The boys' book of engine-building; . t; How ItWorks—The Water Gauge—The Steam Gauge: Howto Make It; Calibrating the Dial. In building model engines, especially steam en-gines, a large number of fittings such as pipe,unions, or pipe couplings, stop-cocks, whistles,safety valves, governors, force pumps, water andsteam gauges are needed. While it is usually more convenient to buythem ready-made of the right size to put on yourengine, or boiler, it may happen that you wouldrather make them yourself and so Ill tell youhow. Pipe and Fittings.—You can buy brass tubing of any size you want from Viq in
The boys' book of engine-building; . t; How ItWorks—The Water Gauge—The Steam Gauge: Howto Make It; Calibrating the Dial. In building model engines, especially steam en-gines, a large number of fittings such as pipe,unions, or pipe couplings, stop-cocks, whistles,safety valves, governors, force pumps, water andsteam gauges are needed. While it is usually more convenient to buythem ready-made of the right size to put on yourengine, or boiler, it may happen that you wouldrather make them yourself and so Ill tell youhow. Pipe and Fittings.—You can buy brass tubing of any size you want from Viq inch in diameter on up and cut to any length you may need, but it is not always an easy matter to get couplings, no Fittings for Model Engines III elbows, Ts and crosses that are threaded to Weeden Mfg. Co., of New Bedford,Mass., sells pipe and fittings in small sizes,threaded and ready to use; you can buy brass orcopper tubing in nearly all sizes from PattersonBrothers, 2j Park Row, New York City, and P/PE ) !~ COUPLING.
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