Re: Boiler making cautions

2000-12-09 Thread Trent Dowler
Mike, Harry is a great guy, who obviously knows what he's doing. Just keeping check on my options. So far my needs have been filled by off the shelf items from commercial suppliers. Someday I'll undertake a boiler from scratch but until then... Later, Trent Mike Chaney wrote: > Why not sta

Re: Boiler making cautions

2000-12-07 Thread Mike Chaney
Trent asked: > Care to let us in on who your boiler maker is? > Harry Wade does a fantastic job with boilers, but I understand his work > demands a premium price which is a little out of price range for me > personally. Woodside Model Engineering Services 64, Lower Woodside St. Austell Corn

Re: Boiler making cautions

2000-12-06 Thread Trent Dowler
Mike, Care to let us in on who your boiler maker is? Harry Wade does a fantastic job with boilers, but I understand his work demands a premium price which is a little out of price range for me personally. Later, Trent Mike Chaney wrote: > As one who has made quite a lot of boilers, but who

Re: Boiler making cautions

2000-12-06 Thread Mike Chaney
As one who has made quite a lot of boilers, but who now farms out the work as my boiler maker can make them cheaper than I can (!), I can state with certainty that the most important part of the job is the TESTING. This is where you simply must not cut corners. Mike Chaney http://www.mikechaney.

Re: Boiler making cautions

2000-12-05 Thread Trent Dowler
Hey, sounds like a great siminar for Diamondhead! Whadda ya think Salty? Later, Trent Gary Lane wrote: > Salty? > Perhaps with your training you would consider offering a course for > fellow Wanna Be Boiler Makers? Might be possible to offer a course at > a convention?

Re: Boiler making cautions

2000-12-05 Thread WAnliker
In a message dated 12/5/00 6:01:38 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Perhaps with your training you would consider offering a course for fellow Wanna Be Boiler Makers? Might be possible to offer a course at a convention? >> >> Check with your local Lapidary Club, they

Re: Boiler making cautions

2000-12-05 Thread SaltyChief
In a message dated 00-12-05 19:19:09 EST, you write: << Perhaps with your training you would consider offering a course for fellow Wanna Be Boiler Makers? Might be possible to offer a course at a convention? >> Alas, my skills at silver brazing are a little rusty. I do a little silver so

Boiler making cautions

2000-12-05 Thread Gary Lane
In the U.S. Navy the pipefitters spend upward of 30 days, 8 hours a day of training to learn the procecures to produce properly assembled silver soldered joints in piping.  If you, speaking in general terms,  intend on building or modifying boilers I strongly recommend attending a local community