Clack valves, globe valves, drain cocks, glands, flanges, and all the rest...

[BobWarfield]

Model steam engines require a plethora of little plumbing fittings. Firebird was asking about "clack valves" (I love that term for what I know of as a "check valve"), for example, on his bopiler thread. I've seen a variety of small valves that John Bentley has on his Engineman web site. What I haven't seen much are pictures, plans, and blow-by-blows of how to make these little wonders.

I'd love to see a thread that's just a bunch of pictures, plans, and hopefully, some folks showing how to actually make these little "fixings."

Best,

BW

 

[Bogstandard]

The problem is Bob, lots of the home made ones come from magazine articles and as such come under copyright laws. I can post a few, but I have to make sure all references to where they came from are taken off, and hope no-one recognises them as their own.

John

 

[BobWarfield]

Yep, I understand. Post no plans,but pictures of them should be ok, right? I can make up plans from a picture of the disassembled item.

Cheers,

BW

 

[Bogstandard]

Bob,

I have done what is necessary on the small boiler build.

John

 

[Loose nut]

I read an article once (yes I did learn to read) that stated the reason they are called clack valves is that when they are working the sound that they make is like a hair lipped duck, "clack, clack ,clack"

 

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I read an article once (yes I did learn to read) that stated the reason they are called clack valves is that when they are working the sound that they make is like a hair lipped duck, "clack, clack ,clack"

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