Here is a list of all the postings peter hobbs 2 has made in our forums. Click on a thread name to jump to the thread.
Thread: 3"burrell |
26/07/2022 22:20:50 |
hi paul thanks for your reply this the second tube failure in 8 years and yes a perforation not a joint failure with regards to lay up over the winter i,m not sure of the best solution whether to have the boiler full or empty last winter i had it full . i,m not sure which way to go with replacement tubes i will decide when when i have the old ones stripped out its a lot of work which ever way i choose regards pete |
26/07/2022 19:48:24 |
hi mike i steam up today and a single tube started leaking when it got above 30 p.s.i this the second time it has happened in about eight years but it is a total strip down to remove the tubes as i wouldnt just replace one tube because others could fail with regard to copper tubes my theory is copper expands at a greater rate than steel thus helping it to be water tight regards pete |
26/07/2022 14:05:00 |
hi my 3" burrell has a steel boiler with expanded steel tubes i keep having problems with tubes going. have been thinking about using copper tubes anyone have any ideas cheers pete |
Thread: Brian's 1" Minnie Traction Engine |
23/08/2020 11:19:28 |
thanks jason for the info i think i will try moving it to the horn plate and also fit a back up hand pump pete |
23/08/2020 09:52:57 |
looking good brian i have finally steamed my minnie successfully using charcoal and it steams well .the only thing now is the pump will not work against the boiler pressure,when the engine is cold it works fine. anyone else had this problem pete |
01/06/2020 13:40:08 |
i will have to try lump wood charcoal and see how I get on I have thought about gas firing its much cleaner but its where to put gas tank thanks pete
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01/06/2020 12:39:46 |
hi I have been experimenting over the weekend and found the smaller the coal the better but I will keep trying I managed to get steam up to find pump wasn't working against boiler pressure so I got another problem to solve all good fun as they say. when I did my brake blocks I used 3 mm thick ply wood and steamed a suitable length until it was supple enough to pull it round the brake drum clamp it until it was dry and that did the job I steamed it in our vegetable steamer
cheers pete |
29/05/2020 10:46:26 |
hi has anyone experienced firing problems with Minnie fire keeps going out ,also on subject of the brake band I used 15 thou steel shim it seem to work well cheers pete |
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