Re: CB&Q #537's asymmetrical Handrail.
Posted by Mike Trent on
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Had to laugh again. Looks like mine also has a slightly crooked grabiron. Maybe not as bad as the real one, but it looks a bit off. I can't remember if I did this on purpose or not. After writing what I did this morning, I'm going with that it just happened. But when you're in the groove, you're in the groove, right?
Here's a close up of #537's twin 9 1/2" air pumps. The one on the right is the one missing cooling fins on the lower half, which may mean that it was built using parts from two, like I had to do to copy it. It probably had two upper halves, one modified to be used as a lower. I happened to have a real print from Ed Haley which showed this detail very well in perfect light from the sun. Also note the somewhat smaller steam delivery pipes from the Y connection to the pumps to keep pressure after the split (the upper half is steam powered, with an input and an exhaust which goes to the smokebox, the lower half pumps air, which feeds into the cooling coils)
Lastly, although this doesn't have very good focus, it does show some of the piping pretty well. That equalizing pipe to the front of the air tank almost drove me to drink. It has a home made look that has to be just right to look as unbelievable as it was. Incidentally, that hook that is propped on the check valve where this sort of thing is often found has an interesting purpose, according to Hol Wagner. I think it actually has two purposes. One, according to Hol, was to pull the sand pipe down at the service facility in Denver. The other, I believe, was to hook the ring on water spouts, which may actually have had to be done from the cab roof in some if not most cases, as they could not have been reached from the water hatch. This is an example of why we don't actually have to know the why of something we see. Just to know that it was there and should be is what's important. The why may turn up later.
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/CB-Q-537-tp550p8835.html
Had to laugh again. Looks like mine also has a slightly crooked grabiron. Maybe not as bad as the real one, but it looks a bit off. I can't remember if I did this on purpose or not. After writing what I did this morning, I'm going with that it just happened. But when you're in the groove, you're in the groove, right?
Here's a close up of #537's twin 9 1/2" air pumps. The one on the right is the one missing cooling fins on the lower half, which may mean that it was built using parts from two, like I had to do to copy it. It probably had two upper halves, one modified to be used as a lower. I happened to have a real print from Ed Haley which showed this detail very well in perfect light from the sun. Also note the somewhat smaller steam delivery pipes from the Y connection to the pumps to keep pressure after the split (the upper half is steam powered, with an input and an exhaust which goes to the smokebox, the lower half pumps air, which feeds into the cooling coils)
Lastly, although this doesn't have very good focus, it does show some of the piping pretty well. That equalizing pipe to the front of the air tank almost drove me to drink. It has a home made look that has to be just right to look as unbelievable as it was. Incidentally, that hook that is propped on the check valve where this sort of thing is often found has an interesting purpose, according to Hol Wagner. I think it actually has two purposes. One, according to Hol, was to pull the sand pipe down at the service facility in Denver. The other, I believe, was to hook the ring on water spouts, which may actually have had to be done from the cab roof in some if not most cases, as they could not have been reached from the water hatch. This is an example of why we don't actually have to know the why of something we see. Just to know that it was there and should be is what's important. The why may turn up later.
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