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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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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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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.
 

 
 
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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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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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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. 


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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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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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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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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.

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All the best Paul
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If anyone is still looking for replacement cylinders for the Ruby & UK Accucraft engines please try emailing Paul again at "mlw@sm32.co.uk"

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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.
 
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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.

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11/05/2008 8:55 AM  
Charles,
I envy you :(


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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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11/08/2008 4:10 PM  
HEY, at last!

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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
 
 

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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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