A special section just for steam engines and boilers, as without these you may as well fit a sail.
Kelly Anderson
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by Kelly Anderson Fri Jul 01, 2022 2:22 pm
marinesteam wrote: ↑ Wed Jun 22, 2022 3:49 pm Used every bit of the vertical, even with the 4" riser" for the reamer to clear the tube.
So nice to have access to the machine tools at work...
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by marinesteam Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:17 pm
Kelly Anderson wrote: ↑ Fri Jul 01, 2022 2:22 pm marinesteam wrote: ↑ Wed Jun 22, 2022 3:49 pm Used every bit of the vertical, even with the 4" riser" for the reamer to clear the tube.
So nice to have access to the machine tools at work...
Yes, it is.
Nice setup. Looks like all of the rods were used from step block set and a bit or organic material thrown in for good measure!!!!
Ken
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by marinesteam Wed Jul 06, 2022 2:22 am
Added a bunch of air to two 4" tubes to make a pair of mud drums. Next comes comes some tube bending.
Cheers
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by TahoeSteam Fri Jul 08, 2022 10:35 pm
Looking good Ken!
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by TahoeSteam Sat Jul 09, 2022 3:13 am
Where are you sourcing your roller from, and how are you configuring the 90° drive for it?
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by marinesteam Sat Jul 09, 2022 9:05 pm
Roller is an E1 from Wicksteed in the UK
https://wicksteed.com/wicksteed-product ... expanders/ . Purchased extra mandrels as I expect I'll need to trim one to get it to fit into the mud drum.
Thinking of using an extended 1/4" drive, pneumatic ratchet. But that's TBD
Ken
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by TahoeSteam Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:18 am
Hi Ken. Any progress to report? Living vicariously through your build
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by S. Weaver Mon Feb 20, 2023 5:20 pm
Ken,
Steve
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by marinesteam Wed Feb 22, 2023 3:21 pm
TahoeSteam wrote: ↑ Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:18 am
Hi Ken. Any progress to report? Living vicariously through your build
Sadly, no progress to report. Have had a few irons in the fire that had an impact on the boiler design but fell through, so hopefully back to the build once the bathroom remodel is completed.
Ken
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by marinesteam Wed Feb 22, 2023 3:24 pm
S. Weaver wrote: ↑ Mon Feb 20, 2023 5:20 pm
Ken,
Is this one of John King's designs? They are quite elegant.
It's derivative of John King's designs, built to ASME code as far as practical (but not a code boiler due to the aforementioned tube issue)
Ken
