[Steam-engine] Re:Gauge adjustment./ Mace Archer.

[Andy glines]

Jeff, I'm Sorry for the loss of your friend and thanks
for telling us about Mace's passing.  

I know that all gauges are accurate at their set point
and tend to vary more the farther that they get from
that point.  I was just hoping to get mine a little
closer than it is!
--- Jeff Detwiler
<jdetwiler at detwilerandassociates.com> wrote:

> Hello Andy~~ and all those in steamland~
> 
> I have some bad news for you.  Mace Archer, longtime
> friend and mentor of mine, passed away October 15th.
>  He had shared some of his knowledge with Harold,
> and Harold has a dead weight tester that works very
> well.
> 
> Mace had always made sure that each gauge he worked
> on was calibrated correctly within a close range of
> your MAWP, however, it is very difficult to get it
> accurate across the entire range of the gauge.  He
> would always preload the gauge about 5 pounds so the
> gauge would sit on -0- properly when not under
> steam.  These gauges are obviously very old, and
> most of the bourdon tubes in the ones that have been
> restored have had holes soldered in them, which can
> change their expansion properties, and thus their
> accuracy at different pressure levels.
> 
> I finally finished the novel on the Joyland 65~~
> look for it in January's issue of Steam Traction,
> and the JI Case Heritage Eagle.
> 
> Stay warm!
> 
> Jeff Detwiler
> Keck #1786
> Joyland 65 #34844
> 
> --- pioneersop96 at yahoo.com wrote:
> 
> From: Andy glines <pioneersop96 at yahoo.com>
> To: Steam-engine mailing list
> <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Subject: Re: [Steam-engine] Gauge adjustment.
> Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:50:48 -0800 (PST)
> 
> Thanks for the tips on gauge adjustment.  Mr Stark
> is
> the one who set the needle to be accurate at 100psi.
> 
> I will have to ask him if he can correct the error
> at
> low pressure.  I met Mr Archer at Steam School a
> couple of years ago.  I got the feeling that he
> wanted
> to get away from repairing gauges but it might be
> worth a call to make sure. This gauge is in great
> condition it just needs to be properly adjusted. 
> Who
> knows where I can get the puller needed to remove
> the
> needle?


Andy Glines
Evansville, IN


 
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