[modeleng] Boiler insulation
- From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 17:01:43 -0800 (PST)
Gentlemen: I need your advice in re-building a
miniature W/T Marine boiler I originally built about
20 years ago. I used it for awhile to run a Stuart
V-10 that I had built 30 years ago, so as you can see,
I was out of the hobby for a good number of years.
The 1950's article from which I built it advised using
Asbestos Mill board for insulation. I could not find
any, so the first time I tried insulating the casing,
I used some pieces of old Asbestos shingles. Oh boy,
you should of heard the Snap! Crackle! Pop! when
they got hot! I canned that idea in a hurry---don't
like flying shrapnel!
Several months ago, I was prowling in a hardware store
that was going out of business and found a roll of
"Fire Proof, Acid Proof, Vermin Proof Fyrex Paper". I
am thinking of making a "sandwich" of this paper and
some thin Stainless Steel sheet, pop-riveted to the
inside of the casing for insulation. In your
opinions, will this work satisfactorily? If not, what
should I use?
Al Messer
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