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John Chapman
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 Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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This one is going to be a bit of a challenge Nick, but it's going to be wonderful to see it brought back to life. Looking forward to further updates 
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Nick
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| Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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| silverfoxsteam wrote: | | Very interesting Nick. I didn't expect quite that level of sophistication! Water tube boiler with a through flue for a 'toy' - got to be rare even for the likes of Marklin. |
The larger version (4118) has 5 flues!  |
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Nick
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| Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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I had a few minutes to start on what is going to be a long process...
I decided to take it apart even further so I can remove all traces of the old solder.
I had to straighten the endcap back out:
And started cleaning some of the crud of so I could find the solder:
Hey look, there was brass underneath there:
The previous owner had applied way too much solder:
This is where I am so far, with the solder removed. I polished it so any dents would be easier to spot. I need to make a cut-out with a hole-saw that I can set the endcap over to finish straightening it and I will then use wet/dry and very fine steel wool to remove all those little scratches the sandpaper left. (I also do not like how rough they left the center hole):
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Nick
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| Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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If you look at the last picture, you can see how rough the center hole is and it will not get a good seal if it is left that way.
What I plan to do is make the hole round again and I should be able to insert the flue and flare it just a little bit to get a tight fit.
Any thoughts? Any other ideas?
Or, would I be better off just making a new cap with the right size hole?
EDIT: I have decided to just make a new endcap.
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steam123
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| Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Very nice Nick |
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