[Steam-engine] Question please

[James Showers]

As a safety feature, after DAILY testing my sight glass, I only open the 
valves 3/4 turn.  If the glass should break, a only turn of the wrist is 
needed to close the valves.
Jim Showers

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Hansen" <jhsg at sasktel.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 3:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Steam-engine] Question please


> Yeah, I've had a few pop, and it's not that big a deal really if it's far 
> away.  If close up, you can get cut or burned.  It does cause quite the 
> commotion when the glass is right on the back of the boiler with no safety 
> shield.  They should have at least a coarse wire screen like 3/8" hardware 
> cloth to catch the big chunks.
>
> Just remember to close the bottom valve first, as it's the one spitting 
> water upwards, and of more immediate concern/danger. the top one just 
> shoots steam downward.
> -James
>
> Andy glines wrote:
>> James pretty much says it all.  I bet that water
>> columns are more common than you think.  I haven't
>> seen that many Case engines but I don't remember
>> seeing one without a water column.  I also seemed like
>> case likes to put them far away from the operator so
>> that you need binoculars to see it.  Distance from the
>> operator is also a bit of a safety feature.  The glass
>> on Jansen's Minneapolis is mounted on the back head. When the glass blew 
>> out at the Pinckneyville show it
>> cut the operator's arm and gave him minor burns.  --- James Mackessy 
>> <jmackess at twcny.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>> >From your description, you don't have a water
>>> column. It's just a cast iron
>>> cylinder
>>> piped into the boiler, below the water line at the
>>> bottom and above it at
>>> the top.
>>> As others have mentioned, it permits relocating the
>>> water gauge (or glass)
>>> away from
>>> the boiler. They are a common accessory in
>>> stationary practice, probably not
>>> so common
>>> on traction engines, although I believe some had
>>> them. They really don't add
>>> any extra
>>> features, just relocate them, with the exception of
>>> some used in stationary
>>> practice that
>>> have low water alarms built into them. Those on
>>> package boilers often have a
>>> mounting
>>> for a float switch on the back. Some of the early
>>> ones were pretty ornate,
>>> but you don't see
>>> very many around. -JM----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "David Myers" <walking_tractor at yahoo.com>
>>> To: "Steam-engine mailing list"
>>> <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 9:32 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Steam-engine] Question please
>>>
>>>
>>>> James and all,
>>>>
>>>> >From your answers am I correct to assume that by
>>> our
>>>> Nichols & Shepard having the trycocks mounted
>>> right on
>>>> the rear shell and the sight gage on an angle on
>>> the
>>>> side that we don't have a water gage?  Haven't
>>> ever
>>>> looked for (and therefore haven't noticed) any
>>>> traction engines with this feature.  Was it common
>>> or
>>>> mostly used on stationary boilers?
>>>>
>>>> Dave Myers
>>>> Paw Paw, Michigan
>>>>
>>
>> Andy Glines
>> Evansville, IN
>>
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