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المشاركة في موضوع P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
It should be OK as long as the weld is well away from the stay. It won't leak but the cup won't be re-useable. If you had to do any amount of work on either sheet, with this amount of flexibles, the easiest way would probably be to replace both...
16 ديسمبر 2025 في 8:20 صباحاً -
المشاركة في موضوع P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
But that's the way they do flexibles in the States. The Big Boy has the same.
16 ديسمبر 2025 في 8:18 صباحاً -
المشاركة في موضوع P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
Meiningen don't appear to use screw caps; they appear to be welded. In fact, they must be welded as there is no way of turning them.
15 ديسمبر 2025 في 3:50 مساءاً -
المشاركة في موضوع P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
In the States, while the cups are welded to the boiler, the caps are screwed into the cups, potentially allowing stay renewal without changing the cup. https://www.midcontinent.org/staybolts-help-1385s-boiler-keep-in-shape/
15 ديسمبر 2025 في 1:02 مساءاً -
المشاركة في موضوع P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
Yes, they thought that we wouldn't notice: MEININGEN 0 NAT PRES RIVET COUNTERS 1
14 ديسمبر 2025 في 2:00 مساءاً -
المشاركة في موضوع P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
More likely they miscalculated the number of flexibles required (manufactured outside?) and used normal stays instead, away from the corners where flexibles are less needed.
14 ديسمبر 2025 في 1:23 مساءاً -
أعجب RAB3L بمشاركة Sheff' في موضوع P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
The fire hole door is central. Look at the flap catch and then upwards. Remember that the actual fire hole ring is rectangular on Meinigen boilers and the LNER style door is bolted over this.
14 ديسمبر 2025 في 9:52 صباحاً -
أعجب RAB3L بمشاركة Jamessquared' في موضوع P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
Firstly, I don’t believe the firehole door is asymmetrically placed (that really would be a turn up for the books!). Rather, it is the staying pattern that is asymmetric. Given that (1) the stays are an integral part of the safe and reliable...
14 ديسمبر 2025 في 9:51 صباحاً -
المشاركة في موضوع P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
I was talking about the asymmetry!
13 ديسمبر 2025 في 9:41 صباحاً -
المشاركة في موضوع P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
It's only different by five stays though, not a huge difference. As for the reason.......
13 ديسمبر 2025 في 8:59 صباحاً -
المشاركة في موضوع P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
Same number of stays on each side but one more flexible on the LHS?
11 ديسمبر 2025 في 12:04 مساءاً
