G`day Folks, Can anybody answer this question..????? "Hi BrianI have just bought a Lima "Crab" the other day and the mushroom-shaped vent pipes on the tender are broken off (a common thing). I think I can fix them by using round head or pan head screws. If you have one, as a favour, could you measure their height above the tender top and also the diameter of the vertical stem?" Thanks Folks Cheers Gormo
I haven't got a Lima Crab, but my Stanier Black 5 gives the following Height to top of Mushroom - approx 12mm Mushroom Diameter 3.5 mm Mushroom thickness 0.9 mm Stalk 1.8 mm Hope that helps Paul
Paul's measurements are pretty spot on. The mushroom top is basically the same diameter as the buffers on the Crab. Perhaps a piece of styrene can be glued to the vertical shaft or cut the shaft off completely and glue a 11mm piece of styrene to the buffer head, or solder some brass tube as the Lima buffers are metal... The vertical shaft has pronounced flanges, two at the bottom and one directly under the mushroom top. At viewing distances (3 feet), you would not really see these... Cheers, Gary.
Got the electronic calipers out this morning. Dimensions as follows; Stalk 1.73mm dia Mushroom 3.74mm dia Height - tender deck to underside of mushroom 9.82mm Overall height tender deck to top of mushroom 12mm There are also 2 flanges as Gary has identified. Not sure if the Lima Crab is 100% as per prototype? Drc
Good one Dave......thank you...and my contact Ray, has asked me to say thanks to all who responded. I think he has enough info now to complete his restoration http://www.clickGormo
