One
on either outboard side of the anchor chain tracks where
the chains drop down through the deck floor.
2
Braking
valves
In front
of the #1 cargo hatch beside the small gear boxes (also
to be added).
4
Steam
valves
In
front of #1 cargo hatch. These sat in a straight line,
running from just in front of the starboard gear boxes/braking
valves to just in front of the port boxes/braking valves.
STERN
AREA
No.
of Valves
Valve
Type
Location
4
Steam
valves
On the Titanic's
poop deck. One pair underneath the control area of the
docking bridge and one pair aft of the docking bridge
where the benches were.
Note:
the portside valve of each pair was set slightly forward
of the starboard valve.
Note:
A word of caution, place four GMM benches on the Poop
Deck underneath the Docking Bridge FIRST and then
mark out where you want to place the 4 steam valves
on deck.
MAKING
THE VALVES
Make
the braking and steam valves out of small common pins.
Pre-drill
small holes into the deck where the valves are to sit
using a drill bit to the same diameter as the pin.
Measure
a distance of approx. 3mm from the pin head and make
a mark.
Use
a pair of wire cutters to trim the pins a few millimeters
below this mark.
Add
a dab of CA glue to the end of the pin and then place
it into a pre-drilled hole. Push into the deck until
you reach the 4mm mark and hold with tweezers until
the glue set.
Repeat
this for all of the pins, ensuring that all of the pin
heads are level with each other.
When
dry, paint all valves flat black.
This site was created by David Cotgreave January 2000
Make
the braking and steam valves out of small common pins.
