2″ Traction Engine

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1 April 2024 at 16:13 #723699
Packmule
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What material to use for valve and regulator chest ?
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1 April 2024 at 16:40 #723701
noel shelley
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Bronze/ Gun metal though brass will do. Noel
1 April 2024 at 17:10 #723707
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You could also cut them from a block of cast iron, the chests on my 2″ Fowler are cast integral to CI the cylinder but if I were making something like a 2″ Minnie where they are separate I would do them in iron, same for the covers..

Most of the stationary steam engines that I make I also cut the chests from iron, either rectangular bar or square up a slice cut from round bar depending on what fits and what I have to hand.
1 April 2024 at 17:44 #723711
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Ok,Thanks,

I was thinking cast but was unsure

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