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I have a problem with the dome on my Dyak boiler. One of the 8BA steel
screws that secure the steam dome to the boiler bush has seized and
broken off level with the bush.
I could rotate the cover to mid position and drill and tap again.
I have heard (Simon W,I think) about using acid to disolve steel in
copper.
Any thoughts?

David.






Sun Mar 19, 2006 1:54 pm

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I have a problem with the dome on my Dyak boiler. One of the 8BA steel screws that secure the steam dome to the boiler bush has seized and broken off level...
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Mar 19, 2006
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I read somewhere of a method of removing a broken tap from gunmetal/bronze castings. This simply entailed putting a drop of battery acid (dilute sulphuric)in...
John Baguley
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Mar 19, 2006
4:26 pm

David If you are not in a hurry dunk the stuck portion in battery acid and it will eat the steel away completely, might take a couple of weeks, scratching with...
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Mar 20, 2006
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