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Dnevil: /* Working Model Sandboxes */

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Working Model Sandboxes

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	[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=96980&start=12 Pontiacguy1 writes]:		[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=96980&start=12 Pontiacguy1 writes]:

	: The best working sander I've ever seen was on Harry 'Schorcher' Bean's Southern Pacific 2-8-0. He had a tank made under each running board that looked like an air tank, but which held sand. He had a manual valve that would drop the sand down in front of the wheels. He used a slightly oversize pipe, and he had a handle that came out at the back of the cab that would activate the valve. Gravity feed only. He had to manually activate each side, and his technique was to open and then close one side then the other in quick succession when going up a grade. His locomotive would pull quite large loads for its size, no doubt because of the superior adhesion that it had.		: The best working sander I've ever seen was on [[Harry Bean\|Harry 'Schorcher' Bean's]] Southern Pacific 2-8-0. He had a tank made under each running board that looked like an air tank, but which held sand. He had a manual valve that would drop the sand down in front of the wheels. He used a slightly oversize pipe, and he had a handle that came out at the back of the cab that would activate the valve. Gravity feed only. He had to manually activate each side, and his technique was to open and then close one side then the other in quick succession when going up a grade. His locomotive would pull quite large loads for its size, no doubt because of the superior adhesion that it had.

	[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=96980&start=24 PennsyK4#612 writes]:		[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=96980&start=24 PennsyK4#612 writes]:

Dnevil at 16:32, 7 December 2020

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	[[Category:Steam Locomotive Parts]]		[[Category:Steam Locomotive Parts]]

			See also [[Steam dome]].

	== Working Model Sandboxes ==		== Working Model Sandboxes ==

Dnevil: /* The Origin of the Sandbox */

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The Origin of the Sandbox

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	On many roads, prior to 1890, the locomotive sandbox occupied very nearly the position indicated in Mott’s drawings, being placed directly above the drivers. The boiler top dome, however, had the advantage of keeping sand dry, and allowed for a greater angling of pipes to reach widely-separated wheels."		On many roads, prior to 1890, the locomotive sandbox occupied very nearly the position indicated in Mott’s drawings, being placed directly above the drivers. The boiler top dome, however, had the advantage of keeping sand dry, and allowed for a greater angling of pipes to reach widely-separated wheels."

			== Sand Traps ==

			<gallery widths=300px heights=300px perrow=2>
			File:Cyclopedia of locomotive engineering, with examination questions and answers; a practical manual on the construction care and management of modern locomotives (1916) (14773425831).jpg\|Nathan sanding system
			</gallery>

	== References ==		== References ==

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	: Using sanders on steam locomotives was something of an art. The sand was very fine and was dried out in a special facility before it was put in the dome on top of the boiler. Some engines used in mountain territory had extra large domes or even two of them.		: Using sanders on steam locomotives was something of an art. The sand was very fine and was dried out in a special facility before it was put in the dome on top of the boiler. Some engines used in mountain territory had extra large domes or even two of them.
	The engineer might run his sander when starting the train or in the event the drivers slipped under load. Sometimes when climbing a grade the sander was used non-stop. The sand was shot under the lead pair of drivers (using compressed air) and a special steam pipe and nozzle was mounted behind the rear driver to wash the grit off the rail so the rest of the train wouldn't run over it, thus limiting unnecessary wear on the rails.
			: The engineer might run his sander when starting the train or in the event the drivers slipped under load. Sometimes when climbing a grade the sander was used non-stop. The sand was shot under the lead pair of drivers (using compressed air) and a special steam pipe and nozzle was mounted behind the rear driver to wash the grit off the rail so the rest of the train wouldn't run over it, thus limiting unnecessary wear on the rails.

	[https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=96980&hilit=sand+trap&start=12 R Williams writes]:		[https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=96980&hilit=sand+trap&start=12 R Williams writes]:

	: One of the best methods I have seen is where a steamer was equipped with a simply gravity system of feed for material to the rails. He used Comet powdered cleanser for his sand and it seemed to work better than anything else he had tried.		: One of the best methods I have seen is where a steamer was equipped with a simply gravity system of feed for material to the rails. He used <i>Comet</i> powdered cleanser for his sand and it seemed to work better than anything else he had tried.

	[http://ngdiscussion.net/phorum/read.php?1,55686,55698#msg-55698 Steve P writes]:		[http://ngdiscussion.net/phorum/read.php?1,55686,55698#msg-55698 Steve P writes]:

Dnevil: /* Working Model Sandboxes */

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Working Model Sandboxes

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	: Using sanders on steam locomotives was something of an art. The sand was very fine and was dried out in a special facility before it was put in the dome on top of the boiler. Some engines used in mountain territory had extra large domes or even two of them.		: Using sanders on steam locomotives was something of an art. The sand was very fine and was dried out in a special facility before it was put in the dome on top of the boiler. Some engines used in mountain territory had extra large domes or even two of them.
	The engineer might run his sander when starting the train or in the event the drivers slipped under load. Sometimes when climbing a grade the sander was used non-stop. The sand was shot under the lead pair of drivers (using compressed air) and a special steam pipe and nozzle was mounted behind the rear driver to wash the grit off the rail so the rest of the train wouldn't run over it, thus limiting unnecessary wear on the rails.		The engineer might run his sander when starting the train or in the event the drivers slipped under load. Sometimes when climbing a grade the sander was used non-stop. The sand was shot under the lead pair of drivers (using compressed air) and a special steam pipe and nozzle was mounted behind the rear driver to wash the grit off the rail so the rest of the train wouldn't run over it, thus limiting unnecessary wear on the rails.

			[https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=96980&hilit=sand+trap&start=12 R Williams writes]:

			: One of the best methods I have seen is where a steamer was equipped with a simply gravity system of feed for material to the rails. He used Comet powdered cleanser for his sand and it seemed to work better than anything else he had tried.

	[http://ngdiscussion.net/phorum/read.php?1,55686,55698#msg-55698 Steve P writes]:		[http://ngdiscussion.net/phorum/read.php?1,55686,55698#msg-55698 Steve P writes]:

Dnevil: /* Working Model Sandboxes */

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Working Model Sandboxes

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	[http://ngdiscussion.net/phorum/read.php?1,55686,55698#msg-55698 Steve P writes]:		[http://ngdiscussion.net/phorum/read.php?1,55686,55698#msg-55698 Steve P writes]:

	: Steam sanders were widely used in the us in the 1920s. One well known example of the practice was on the NYC Hudsons.		: Steam sanders were widely used in the U.S. in the 1920s. One well known example of the practice was on the NYC Hudsons.

			See also:

			* [[TLS Sander]]

	== The Origin of the Sandbox ==		== The Origin of the Sandbox ==

Dnevil: /* References */

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References

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	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_%28locomotive%29 Sandbox - <i>Wikipedia</i>]		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_%28locomotive%29 Sandbox - <i>Wikipedia</i>]
	* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=96980 "Working sanders for locomotive", <i>Chaski.org</i>]		* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=96980 "Working sanders for locomotive", <i>Chaski.org</i>]
			* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=106149&start=12 "Working Sanders?", <i>Chaski.org</i>]

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References

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	* Working sanders, <i>[[Modeltec]]</i>, February 1986		* Working sanders, <i>[[Modeltec]]</i>, February 1986
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_%28locomotive%29 Sandbox - Wikipedia]		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_%28locomotive%29 Sandbox - <i>Wikipedia</i>]
	* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=96980 "Working sanders for locomotive", <i>Chaski.org</i>]		* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=96980 "Working sanders for locomotive", <i>Chaski.org</i>]

Dnevil: /* References */

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References

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	* Working sanders, <i>[[Modeltec]]</i>, February 1986		* Working sanders, <i>[[Modeltec]]</i>, February 1986
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_%28locomotive%29 Sandbox - Wikipedia]		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_%28locomotive%29 Sandbox - Wikipedia]
			* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=96980 "Working sanders for locomotive", <i>Chaski.org</i>]

Dnevil: Dnevil moved page Sanders to Sandboxes

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Dnevil moved page Sanders to Sandboxes

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