POST 6:
JB weld versus soldering:
The front center return steam pipe on my articulated broke in half and, instead of soldering, I used JB quik weld. These 2 part epoxy has metal impregnated into it and the 'quik' version dries in minutes versus the 'regular' jb weld that takes overnight to dry.
I had to removed the front engine from the boiler, first. The return steam pipe (center of front engine) was broken. The solder joint holding the two pieces of return steam pipe broke. I used JB quik weld on these two parts. Plenty of surface area as one piece of the pipe is solid and the other hollow so slopped the jb weld on both parts and let them dry. I used this method over soldering so I wouldn't have to re-paint the part.
NOTE: I had to do more PM on the front engine and the return steam pipe broke on me. So to fix it right, I drilled a hole in the end of the front solid brass piece, used JB weld again, only put a piece of piano wire in the hole between the two pieces to give it a lot more strength than just the original surface area strength.
Lifting up the engine, that front set of drivers hanging there can put a lot of stress on this part.
