Re: Ceramic boilers

2000-07-13 Thread WaltSwartz
Jim, Have you tried using a thinner section of the material? Keep your steam up! Walt

Re: Ceramic Blocks

2000-07-13 Thread WAnliker
In a message dated 7/13/00 1:42:23 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: something about chicken broiler elements sticks in my mind. I have tried that stuff and it does work, it can be shaped easily by breaking out the interconnections down a row of holes, just use a small

Re: Ceramic Blocks

2000-07-13 Thread WAnliker
In a message dated 7/13/00 1:42:23 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: These can be obtained UK side from Calor gas depots. Cost me £7.80 for a 5"x7" bit last year. Can you provide any more information, a part number would be wonderful. bill

Re: Ceramic Blocks

2000-07-13 Thread WAnliker
In a message dated 7/13/00 1:42:23 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: These can be obtained UK side from Calor gas depots. Cost me £7.80 for a 5"x7" bit last year. Any chance you can come up with a part number? If you can, I have a friend in England that can send me

Re: Ceramic Blocks

2000-07-13 Thread ArtwalkJ98
Don't know the Calor part # or even their part description. A request for (soft) ceramic heater element usually seems to produce the goods. Depends who you get behind the desk. Don't think Calor operate in the States. We can't send a pic round this list can we ? It's the same stuff that

New Roundhouse Locomotive - Bertie

2000-07-13 Thread SALTYCRABB
Wanted to let you guys be the first on your block to see the new locomotive in the Roundhouse Basic Series. http://roundhouse-eng.com/ Scheduled to be available in September. Cost same as Sammie ($675 delivered) Jim Crabb Seabrook, Texas 281-474-5654

Alcohol Firing

2000-07-13 Thread Charles W. Walters
Over the years I have found several sites that talk up the procedures for firing a butane fired steamer, from lubricating and steam oil to gas and water. However, I have not seen any site that deals from start to finish, with the procedures involved with alcohol firing, such as tips to use (wick

Re: Alcohol Firing

2000-07-13 Thread VR Bass
However, I have not seen any site that deals from start to finish, with the procedures involved with alcohol firing Chuck, Roger Loxley of Roundhouse Engineering wrote a little book called "An Introduction to Alcohol Firing", which is sold in the US by Sidestreet Bannerworks