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Yea, running steam is not for the weak of hart😬 Nice work and hope it lasts.What a fine looking model though, I particularly like the wheels, spokes and relatively narrow threads. I don’t follow it closely, but it would seem European models have come a long way...Otto K.
I still wonder about how this part broke in the first place. The close-up of the broken part sure looks like a broken glue joint.
I guess if this solder joint doesn't hold, I would start trying to cobble something together behind it where it won't show... maybe a little plate, with tiny #80 holes and inserted pins to reenforce it with epoxy or ACC on them. I still wonder about how this part broke in the first place. The close-up of the broken part sure looks like a broken glue joint.Mark, did you buy this engine new? Or is it possible that somebody owned it before you, and the part broke, and they repaired it with glue that broke again?
Want it just remade in brass? I suspect I could do this. Might start with some material soldered up to make a blank with which to finish machine. But glue is more fun!