That was the way it came when I bought it, but had always thought something looked a little off.... Thanks for the info. Just wondering if you know what the purpose of the curvature is. Got the whistle to go on a steam engine that I hope to restore- so I know very little about it at this time.
Wonderful video and beautiful results! What type of grit was in the sand blaster? Also, why did you heat up those two parts? Sorry if these are silly questions…I’ve inherited a whistle that needs cleaning and restoring. Thanks in advance!
Hi Lillian... Cool you have a Whistle To work on... I Think? 80 grit... from Harbor Freight... The heating up of polished steel parts to a blue color and dipping in oil is bluing the part... Looks nice to me...
Hi Joseph... I did take it out side and hook it to the shop's air compressor with 3/4 pipe, and WoW is it loud... You can't even stand next to it when it blows... Lol 😀
I have a brass steam whistle of my own that actually works, ive never heard the sweet sound of it though, because i don't have anything to blow it with, my air compressor is to big for it, the slot is a quarter of an inch female nosel which needs a male bolt with threads so i can attach it, do you have any idea where i could get one?
What types of compound did you use to bring up the shine? Looked like two different kinds. I'm surprised it came up so well after sand blasting. Have 2 locomotive whistles I'd like to try this on. Very cautious to do it though because they're quite expensive.
Hi Mark... Buffing compound bars will have instructions on what type of metal to use them on.... I think Northern Tool has a kit with diffrent compounds you could use on your whistle restorations.... Hope they turn out nice for you!
Hi Jude... I hooked it up to the shop's air compressor with the hose I use to fill tires with... A hardware store should have all the fittings you need to do the job with your air compressor... Hope this helped... Thanks...
Hi Michael, I call it a deburring wheel and it is soft... Here's it described in Granger (I Think its the same) SCOTCH-BRITE 6 in Deburring Convolute Wheel, 1/2 in W, 1 in Arbor Hole, Medium Aluminum Oxide
Love it
This video needs more likes and views great restoration!
Thank you very much!
This video was really helpful. I bought a similar whistle at an antiques store and this really helped me figure it out.
So ya know, you have your pull lever backwards. The curve at the top is supposed to face outwards from the whistle bell, not towards it.
That was the way it came when I bought it, but had always thought something looked a little off....
Thanks for the info. Just wondering if you know what the purpose of the curvature is. Got the whistle to go on a steam engine that I hope to restore- so I know very little about it at this time.
@@Myersmetalworks usual it's just for flare and appearance. There have been plenty of whistles with straight levers.
I don't think Its the factory handle... It looks like someone made it, maybe a blacksmith year's ago...
Wonderful video and beautiful results! What type of grit was in the sand blaster? Also, why did you heat up those two parts? Sorry if these are silly questions…I’ve inherited a whistle that needs cleaning and restoring. Thanks in advance!
Hi Lillian... Cool you have a Whistle To work on... I Think? 80 grit... from Harbor Freight... The heating up of polished steel parts to a blue color and dipping in oil is bluing the part... Looks nice to me...
Thanks so much for the info!
Do you happen to know what brand of whistle this would be? e.g Lunkenheimer, Crosby, etc. Or did it not have any legible markings?
Hi... No markings that I could find on it...
I want this whistle on a boat
Thats great for waking a person😂
Hi Joseph... I did take it out side and hook it to the shop's air compressor with 3/4 pipe, and WoW is it loud... You can't even stand next to it when it blows... Lol 😀
I have a brass steam whistle of my own that actually works, ive never heard the sweet sound of it though, because i don't have anything to blow it with, my air compressor is to big for it, the slot is a quarter of an inch female nosel which needs a male bolt with threads so i can attach it, do you have any idea where i could get one?
The hardware stores is all I could suggest.... or maybe McMaster carr...... on the internet....
What types of compound did you use to bring up the shine? Looked like two different kinds. I'm surprised it came up so well after sand blasting. Have 2 locomotive whistles I'd like to try this on. Very cautious to do it though because they're quite expensive.
Hi Mark... Buffing compound bars will have instructions on what type of metal to use them on.... I think Northern Tool has a kit with diffrent compounds you could use on your whistle restorations.... Hope they turn out nice for you!
What is the liquid you dip the whistle lever and he bell stud into ?
Hi Tom, It was Olive Oil...
How did u make it blow? I have one. Could u make a video how you did it ?
Hi Jude... I hooked it up to the shop's air compressor with the hose I use to fill tires
with... A hardware store should have all the fittings you need to do the job with your air compressor... Hope this helped... Thanks...
@@Myersmetalworks thank you for the info. 👍🏻
I never knew the bell of a whistle also sounds like a bell should you smack it with something metal.
Yes... I was surprised as well...
Is that the horn for the Vette 😂
LOL … Should I mount it to the hood?
Lol I wouldn’t go that far
It's a steam whistle
Is that a fiber wheel?
Hi Michael, I call it a deburring wheel and it is soft... Here's it described in Granger
(I Think its the same) SCOTCH-BRITE
6 in Deburring Convolute Wheel, 1/2 in W, 1 in Arbor Hole, Medium Aluminum Oxide
Thank you!
Where do you get this stuff?
We found the Whistle at a antique shop...
Can we use it in tractor 😂🥰😍😍😍
Lol... It would look better on a Tractor then the Vette!!!