Tools supplied with Caradac

Re:Tools supplied with Caradac (brianthesnail96)

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:02:51 GMT

Stops you frazzling your fingers on the hot drain when getting steam up!

I always call them "noggins" but no-one ever knows what I mean when I do.

Re:Tools supplied with Caradac (Old Tom)

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:06:54 GMT

Thanks everyone, my mind is at rest knowing that I haven't missed something important.

Re:Tools supplied with Caradac (Ferrysteam)

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:16:36 GMT

We used to use an angled forked bar in the steelworks.

Re:Tools supplied with Caradac (New Haven Neil)

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:57:13 GMT

No, that's what it's for Allen, you use the hole up the end to go over the T piece! Sort of as an extension to the T bar. We used to call them 'wheel keys' at sea - as in valve wheels.

Pretty usless really, but that is is it's intended purpose.

Re:Tools supplied with Caradac (Ferrysteam)

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:24:40 GMT

Actually,I don't think anyone really knows what the tee piece is for,it's certainly the wrong shape to tighten the oil or overflow taps.

Re:Tools supplied with Caradac (bobg)

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:08:16 GMT

I have two of those, one for Countess and one for Excelsior. They are for undoing the valve on the bottom of the displacement lubricator. Quite why they are the shape they are escapes me as they are not very convenient to use, and don't really fit. You just pop it on the peg and pull sideways. I'm sure I could probably design something much better if so inclined. They also fit the boiler overflow valve (if fitted). It helps when the valve is hot....saves one from burning ones digits!

Re:Tools supplied with Caradac (andyspencer)

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:05:37 GMT

T piece is for undoing the lub drain, and water level drain if its tight. All the new accy locos now have 'O' ring seals so only need to be finger tight, so you should never need to use it. But the older engines had a cone shaped seal, which sometimes leak if not tightened up.

Happy Steamin!

Re:Tools supplied with Caradac (MRail)

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:54:56 GMT

Old Tom

OK, I can work out that the Hex wrench is for removing the knob from the regulator...

but what is the T-piece for??

Tom,

I believe the hex wrench is actually for re-gauging the wheels.

I haven't seen the T piece before.

Re:Tools supplied with Caradac (Old Tom)

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:47:43 GMT

Here's a close up. There's just a hole in the botoom - no thread at all....

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Re:Tools supplied with Caradac (dragon)

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:42:44 GMT

Without seeing a close up of the end it is difficult to judge.

Re:Tools supplied with Caradac (ROSS)

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:41:53 GMT

Undoing nuts or hex headed bolts I reckon.

Tools supplied with Caradac (Old Tom)

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:38:16 GMT

OK, I can work out that (from left to right) the 10BA nut runner is worth it's weight in gold if you want to take the loco apart, that the nuts and bolts could be useful sometime and that the Hex wrench is for removing the knob from the regulator...

but what is the T-piece for??

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Yours,
Mystified of Crawley Down