[Steam-engine] Re:Water gauges

[Blake]

To take this subject a little further, many reflex glass gauges  
incorporate some kind of illumination - usually a light bulb. If you  
don't get the illuminated kind, I have found them almost impossible  
to see at times. Even the illuminated ones are tricky.
Blake

On Apr 5, 2006, at 11:51 AM, James Showers wrote:

> I agree, I replaced the water level indicator on my Stanley with a  
> reflex glass.  It is hard to see while driving, and I have to carry  
> a flashlight in daylight hours to see the water level as the glass  
> is just above floor level.  It is still better than the original  
> indicator which was a pointer that read high, normal and low.
> Jim Showers
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Blake" <blake at little-mountain.com>
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>> Those reflex glasses are much harder to see the water level than a  
>> tubular sight glass. You're right, they don't leak as often and  
>> are  less likely to break. Sometimes it can be a real pain to see  
>> where  the water level is with them.
>>
>> Blake
>>
>> On Apr 4, 2006, at 2:53 PM, Francis Orr wrote:
>>
>>> Rick, I think it is interesting that there has only been one   
>>> mention of
>>> protection from a glass failure. That was to put a wire mesh  
>>> around  the
>>> glass. Yes, that keeps out the big chunks but the steam and hot   
>>> water are
>>> still there. A piece of clear plexiglass will do that. It can be  
>>> 3  or 4
>>> sides in a framework, a section of plexiglass tube or if you  
>>> can't  find
>>> that, a piece of flat plexiglass can be curved over a former put   
>>> into your
>>> oven (don't let your wife catch you!) You should be able to see  
>>> how  to mount
>>> any of this.
>>> The other item no one has mentioned is a reflex glass. This is  
>>> what  the big
>>> boys use, a piece of prizmatic glass in a holder, mounted in the  
>>> fittings
>>> you have. Most of the steam boaters are going to this type of   
>>> glass. We have
>>> a supplier making beautiful new brass gauges. While a reflex  
>>> glass wouldn't
>>> be original on a traction engine, it certainly would be on your   
>>> vertical
>>> boiler. Look it up in  McMaster-Carr. By the way, those angled   
>>> fittings on
>>> your new acquisition are really nice.
>>> Francis
>>>
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