[geeks] A wizard's steam valve has a knob on the end

Nick B nick at pelagiris.org
Tue Jul 23 12:04:39 CDT 2013


I was going to ask what you were smelting in your espresso machine.
Nick
On Jul 23, 2013 1:00 PM, "Phil Stracchino" <alaric at metrocast.net> wrote:

> On 07/23/13 12:35, Phil Stracchino wrote:
> > Yup, I looked at McMaster-Carr but found only one or two knobs that
> > looked as though they MIGHT fit and that I could be sure would handle
> > the temperature.  Most of the few knobs that are the correct shaft size
> > and fitting are only rated to 2100F, and this is a steam valve that can
> > hit about 250-2600F.
>
> Bah.  Something in the route is munging degree symbols to zeros....
>
>
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