Kovacjr 1st Class Member Lakewood NJ
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 | | 10/29/2008 12:10 PM |
| Hey Rich There were never any photos of any smaller valve chest. The cylinders are replacements to the OEM and only offer a larger bore. I was the one that posted the photos. The only difference on the prototype vs the production was front cylinder covers have a recess on the inside of the bolt circle. Here are the orignal photos. | |
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rkapuaala 1st Class Member OZ
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 | | 10/29/2008 2:10 PM |
| Jason, I'm not sure what the bolt circle is, but thats the look I'm talking about,,, where the part that would be a steam chest is inset from the cylinder for a more prototypical look. I better email Royce back. | |
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redbeard 1st Class Member Gonzalez, Florida (Pensacola area)
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 | | 10/29/2008 5:10 PM |
| Hi Richard, Sorry, I should have posted a picture of the cylinders with the valves attached here is a couple pictures of the assemblies after painting. redbeard AKA Larry Newman SA#1956
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rkapuaala 1st Class Member OZ
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 | | 10/29/2008 5:27 PM |
| | Thanks Larry, those are the ones I remember. BTW, nice job on the loco. | |
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NG-downunder
Auckland New Zealand
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 | | 10/31/2008 1:08 AM |
| Here's the link to Milton's page on oversize cylinders. Not done this before so hope it works.
http://www.rhhfranks.co.uk/sm32website/frameset-1.htm | | | |
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Dwight Ennis Moderator Milpitas, CA
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 | | 10/31/2008 7:06 AM |
| As happened before, when going to the supplied link, no cylinders were to be found. However, I rooted around and found them. The website uses frames, so the posted links always take you to the wrong page. | |
 Dwight Ennis Milpitas, CA SA #21 http://www.SantaCruzLumberCo.com
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rkapuaala 1st Class Member OZ
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 | | 10/31/2008 3:47 PM |
| Thanks Dwight, Royce said he was sending them yesterday and would give me a tracking num this time, but like before, he's not responding to email and hasn't sent the tracking number. I'm thinking he' s probably not going to send them again.... Lets see that will make it about a year since I was supposedly 3rd in line for a pair and the price for them has gone up 40 bucks in that time. I'm a little p.o. about having to pay more for something because someone wouldn't send them when I first ordered them, but then I really want them so I'll pay. But if he's going to keep me waiting, I'm going to try this guy in England. Maybe he really will send me a pair. | |
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Charles M
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 | | 10/31/2008 4:49 PM |
| rkapuaala,
I contacted Milton Locomotive Works in Oct 2006 to be put on the list for cylinders in the next run. I never heard a thing back from them. No acknowledgement at all. Contacted them again in June of 2007 to see if I could get a custom made set at a higher price turned out as they do custom machine work too. I never even got the courtesy of a reply to my request for information as to the possibility . Guess they don't like Yanks. Don't see you getting them from Milton anytime soon.
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rkapuaala 1st Class Member OZ
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 | | 10/31/2008 6:26 PM |
| | Well, that's reassuring. At least Royce always told me he was sending them or that I was next on the list :0 | |
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rodblakeman 1st Class Member UK
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 | | 11/03/2008 6:50 AM |
| CharlesM, After reading your post above I emailed MLW and mentioned your inquiry that got no reply, here is the answer I received:
Hi Rod,
Have checked back though our records and i have no record of emails from Charles M, he may have been caught in the Anti Spam system we use, please try again and i will look out for it.
-- All the best Paul Milton Loco Works http://www.sm32.co.uk
If anyone is still looking for replacement cylinders for the Ruby & UK Accucraft engines please try emailing Paul again at "mlw@sm32.co.uk" | | Rod. SA 475 http://cslr.co.uk/Southdown2005.htm http://picasaweb.google.com/wpandyr | |
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turbohvn 1st Class Member
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 | | 11/03/2008 2:49 PM |
| Richard, Check your email, your email came to my work address over the weekend. I responded this morning. Royce | | | |
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Charles M
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 | | 11/03/2008 6:23 PM |
| Rod,
I got my cylinders from Royce and they are installed and work great . Thanks for checking for me on Milton Loco Works. I don't know what happened there.
Charles M SA#74 | | | |
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rkapuaala 1st Class Member OZ
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 | | 11/05/2008 8:55 AM |
| Charles, I envy you  | |
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rkapuaala 1st Class Member OZ
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 | | 11/08/2008 1:43 PM |
| YES! YES! YES! I finally got them just five minutes ago They are beautiful! I'm tempted to drop everything I'm working on now and start on Kauila! | |
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Jerry Barnes 1st Class Member Lexington, NE
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 | | 11/08/2008 4:10 PM |
| | HEY, at last! | | Life is too short to take seriously. | |
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xo18thfa 1st Class Member Las Vegas, Nevada
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 | | 11/09/2008 12:18 PM |
| These cylinders appear to be a direct replacement for the OEMs. So you just drop them in and bolt the orginal steam crest back on? My son and I came across an almost new Ruby the other day. I'd like to machine my own cylinders, so just use the old one as a pattern, I guess. Total Ruby newb here Thanks for posting this, Bob | | Bob Sorenson SA #13 "Goals are dreams with deadlines"
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rkapuaala 1st Class Member OZ
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 | | 11/09/2008 4:20 PM |
| Bob, I wouldn't use the old ones as patterns if I was you. I would use the replacements as patterns. | |
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