[Steam-engine] Gauge adjustment.

[Richard Strobel]

Thank you Ken..maybe you know someone else who does gauge repair?

Take Care,
RickinMt.







----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Hough " <k4sb at niia.net>
To: "Steam-engine mailing list" <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Steam-engine] Gauge adjustment.


> The hair spring holds it against the pin. This removes all slop in the
> gear train.
> The issue here that has a trained, qualified and bonded repairman done the
> work inside the gage before the needle is replaced? I'm qualified to do
> this work having trained in the US Navy how to. But I'm not bonded. I
> contacted my insurance company to find out about getting bonded. They
> referred me to the Hartford Ins. Co. Contacting them I was informed that
> bonding is very similar to being certified to weld on a boiler. Lots of
> paper-work and lots in yearly premiums.
> Ken
>
>
>   Once the needle is off, what's the proper proceedure for putting it back
> on?  Is slop allowed in any of the linkages?  Ours has a lot in one place
> by the tube.
>
> TIA,
> RickinMt.
>
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