Member postings for John Besley

Trust its OK but i've copied this to the Mamod Forum to spread the awareness of this sad loss, trust they catch the tow rags who did this

Many thanks one and all will try Jason's method

Wonder if anyone can help, I am starting to work on a Mamod size Foden wagon using a couple of parts from Mamod for the wheels and the chassis rails, the rest will be home built - what I really need is a set of side elevation of a C type steam wagon - the rest I can work out as I go just need to get the dimensions right

where can I get a set without having to buy the full set for a 3" wagon

Ok that makes sense, is there a picture or sketch somewhere I can view

I need some help, I am in the process of building another small boiler for a traction engine and need to test this myself, if I use a hand pump and a 2" pressure gauge with a maximum callibration of 300psi how should the pipework run from the pump via the gauge to the boiler fitting should the gauge be teed off from the main pipe run

Are they available in spray cans?

Any clues anyone what make of paint to go for, how about Humbrol Enamel?

I am almost at the point of starting to consider the paint for my Mamod / Wilesco traction engine rebuild (hardly any of the original left just the wheels and Wilesco engine)

I have already painted the fire box (externally fired ceramic gas burner pot boiler) and smokebox with Halfords high temp satin black, I have been advised that Halfords acrylic spray tins paint will go soft and tacky at 100°C - the boiler will have a cladding sheet and the tender is of course fixed to the rear of the firebox and this is where I was going to use the Acrylic car paint.

What experience has anyone got, in the past well, 18 years ago I used holts cellulose paint which is now no longer available which worked well on a Roundhouse Lady Anne

I am hunting for 1/8th pipe fittings, elbows, flanges, unions, nuts, nipples etc.for a traction engine I am building, who supplies these

Ok what is a few is that ?

Have now silver soldered my first couple of parts as a trial some spare copper plumbing parts, next question I have a 50g packet of Citric Acid Monohydrate powder, I need to make up a solution to pickle the parts soldered - how much do you mix up and what proportion.

I have bitten the bullet and spent money on a torch and silver solder from Cup Alloys (great firm only to ready to help) haven't got round to trying silver soldering yet but will make a couple of small parts that need silver soldering so will see how it goes.

I may have resolved this contacted Acme Engineering Mike Ousby who is looking into this.

I am on the hunt for a 1/2" pressure gauge marked up for 20psi I also need a safety valve set at 20psi for my traction engine build,

where can I get these from?

Wondered if anyone can help me - I need to make a pattern for a dummy Traction engine clack valve & injectors to use on my Mamod rebuild, trouble is its isn't rally season and I don't know anyone round here who has an engine I can measure up (I live in Paignton S Devon).

Does anyone have a set of drawings for said items they could scan across please?

Very helpfull tread will follow up the links and have bookmarked these to comeback to, once again thanks for the advice.

Hello Mike

I live in South Devon in Paignton, anyone out there who can help?

John

I need some help please, I am in the process of building a boiler for my Wilesco Traction engine rebuild and want to silver solder this together, the originals are all soft soldered but I am wary of this particularly when I start adding in various blanks for mounting parts that if the boiler is soft soldered then it may well fail on some of the joints.

I have soft soldered and whitemetal soldered for the last 35 years so not afraid to try something new, my question is what type of torch do i need and where can these be obtained from, what do most use for gas bottles ...

I have looked up a number of you tube tutorials and will pick up silver solder Easy Flo No2 and flux from EKP.

Looks like it could solve the problem, any ideas what the dimensions are as nothing is shown.

I am on the hunt for a inline regulator valve that I can fit an arm to for my Wilesco traction engine modification, this needs to take 1/8" pipework, where can I obtain one please.

All I can find are globe valves that are screw down with a hand wheel, not quite what I have in mind, I have a felling that there may be something that steam boat builders use but don't know who supplies these.