What’s the best way of fitting the chimney

What’s the best way of fitting the chimney

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    Michael Callaghan
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      Hi chaps, what’s the best way of fitting the chimney to the smoke box. This is for a 5 inch gauge B1. Thanks

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      Michael Callaghan
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        Nigel Graham 2
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          Not shown on the drawings?

          I don't know the particular loco but the fastenings are often screws (small hex-headed) or round-headed rivets, spotted from the chimney base flange, and the tapping or clearance holes as appropriate drilled radially to the smokebox axis.

          An alternative, shown in Martin Evans' book, is a two-part chimney, the visible part being a sleeve over an inner liner/petticoat-pipe with a flange inside the smokebox, secured by small countersunk screws. The outer chimney, apparently a push-fit, covers them.

          Some designs might use the petticoat-pipe as a sort of "nut" though I have not personally seen examples of that.

          Have a close look at what other builders have done, preferably on similar classes. Even better, what did the full-size B1s have?

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          The key point is not only is the finished chimney being properly radial and vertical to the smokebox, but the blast- nozzle being concentric with it. I have made a simple gauge consisting of thick, turned discs grub-screwed to a stout steel rod, for assembling my steam-wagon's equivalents.

          #575301
          Simon Collier
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            I did mine with 8 x 8 BA small hex head screws. I drilled 1.5 mm first with battery drill, trying to drill at a tangent to the flange in each position. Then drill 1.8 and tapped smokebox, which in my case is about 1/8 steel. Went well.

            #575304
            Speedy Builder5
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              My 5" SPEEDY has a flared blast pipe silver soldered to the smokebox and a cast bronze chimney slipped over the blast pipe and riveted to the smokebox (stops onlookers pinching it !).

              #575306
              Greensands
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                This a copy of the Don Young drawing which I have used building his 5" gauge Black Five and closely follows full size practice.

                #575498
                Michael Callaghan
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                  Thanks chaps. Sorted now.

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