Member postings for Steambuff

Neil,

If you need any help pulping them, I will gladly assist, just send me a box full

Dave

Why not invite a couple of friends around .... Then lift it between you .... only cost you tea & bicci's or a beer!!!

Dave

Have you taken the case off and looked at the motor ... does it have a label or model number?

Dave

Do you know the brothers name? .... If so use one of the ME Index's and search on the author's name.

Dave

I have a SIEG X1L supplied by ArcEuroTrade. Excellent Mill, Excellent Service (Pre and Post Sales) Delivery was on the day quoted.

Well worth giving them a ring.

Dave

Ray,

It looks like 2 separate switches as they provide different functions.

I would not replace them with a pot, but if you did you would need to insert a resistor in series with it to provide a minimum resistance.(equal to the lowest value of the current ones)

Dave

I know it is an outside chance but worth a try, have you phoned Warco to see if they have a spare?

Dave

I don't think the plug would reseal if you filled it with Solder or (usually) White-Metal as it would drop into the fire as it melts and the pressure would tend to blow it into the fire as well.

Dave

Hi Alex,

You must never use Brass for boiler bushes etc. where it is in contact with the copper and the water.

Brass will slowly decompose (de-zincification) and your boiler will eventually fail. (In fact a boiler inspector may fail the boiler if submitted for testing)

Therefore you must use Bronze for the Water-Gauge bushes.

Dave

If you are using 'Offline' PocketMags Reader, then you can download the copies to your PC/iPad etc, then you won't need a internet connection when you want to refer back to an issue.

Dave

Maxitrax can and do issue boiler certs with a new/second hand loco's that they sell, you can also pay them to perform a boiler test.

This is a Commercial Boiler Test .... so some clubs will accept them (mine does) but some won't.

So ... Yes they can test boilers and issue a cert. They have the same validity period as a Fed one.

Dave

Edited By Steambuff on 14/01/2015 21:20:24

Normal Speaker Cable is not suitable .. you need something that will carry 20-30 Amps at 0-5 or so volts.

Not at home at moment so cannot look up what to use ... some form of High Current Extra-Flexible cable I suspect.

Dave

<Does anyone know if they make penny washers OD 85m x ID 18mm x 10mm?>

Wot a washer 85 meters OD !!!!!

Dave

I have Digital subscriptions to both ME and MEW and have no problems.

I assume that your subscriptions are DIGITAL, in my case the Subscriber number is the same for both Magazines and is 8 digits long. (I had to drop off the 2 leading zero's)

I assume that the email address you gave when subscribing is the same that you sign onto the site as -- The email address and subscriber number are checked.

Other than that . I can't offer anything else. (I do agree that the subscription department is as much use as a chocolate teapot)

Dave

Looking at the drawings for the loco's I have or am building ...

3.5" gauge CONWAY - 4" Dia : 13 gauge Tube

3.5" gauge LILLA - 4" Dia : 13 gauge Tube

3.5" gauge DARJELLING - 4 3/4" Dia : 1/8" Tube

So 16 Gauge at an even larger diameter than above seems way too thin for me.

Dave

When MyTimeMedia screwed up my Direct Debit which caused me to miss a couple of issues, they couldn't (or wouldn't) supply me the missing copies ..... I had to get them off EBay

Dave

Neil,

Will Digital Subscribers be able to download it?

Dave

I think if you order through iTunes your contract is with PocketMags and not with ME/MEW ... So ME/MEW may not know that you are a subscriber.

If you take a Digital only subscription with ME/MEW then you don't get a free gift. (Free gifts are only given for Paper or 'Paper+Digital' subs)

Dave

This has come up a few times in the past ....

The only solution is to cancel your current subscription (or wait for it to expire) and take a new one out through this Web Site.

Dave

Many thanks Ian,

Mine arrived yesterday .. many thanks

Daughter asked what I was going to use it for ... my wife's response is not repeatable here ... but one embarrassed 21 year old Daughter

Dave (CM9,,,)