[Steam-engine] Long staybolts

[Terry Welch]

I was there when they did the stays in the side of our locomotive.The
stay bolts were about 4 or 5 inchs long. They were tapped on each end
and had a open section in the middle. The tap that was used was about a
foot long. They had to be tapped so that the threads lined up on both
sheets. A lot of work. Many weekends to get it done.
Terry Welch

Andy glines wrote:

> At steam school, The guys from B&B showed us how the
> shorter stays are installed.  The bolts are basically
> all thread rod which are trimmed off and hammered
> over.  How does a long stay work?  My boiler has 2
> stay bolts about 7.5 ft long.  Surely they didn't use
> a tap that long.  Were the bolts threaded for the
> whole length?  How were they installed?
>
> =====
> Andy Glines
> Evansville, IN
>
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