM |
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Ok, so it looks like I got four votes for sharing the progress of the Alky conversion, so I'll probably do something along the lines of Larry "Redbeard" Newman's coverage of his Ruby-Heisler build.
On a different note, I have a Regner engine that has individually built up leaf springs. Does that make me a Regner Snob?? |
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Dave Orwig
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Steve Shyvers
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| 05 Feb 2010 07:51 AM |
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Five votes. I converted a Roundhouse Billy to alcohol firing a couple of years ago. I used the stock boiler and added a firebox to the back end to make a "C-type" boiler. I used two 1/2" dia. wicks, and I added baffling to the single flue to slow down exhaust gas flow. Most of the hard work was in the smokebox to make it air tight and to figure out the blast pipe arrangement.
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seadawg
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| 05 Feb 2010 08:05 AM |
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Posted By Steve Shyvers on 05 Feb 2010 07:51 AM
Five votes. I converted a Roundhouse Billy to alcohol firing a couple of years ago. I used the stock boiler and added a firebox to the back end to make a "C-type" boiler. I used two 1/2" dia. wicks, and I added baffling to the single flue to slow down exhaust gas flow. Most of the hard work was in the smokebox to make it air tight and to figure out the blast pipe arrangement.
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Steve, your articles were my inspiration to get off my butt. And it is looking like the blast pipe will be somewhat difficult because of "converting" what is already there for exhaust connections. (3MM threaded outlet and I want a .080" orifice @ 36mm below my lower stack openeing.)
But I'm getting ahead of myself! Also one of my goals is to not do anything that is not reversable should I fail. The chicken feed fuel tank will require me to cut a hole in the bottom of the tender, so that's not happening until if and when the boiler works well. (I plan on making a simple tender with the proper sump size from a plastic Hartland flatcar.)
Anyhow, I better save some information for my own thread. |
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| 05 Feb 2010 02:34 PM |
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Posted By Steve Shyvers on 05 Feb 2010 07:51 AM
Five votes. I converted a Roundhouse Billy to alcohol firing a couple of years ago. I used the stock boiler and added a firebox to the back end to make a "C-type" boiler. I used two 1/2" dia. wicks, and I added baffling to the single flue to slow down exhaust gas flow. Most of the hard work was in the smokebox to make it air tight and to figure out the blast pipe arrangement.
Steve
Pictures please. By C-typ, I assume something like this?
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| 05 Feb 2010 02:54 PM |
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I retro-fitted my Roundhouse " Old Coloninal " with a Roundhouse butane tank and stick burner of my own design so it is still a pot boiler. The reason for this was running alcohol the fumes gave me a roaring headache. I did make the conversion so the original tank and burner could be put right back in , requiring only 2 small screws to be removed to replace the tank.
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| 05 Feb 2010 09:30 PM |
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Posted By seadawg on 05 Feb 2010 06:55 AM
On a different note, I have a Regner engine that has individually built up leaf springs. Does that make me a Regner Snob??
You bet it does! But I bet you don't have a secret handshake. |
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| 05 Feb 2010 09:52 PM |
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Handshake, Shandhake... Brittany and I have secret tire tracks. A very exclusive club. |
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| 06 Feb 2010 05:39 PM |
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| 06 Feb 2010 07:10 PM |
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Posted By CapeCodSteam on 05 Feb 2010 09:52 PM
Handshake, Shandhake... Brittany and I have secret tire tracks. A very exclusive club.
That sounds much better then a Secret Handshake. Heck, and I thought that us ASTER SNOBS were cool. We got nothing on you.  |
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| 06 Feb 2010 08:37 PM |
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Posted By Steve S. on 06 Feb 2010 07:10 PM
Posted By CapeCodSteam on 05 Feb 2010 09:52 PM
Handshake, Shandhake... Brittany and I have secret tire tracks. A very exclusive club.
That sounds much better then a Secret Handshake. Heck, and I thought that us ASTER SNOBS were cool. We got nothing on you.
Steam Wheelies. Dwight is going to set up a thread for SW numbers, Brittany is SW #1 and I can be #2. Not to thread jack, it is the perfect view. I love playing pool in a chair, I can see all the angles, and track side view for trains isn't so bad.
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seadawg
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| 07 Feb 2010 08:17 AM |
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Posted By Steve S. on 05 Feb 2010 09:30 PM
Posted By seadawg on 05 Feb 2010 06:55 AM
On a different note, I have a Regner engine that has individually built up leaf springs. Does that make me a Regner Snob??
You bet it does! But I bet you don't have a secret handshake.
Nope, got our own language - Deutsch! (Just kidding, I speak way more Japanese than German.) |
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Dave Orwig
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