WW&F #10 has been the only operational steam locomotive since the late '90s at the WW&F Railway museum. Since completing the restoration of #9, it was time to give #10 a good going over. in the process we found fatal flaws in the welds of the old boiler. The boiler was built in 1960 for the Edaville Railway. The welds were never done right. The current plan is to build a new boiler.
I had drawn #10 so that I could build a model. I used measurements and photos to come up with this drawing.
The welds weren’t done right? Wow!
How did she pass her boiler inspection?
Yunz is lucky she didn’t blow one of them bad welds.
The welds were complete (ish) the voids seen above didnt really show up until we got the use of a sophisticated ultrasonic sensor. we ended up exploring some of the welds with a grinder and found voids. this is a section sawn through a staybolt weld. we actually torched out one stay to see what was going on. this bolt was thought to be one of the better ones but you can see a void in the weld.
we since have removed the boiler
I got distracted while posting and didnt get this second drawing up.
We have decided that the engine could benefit from a large smoke box. in the process we thought to move some stuff around…
taller steam dome also moved aft toward the cab to aid in plumbing the throttle and accessory steam lines
move the generator in front of the stack to make room for the plumbing and to keep condensate from the generator from causing corrosion on the boiler and jacket
larger smokebox to improve drafting
move sand dome aft for looks also allows two sand lines.
Ah, now I understand the “bashing” part.
Sounds like a winning plan. Will make for a pretty good looking loco, too.
Very cool. BTW, have I seen some of your drawings in the Gazette?
Eric these little locos of yours are the inspiration for my indoor. Keep up the great work. I like the revisioned #10. Looks a bit more substantial.
Eric, these drawings need to be done on the back of a napkin before posting on LSC. Its in the rules. 
Steve Featherkile said:
Eric, these drawings need to be done on the back of a napkin before posting on LSC. Its in the rules.
With a quill pen.
And flourishes.
well, to be perfectly honest…
this is my “napkin” sketch of the locations for “studs” on the engineers side of the boiler. it includes the studs which hold down the sand dome and bell, the hand rails and running boards among other things.
Some where I have a similar sketch with the overall and detail dimensions of the loco proper.
OK, close enough. Coffee stains?
no coffee stains…engine blood! oil and soot!
Eric Schade said:
well, to be perfectly honest…
Hey, that masterpiece passes! (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)Not talking about you Eric, but the phrase reminds me, has anyone else noticed that nobody ever says “well, to be imperfectly honest …” when they’re being that?
Eric, if you guys are going to this effort, you should look at the exhaust nozzle design to see if you can use one of the existing technologies to make the engine more efficient.
