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[Martin (Admin)]

Via email to Mayhem....

I live in Pheonix, USA,  I need to buy some steam valve, nuts and piping.
Do you know of a good place for steam fittings?

Chad.

[wideawake]

Via email to Mayhem....

I live in Pheonix, USA,  I need to buy some steam valve, nuts and piping.
Do you know of a good place for steam fittings?

Chad.

Hi Chad

I can recommend Jerry at Clevedon Steam.  He's here in the UK but I'm sure he posts to the US.  He has an ebay shop  http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Clevedon-Steam

He used to work for the late lamented Cheddar Models.   Another contact - for boilermaking - is http://www.cheddarvalleysteam.co.uk/ that's Tim Taschimowitz he's  the ex-Cheddar Models boilermaker.

HTH

Guy

[Bunkerbarge]

In the USA you have Monahan Steam Models at:

http://www.monahansteammodels.com/

I have found one of the best suppliers in the UK who take Paypal as well so international sales are made easy is Steamfittings at:

http://www.steamfittings.co.uk/asp/index.asp

[wideawake]

In the USA you have Monahan Steam Models at:

http://www.monahansteammodels.com/



I have found one of the best suppliers in the UK who take Paypal as well so international sales are made easy is Steamfittings at:

http://www.steamfittings.co.uk/asp/index.asp

Good point.  I'm well aware of Monahan's very nice looking engines but hadn't thought about them as a leftpondian supplier of bits!


http://www.steamfittings.co.uk/asp/index.asp

I didn't know this website.  Nice looking stuff - now on my favourites list.

Cheers

Guy

[rats]

 Also there is Stuart Models who took over from Cheddar

 
       http://www.stuartmodels.com/

[Bunkerbarge]

I actually find Steamfittings to be very competatively priced and exceptionally quick on delivery.

Stuart took over the engine and accessory side of the old Cheddar business but not the boilers.  The old Cheddar Boilers continue to be made by Cheddar Valley Steam.

[oiler]

Thanks guys I haven't been on the forums in quite a bit now because I stopped working on my tug. Sure good to see it going as strong as ever.

Thank you for your input. I have a Hemmens V4 (got a good deal on it) and I'm trying to find fittings for it. The thing I noticed last night was, even though it uses 5/16 nuts and 40tpi the female ends measure out to be between 15/64 and 7/32. Is this normal? The only reason I ask is I need another union(nipple) to tap off of the boiler.

Once again thank you for all the links. It's so hard to find anything here in the US for steamaholics like me

Chad

[Bunkerbarge]

I can't help with the fittings I'm afraid as I am not at home but here's a picture of mine.  Lovely engine.

[oiler]

I can't help with the fittings I'm afraid as I am not at home but here's a picture of mine.  Lovely engine.

Yeah I sure do like mine as well. One day I'm hoping to get ahold of a max4 but I have only seen one for sale in 10 years.

[ian kennedy]

Hi chad,
If you have a John(Maxwell) Hemmens max v4 or caton v4 , contact John Hemmens he was the brilliant engineering mind behind these beautiful British built engines.
He will supply you with whatever you require in the way of steam fittings and pipework.

I know he does not make these engines at the moment but i do know he can supply all the correct size metric or M.E threaded components, also technical support and repair/refurbishment services.

Please check his web site as there are various ways to contact him personally, John's web site address is www.steamengines.co.uk

I hope this helps you

Ian

[mogogear]

Another good stateside supplier of pipe, fittings, engines ( castings, machined kits) , boiler kits and pumps is PM Research, oilers etc..

Find them at http://www.pmresearchinc.com/

I am about to outfit a Maccsteam horizontal boiler with their displacement oiler( $24US) and a manual boiler fill pump( $51US) a machined kit that really looks the Stuart OEM pump in spirit if not in exact detail.

Coles also has many a live steam part. They do not have their catalog on line but do have a price list ( they have an extensive list!!) Check them out here

http://www.colespowermodels.com/engines.htm- they may be bes to call them in Texas...

later- I hope this helps

[oiler]

Thanks Mogogear.

I'm having Ken at Coles make some stuff for me now. Didn't know about the other place but it seems they have a good selection.

[mogogear]

Is it hard to get a catalog from them? I have printed off the price list - Do I need to call them to order it? I am shopping for a refillable fuel tank stateside - Monahan has one listed - but no pictures and no specs- I see that Cole's has one also.. I would every now and then actually buy something from the States!! Just to save shipping etc..

Thanks Oiler

[oiler]

yeah just give coles a call. Ken or his wife will send you out one. It's a very nice catalog  :)

[mogogear]

Yep- I did pick up the phone- $8 and I have a catalog coming...I also was directed to a nice live steam shop in the UK called Polly Model engineering...

http://www.pollymodelengineering.co.uk/

They have the steam valve finally back in stock after a long absence $16 Pounds!! and in standard 1/4NPT threading 

[tony23]

Here's a small list of suppliers I use for my Gauge1 and 5" locos

GLR http://www.modelmakingsupplies.co.uk/ very nice people and ship the same day 
Maidstone Egineering http://shop.maidstone-engineering.co.uk/ stock everything also have a shop on Ebay by the way they also sell Welsh Steam Coal (rare)
Blackgates http://www.blackgates.co.uk/ lousy web site but stock everything. :)
Polly http://www.pollymodelengineering.co.uk/ already listed here but always got what you want.  :)
Steamfittings http://www.steamfittings.co.uk/asp/index.asp again already mentioned and avery good service.
Reeves http://www.ajreeves.com/ been going donkeys years stock everything but are more expensive than the others  ::)
MacSteam http://www.maccsteam.com/Fittings/Fittings.html very nice chap  :)
MacModels http://www.maccmodels.co.uk/ same very nice chap