[Steam-engine] Question please

[David Myers]

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

--- James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:

> It also accommodates mounting the gauge glass
> vertically in a safe spot, 
> out of harm's way.  The only place to mount a glass
> so it is situated 
> vertically on a traction engine is at the back,
> where all the wood 
> chucking is going on.  Since this is where the
> people are, breaking the 
> gauge glass really sucks.  It's easier to read
> vertical glass than one 
> that is sloped.
> Having a water column on the side of the boiler and
> more forward gives 
> the operator a better view of the water depth over
> the crown sheet at 
> the front of the sheet, which if the engine front is
> high, sees less 
> water than at the back.  On a long heavy engine,
> it's easy to have the 
> front wheels higher. (rears sink more, etc)
> -James
> 
> 
> James Mackessy wrote:
> > The water column provides a degree of isolation
> from turbulence inside the
> > boiler
> > and provides a place to mount trycocks, gage glass
> and low water alarms
> > without
> > having to bore all these holes in the boiler shell
> itself.  This also allows
> > the boiler shell
> > to be covered inside the brickwork mounting and
> smokebox in the case of
> > horizontal
> > return tube boilers, still providing a way to
> check water levels.
> > Best Regards;
> > Jim Mackessy
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Richard Strobel" <Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com>
> > To: "Steam-engine mailing list"
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> > Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 2:06 PM
> > Subject: [Steam-engine] Question please
> > 
> > 
> >> Howdy all;
> >>   Occastionally I run across a "Water Column." 
> Other than being a mount
> > for
> >> the Glass gauge, what is it's other purpose in
> life?
> >>
> >>
> >>    TIA
> >>  RickinMt.
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