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Post by Barney66 on Feb 15, 2023 17:35:02 GMT
I notice that Mr Evans gives a choice for the 3/8" boiler tubes between 22 swg and 20 swg. Any thoughts on this? Better efficiency for the 22g due to bigger inside diameter, or more strength with the 20g?
Thoughts please!
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Post by uuu on Feb 15, 2023 17:57:04 GMT
Having seen a club member wreck his boiler with over-vigorous tube cleaning, I'd vote for the more robust ones.
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Post by JonL on Feb 16, 2023 16:59:07 GMT
Having seen a club member wreck his boiler with over-vigorous tube cleaning, I'd vote for the more robust ones. Wilf I'd like to know more about this. Did he let the brush wire gouge the tube? |
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Post by uuu on Feb 16, 2023 17:44:44 GMT
I think he got the brush jammed in and destroyed the tube yanking it out. The story continues badly, as the boiler was sent for repair, which was bodged - so our inspectors declined to test it.
It does end well (after all sorts of twist and turns) as the owner had his loco pass its steam test yesterday
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Post by JonL on Feb 17, 2023 16:54:40 GMT
Yikes. Sounds brutal.
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