P A D
Western Thunderer
Hi Paul,
I've used a product called "Shiny Sinks" in the past, but my local supermarket no longer stocks it. It came in a blue plastic container as opposed to the "Hob Bright" in the same container but orange. They looked and smelt the same and I'm convinced they were the same product. They are basically a pumice dispersion in a surfactant blend and there are similar products like Cif. They all clean very well but the fine abrasive (pumice) is a devil to rinse off and clings to solder either where there is an excess or along seams.
Any way I didn't have much time today, but made a quick check to see if after adding the side tank brackets, it would still be possible to remove the boiler. The brackets are laminated from two etches and I used a 0.8mm drill shank to align them during soldering. The two reamost ones were then soldered to the tank top fittings and the middle and forward ones to the boiler via a butt joint. The other ends just locate onto the spigots on the top of the tank fixings.
After removing the screws holding the firebox to the cab front and the smoke box to the saddle, the boiler unit can be lifted out. The butt joints holding the brackets to the boiler are not very strong and it won't take much of a knock to remove them. However, now that I've established that removal is possible, I'll make some additional fixings to fit under the brackets to make a more robust joint. As can be seen the two rearmost brackets, remain on the tanks when the boiler if removed
Cheers,
Peter
I've used a product called "Shiny Sinks" in the past, but my local supermarket no longer stocks it. It came in a blue plastic container as opposed to the "Hob Bright" in the same container but orange. They looked and smelt the same and I'm convinced they were the same product. They are basically a pumice dispersion in a surfactant blend and there are similar products like Cif. They all clean very well but the fine abrasive (pumice) is a devil to rinse off and clings to solder either where there is an excess or along seams.
Any way I didn't have much time today, but made a quick check to see if after adding the side tank brackets, it would still be possible to remove the boiler. The brackets are laminated from two etches and I used a 0.8mm drill shank to align them during soldering. The two reamost ones were then soldered to the tank top fittings and the middle and forward ones to the boiler via a butt joint. The other ends just locate onto the spigots on the top of the tank fixings.
After removing the screws holding the firebox to the cab front and the smoke box to the saddle, the boiler unit can be lifted out. The butt joints holding the brackets to the boiler are not very strong and it won't take much of a knock to remove them. However, now that I've established that removal is possible, I'll make some additional fixings to fit under the brackets to make a more robust joint. As can be seen the two rearmost brackets, remain on the tanks when the boiler if removed
Cheers,
Peter