I am, Grant! The new piece feels very solid, but on the Millie it cannot be symmetrical in order not to block the other direct take-off from the boiler. It would be a useful accessory if Roundhouse provided it, although in this case DIY may have been appropriate anyway as the valve has an M5 thread.LNR:121389 wrote:Nice job, your obviously completely hooked now Simon.
Have often wondered why Roundhouse don't provide a manifold as an accessory, perhaps too much leverage on the banjo bolt! All sorts of reasons for an extra steam line or two though.
Grant.
I am. Even just watching Tony at work is a treat!tom_tom_go:121390 wrote:You are very fortunate to have someone who is willing to teach you to use a lathe, I would love that opportunity.
Regner whistles need to be mounted at a slight angle so that any water can pour out and also the whistle must not be touching anything as this can alter the tone. Any crap in the whistle from dirty water can change the tone as well so give it a blast out on air or carb cleaner.
Thanks for the advice on the mounting. The whistle is not at an angle, I did not know it needed to be. We will have to think how we can do that, especially at horizontalness seems currently to be the most likely culprit.
The only thing the whistle is touching is the brass bracket you can see (where the inlet pipe is). It's mounted close to, but not touching, the inside of the buffer beam. When we first steamed up, the whistle didn't 'whistle' at all, so blasting it with air got us to the point we're at... But when testing it with air, we left it in situ (i.e. still mounted with the little bracket) so we know it works on air mounted as is.