Col....! I say! While the under-quoted may, or may not (I suspect the former), have substance, the lingo is decidedly un-British, in certain portions...!? C.J....
Wooly! Good point...where is Sam?...the only Bolshy bean-counter in the world's history! Wot a sterling chap! Here's raising one's glass to the venerable old...
Ian, If you will excuse me, that's 'n'est-ce pas'....... };-)) Cheers, Oz Pete ... contents ... my ... posts again, ... from the ... On ... of the ... ...
Hi, Wooly, Oz Pete, Ian, and all others, It is good to be back to a place where all are friends and the goal is shared knowledge. Yeah, where is that old...
JWS! I do hope you're not impugning that Bolshys (like Sam...where ARE you, Sam?) are reprobates? I fort we woz mates? Cheers, Oz Pete ... is shared knowledge....
Hi, Oz Pete, Reprobates?? I was including Sam in the club, along with you and I! ... From: herbgarratt <herbgarratt@...> To: steam_tech@yahoogroups.com ...
... JWS, Sorry! Thought you were being obtuse (or iz that acute?) towards Bolshy's, such as my meagre self, and Sam. But...if YOU'RE in 'the club', then the...
Oz Pete, Missed the chain grate discussion - sounds pretty interesting, especially since I have an interest in firing in general. Yeah, Kurt, our resident...
JWS, No big deal (fairly recent postings)...just one of the workable propositions for 150 sq ft plus grates, appropriate to w/t boilers (only, IMHO?), and...
OP, I had forgotten that Jawn Henry had a water tube boiler.? I'm slightly suspicious of them, but doubtless this is because of unfamiliarity and lack of tech...
JWS, Modern refractories (insulation) and w/t tech have made all the bogeymen of the w/t's boiler's past disappear into the swirling mists habituated by...
OP, OK, we have solved the boiler and firebox problems, and can produce lots of HP steam.? What next?? Talking a turbine here?? Direct drive or generator?? If...
Hi, John, Oh, haven't been up to nothing much.... death of last sibling, crisis at work, medical leave, unemployment from lack of work, foreclosure,...
I'm new to this list. I'm a volunteer with Austin Steam Train Assoc and am involved with the restoration efforts of SP 786 Mikado. I've just created a new...
Here's to change and brighter futures; it's good to hear the worst is behind you. Enterprising folks will always survive and prosper even in hard times as the...
Ian, Just to extend my English a little bit,can you kindly explain what "clunky" means?I've never met that word. Regards, Jean-Daniel Muller METZ/France...
Hi Colin, I won't try to give a full reply,because I have too little time to think it up properly.There are pitfalls in the matter you are discussing,and I...
Salut Jean-Daniel; Clunky: qui ne tourne pas "rond". Peut s'employer aussi comme "artisanal" (dans le mauvais sens du terme), pas "fini", par opposition à...
Salut Claude, Merci for the French. (Merci pour le Francais? Damned if I can remember!) I had to read your post several times before I really got it. ...
On Saturday 06 September 2008, my mailbox was graced by a missive ... Imagine quelque chose qui fait le bruit "Klunk" a chaque tor de roue, et ca te donnera...
... produce lots of HP steam.? What next?? Talking a turbine here?? Direct drive or generator?? If the latter, what to do about fly ash screwing up the...
Hi, R.B., When I posted that, I assumed that today electric motors can survive pretty much anywhere.? We have come a long way from the 50's.? The problem I...
Hello Jim; ... You got it right! And you always can contact me via email: my address is not scrambled! Concerning my response, it was to make it easier to...
Hi, Claude, Ooops... damned typos! French is usually welcome here, but sometimes a translation might be requested.? Especially if it gets technical. This time,...
... lots of HP steam.? What next?? Talking a turbine here?? Direct drive or generator?? If the latter, what to do about fly ash screwing up the electrics? ... ...
... crisis at work, medical leave, unemployment from lack of work, foreclosure, bankruptcy.? And - worst of all! - my beloved Braves baseball team is...
... think it up properly.There are ... "derailed" as mechanics ... week.So today I'll just make a ... describe what is ... on a square inch of the ... also the...
