[modeleng] Re: Boiler adventures was Is the List Working

Idiocy?  No, not at all!  I'd say very a ambitious
project that is 'way over my abilities!!  Good luck!

Al Messer
--- Harry Wade <hww@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> At 01:58 PM 11/26/04 -0800, you wrote:
> >Harry, you have much more patience than I have to
> attempt a project such
> as >this.  Got any photos yet?
> 
> Al,
>       Idiocy perhaps?  If you mean the current
> boiler project, yes I have
> quite a few but I haven't edited them for posting on
> my picture site yet.
>       I have made a quick paper mockup of the
> wrapper, using a plot
> provided me by someone on another list, and it
> appears that the geometry is
> right.
>      For anyone interested, the current project is a
> boiler and
> superstructure (fittings, cleading, domes, stack,
> and full front end) for a
> 7/8" scale / Ga1 model of Gilpin Tramway #3, a
> 2-truck 24"ga Shay locomotve.
>      The cleading consists of two cylindrical,
> parallel, non-coaxial
> sections, of different diameters, joined by an
> abrupt conical transition
> section.  The boiler itself is also two cylindrical,
> parallel, non-coaxial
> sections, of different diameters, but joined at a
> flanged head (flat).  My
> next-of-kin have already been notified, if I should
> ever accept something
> like this again I am to be marched out back and
> shot, . . .  or at least
> severely scolded.
> 
> Regards,
> Harry
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