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Just checked again, POR15 is sold by Frosts as a tank sealer.

Thanks

John

Some interesting ideas here. Thank you.

What is the objection to silicon sealer I wonder, Scrumpy? I have looked up POR15 and this comes up as an anti rust treatment - is that right?

Yes could you send details of the epoxy floor paint Mick?

I'd be interested in gap filling properties.

Kind regards

John

I am completing the tender tank for my Claud in 5" gauge. Its been a long job, since 2000, and the engine hasn't been started yet! But I have been using works drawings. I plan to seal with solder but there are some small internal places where the gap might be slightly too wide for this. Once finally assembled there will be some inaccessible areas that I have in mind.

Are there any experiences in using Araldite as a seal? Just for water tightness, not for structural reasons.

Best wishes

John Billard

Thank you very much Brian for taking the time and trouble in looking out this information. I can read it. Everything is valuable. It says a great deal for this forum and its contributors with the responses I have received and I feel very encouraged, and as you say, Julian, privileged.

Best wishes

John Billard

That's very kind of you, Brian

John

Thank you John, I will follow that up. Brian, did you retain the advice from Roy? I appreciate the time lapse. That is a lovely model though. Congratulations.

Best wishes

John

Thank you for the ideas so far which are encouraging.

For those who have access The Roy Amsbury drawing is in ME Vol 143, No 3564 p 754 (1977). He made it work but there are few dimensions shown. Perhaps with some persistence this could be pursued.

A visitor came to the Reading track some years ago with a lovely 5" LT&SR 4-4-2 tank with the pump filling the boiler very realistically. Unfortunately I don't have his details.

Kind regards

John

Thanks Julian. I note that the most exquisite 5" g models usually have a dummy pump and this supports what you say. However I have seen it done.

Kind regards, John

Thanks Simon, I will investigate! Do you use it as boiler feed?

Kind regards

John

Thanks, GeorgeG, I have PMd you.

John

I am building a Gresley rebuild of a Great Eastern Super Claud of which a Westinghouse pump is an essential feature that I would like to include but as a boiler feed. I have seen this done. Roy Amsbury refers to it in a past Model Engineer but details are sketchy. Don Young includes it in his O2 drawings, but as earlier LBSC versions also show, this is a little out of scale. Any information or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards, John Billard