The Diary of the Building of a 5" gauge Stirling Single |
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| The rebuild after the opening up of the smoke box | |
| 15th
September 2025 The first thing I did was to unsolder the remaining piece of the original petticoat which had been silver soldered into place. |
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| The photo shows where
I have hammered flat the piece which will support the new
petticoat., |
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| You can see the rusted
surfaces which will need to be sand blasted prior ro
re-soldering into place. |
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| 16th
September 2025 As soon as the new set of plans arrive I can work on re-building the petticoat pipe and soldering into place! Did some tidying up in the garage so that access to the sand blaster is easier..
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| 17th September 2025 New set of plans have arrived |
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| 18th September 2025 Ordered more 6BA bolts |
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| 22nd September 2025 Trolley made so that it is easier to move my small generator out the way so I can easily access the sand blaster tank |
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| 24th
September 2025 Another different metal adhesive bought called ATP ADT Metal Repair glue which is water proof and can withstand 300C. It is a two part adhesive. It has a shelf life of 24 months from manufacture which was 15/09/2024 so I need to use it by 15/09.2026!!! I also have given thought to the valve which leaked on the lst Steam hydraulic test and have decided to remake the vale closure piece with a tighter fit to the barrel and hope that will cure the leak problem.
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| In the photo you can
see where progress has been made on the sandblasting. |
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| The inner ring is now
completely blasted |
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| Now all the
sandblasting is complete. I now have to work out how to put it back together !! |
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