Very interesting. thanks for posting. I have a loco that is almost at the rolling chassis stage and I have been putting off doing anything with the boiler because I simply dont know what I am doing. your video really reminds me that I need to make friends with someone that has far bigger kit than I have got!!
Awesome. How can you be sure that other joints won't flow when you are adding new solder? Like when you do the inside, won't these joints flow again and possibly in a bad way?
The staybolts provide mechanical strength to the boiler. When the steam is under pressure there is a lot of force on the walls. If the staybolts were not in place, the walls would expand outward and the boiler might rupture.
Very interesting. thanks for posting. I have a loco that is almost at the rolling chassis stage and I have been putting off doing anything with the boiler because I simply dont know what I am doing. your video really reminds me that I need to make friends with someone that has far bigger kit than I have got!!
Awesome. How can you be sure that other joints won't flow when you are adding new solder? Like when you do the inside, won't these joints flow again and possibly in a bad way?
Good video. What tools and solder do you need?
The staybolts provide mechanical strength to the boiler. When the steam is under pressure there is a lot of force on the walls. If the staybolts were not in place, the walls would expand outward and the boiler might rupture.
Hello I was just wondering, in a few months I will be building a boiler and what does the stay bolts do?
Silver solder is available in different melting temps. Work from highest down and you won't lose your previous joints.
Why doesn't the former solder joints on the front melt when you do this?
HE doesn't heat it up enough for it to melt. Just warming it up so that it will not drain heat from the staybolt heads.
There's NO port and starboard sides on a locomotive !! --- engineer side & fireman side
He mite build boats as well too,don't know.