J-B weld works well

Mamod or Forrest classic models have those they're called a coal scuttle.

Sounds like a project! Is the canopy flat or does it have the corrugations (like mine in the video)? The Te1 was introduced Jan 1963 with nut and bolt construction (except for the solid rivets holding the engine bracket to the firebox). Sometime in 64 they introduced the corrugated roof, then late 64/early 65 I think is when they went to pop rivet construction. I've got a corrugated roof, nut and bolt construction one myself. It's in pretty nice original condition, so a bit of a shelf queen. I've never removed the solid rivets before, so I can't really help. A gentle centre punch and careful drilling would be my thoughts, or patient dremeling if you have one. Good luck!

Yes that’s the nut and bolt mamod, not very common and even better with a flat canopy. A KZbin channel called muddy lake engineering has loads of mamods and wilescos. Even a flat canopy nut and bolt in his collection!

I was going to experiment with soldering it back on but I don't expect that to really work. I imagine JB weld or similar will be the solution. Whatever I end up doing I will show my findings. Cheers

Ok, thanks for letting me know

Should be May, not too much more to do then it's editing. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for letting me know.

I was just thinking the other week I've really got to get onto this! Pulled out the box a few days ago so getting into it again. Probably not going to be March but hopefully not too long after. Thanks for watching!

Glad to help, it's a great hobby, I must get on with it! Cheers

I didn't know Vinegar ate the zinc, that's definitely something to keep in mind!

@@Daniels_Projects it's a big problem in brass musical instruments like saxophones. The moisture getting in there turns the instrument into a battery, the zinc dissolves out and the bare copper oxidises to red copper oxide. Net result is corrosion, generally known as red rot. It's a slow reaction, but doesn't even need vinegar. Vinegar will accelerate it. Pure water is a poor conductor. Most of the electric current passed by water is actually due to impurities in it. Easy to show - use a meter to measure the resistance of distilled/deionised water. Then add salt or vinegar and repeat. Now add two dissimilar metals and you have a battery,

@@kevgermany Far out, I know on larger steam engines (2 1/2"+ gauge, 60+psi kind of thing) if you use brass steam fittings they get eaten away over time, or very quickly if they leak steam (oxygen and steam must be a bad mix). As you say, the zinc gets eaten away, I've seen photos of brass steam fittings looking like aero chocolate! Mamods and the like are considered safe to use brass for the boilers/fittings as they are under 30?psi or 125°C (don't quote me on the EXACT numbers). The problem must still be there, but much less under these limits. Do you do anything to prevent corrosion in instruments?

@@Daniels_Projects instruments - best thing is to dry them after playing, but many players just chuck them in the case. Takes time for the problems to set in. And there are always good reasons to just put in the case - rush to get home/go to the bar....

Cool! How'd it go?

@@Daniels_Projects needs new washer seals but other than that it looks good!

Boy that sucks! Have you managed to sort it?

My whisle is twisted to the right it works is it twisty whisle syndrome?

Thanks, I planned to do a video on it after this video series, but given that its taken me 4 months to still not even finish part two (although I am very close!) I might have to do a video on this sooner rather than later as it seems to be a common problem. Thanks for watching, Daniel.

@@Daniels_Projects Had a go anyway...not easy to take off the push-fit flywheel. The resoldering of the brass whistle collar was a pain, soldering iron not hot enough, butane burner flame too hot!

@@barrymanilow2092 Just be grateful it came out! Hopefully without too much damage to the boiler? To solder in a new bush I use a butane torch (same one in the video) and do it how Wilesco does it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/npu5mp96g8ZridE Clean and degrease both surfaces to be soldered, make a ring of solder, put together and heat. Good luck!

Thanks, glad it will help, I've wanted to make a video series like this for a while now, awesome to see it's already helping others!

@@Daniels_Projects I started to restore mine today but my safety valve is just spinning and won't come out, not sure how to get it out, do you have any thoughts?

@@danwebster14 Bugger, I've never had a safety valve seize on me. Is it spinning freely or is it quite tight? I got lucky with a whistle once, it turned but very tightly. I applied a bit of heat with a butane torch and it was just enough to expand the bush loose off the whistle and re-attach the solder a bit. You could try filling the boiler with white vinegar (to remove as much lime scale as possible) to give you the best chance of removing the safety valve without the bush. Depending how stuck it is, if you can cut away the seal and clean the metal surface (floss it with a piece of scotch brite or something) you might be able to apply a bit more solder to hold the bush in place, but if the safety valve is stuck well then you'll only break the solder again. Worst case scenario heat the whole safety valve up to loosen the solder and pull it out with pliers, taking the bush with it. Pull on it and twist it as you heat it. You will need to solder in a new bush after this of course. Good luck, I hope it goes well! let me know how you get on

Cheers, this one's going to be a bit of an experiment, but should still be a nice model when finished.

Haha so would I! I've done most of the filming, just a bit more then it's onto editing. When the government announced a 4 week lock down (New Zealand) my employer said that he had been "reliably informed by people in the know" that it was going to be a minimum of 8 weeks. I pulled out a few old projects (like this) and made a bit of progress on all of them, then 4 weeks later I was back at work, with still the same number of un-finished projects! Thank you for your kind comment, I'm going to really try for July!