[modeleng] Re: SS Boiler

I believe that present boiler test regulations specifically exclude the use 
of SS.
Or rather, the testing of them under the usual ME club certification.

Alan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "R.L. Roebuck" <rlr20@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 9:04 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: SS Boiler


Is that really the case?

I would have thought you could present whatever evidence to them that you
wanted, and would get the response that a stainless steel boiler is
outside the remit of what they are allowed to approve.

Yours,


Rich.

On Sat, 28 Oct 2006, I.D.PRIEST. wrote:

> Gents
>
> Id have thought that any club boiler tester would want to see mill certs 
> for
> the stainless, the welding rods and the codes for the welder.
>
> Regards IDP
>
> "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
> safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in
> sideways, Champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other,
> body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO - What a
> Ride!"
>
> "Never drive faster than your gaurdian angel can fly"
>
> Priest & Sons Model Engineers
> http://www.kinvermes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/p1.htm
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Dayman" <jeffdayman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:03 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: SS Boiler
>
>
> Look like a few problems with that white elephant. No firebox stays, 
> welding
> looks OK but not expert. Wouldn't depend on stainless to conduct enough
> heat. Fire tubes look thin.
>
> The loco it is intended for is not noted, and the boiler design doesn't 
> look
> familiar to me.
>
> I wouldn't touch it meself, except as a curiosity and only if it went 
> really
> cheap.
>
> Cheers Jeff Dayman.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <kenny.macdougall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 6:22 AM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: SS Boiler
>
>
>> Sorry this is the ebay item number
>> kenny
>>
>>   LIVE-STEAM-3-5-GAUGE-STAINLESS-STEEL item number 300042916722
>>
>> Has anyone noticed this?
>>>>
>>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/LIVE-STEAM-3-5-GAUGE-STAINLESS-STEEL-
>>>>
> BOILER_W0QQitemZ300042916722QQihZ020QQcategoryZ14737QQssPageNameZWDVWQQr
>>>> dZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>>>>
>>>> One thing that struck me is the apparent lack of FB wrapper stays.  Is
>>>> this right? No stays?  From the shot of the smokebox tube plate it
>>>> looks like there are longitudinal stays, but then I don't see bushes
>>>> for the steam and blower headers...  Out of curiosity, (no intention of
>>>> ever trying this myself!) what are pros/cons of a SS boiler (besides
>>>> the obvious difficulty of working with this metal)?
>>>>
>>>> Bede in rainy Brooklyn
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