Re: Re: Any steam guys out there?

Posted by Allen on May 27, 2001 at 15:24:28 from (207.44.55.251):

In Reply to: Re: Any steam guys out there? posted by Charlie on May 27, 2001 at 10:52:54:

My knowlege is limited to the eastern US, but I'll try to answer,

Parts availability? Whats that? You basically have 3 choices, rebuild, canabalize another engine, or fabricate from scratch. There are a few castings being made available for popular engines (Case, and Frick, that I know of) because somebody else needed one made and is trying to bring his costs down.

Safety wise, usually a thorough physical (internal, and external)inspection is done every year, a cold water hydraulic test is often performed as well. The legal requirements vary from state to state and usually are not honored outside that state (imagine having to have your car re-inspected when you cross the state line?)

Any boiler repairs requiring welding or sheet replacement have to be made by an ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) certified shop, it doesn't matter how good of a welder cousin Floyd is, the R-1 certificate is often more important than the actual physical repair itself.
Boiler tubes, however, can usually be replaced by the owner. There are companies fabricating complete new ASME code boilers, but they can cost more than a new house would.

Restoring a derelict depends on how much effort was made to preserve it initially, and the local climate. Anything mechanical can be rebuilt, whether it is financially justifiable, is another matter. I talked to one fellow who thought he got a bargain on an engine he got cheap, except that 3 years and $25K later it still isn't finished. Some others payed less than $4K for an engine in very nice shape that needed nothing.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Re: Re: Any steam guys out there? Charlie 15:47:00 05/27/01 (2)
  • Re: Re: Re: Re: Any steam guys out there? Locomotive restoration? Thats a different kettle of fish 16:28:02 05/27/01 (1)
    • Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Any steam guys out there? Charlie 17:54:53 05/27/01 (0)

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