[modeleng] Re: Vanes Boiler Works

Eric
thanks for this,
I will give them a call next week, to see if anything can be done, as 
far as sending things over the Channel goes.
Regards
Patrick

Eric Walker wrote:
> Patrick, there are a few suppliers in the U K
>
> Kirton Tube. 01623 750606 suppliers of seamless steel boiler tube  sizes 6" 
> to 12"diameter, necessary certificates supplied.
>
> Nefco 01623 551313 suppliers of copper boiler tubes all sizes certificates 
> supplied.
> also stainless steel.
>
> I have no connection with the above firms, just a satisfied customer.
>
> E.W.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Patrick Coppens-Marian Lynch" <develop@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 3:51 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Vanes Boiler Works
>
>
>   
>> Harry,
>> I did get the message,no problem, and I will more then likely *not* use
>> gas cylinders .
>> A small boiler (say 15 " high, 6" diameter) for low pressure and short
>> term use, is something I might be tempted by.
>> All would of course depend on the material and the info on said materials.
>> I would not take risks with any pressure vessel, be it steam, or
>> something else.
>> As I stated before, it is not being "tight fisted",that is my problem,
>> it is finding suppliers here.
>> I have found a company, that will sell me Cu, in the country "next
>> door", in the quantities I need for smaller boiler work, but the prices
>> are "of a perverse nature", but it is one of the few outlets that is
>> willing to sell me stuff.
>> I will have to get in contact with the firm I worked for over a quarter
>> of a century ago, but as I said in a previous post, the have gone all
>> "better then thou",so I don't give that much of chance either,but it is
>> worth a try...
>>
>> A note on the "/as diplomatically as possible/" expression.
>> Harry, I have no problem, listening to the advise of my seniors and my
>> betters, as far as engineering experience goes.
>> So, you can even shout at me if you feel the need (just use bold print...)
>> I am really not that sensitive, and I am sorry if I have ever given that
>> impression.
>>
>> Also, before I "launched" the idea, I had never (and still haven't) cut
>> up a gas cylinder!
>> You have to admit, that there might have been a possibility, that the
>> idea had some merit, and/or somebody else had tried it.
>> Obviously, as far as this list goes,that is not the case and that is
>> representative enough.
>>
>> It is just, that the other day, I had seen some publicity from a company
>> that makes model boilers, and when I started to calculate, it led me to
>> the conclusion, that the boiler I was interested in, would cost me
>> almost as much in materials,when bought locally, as the price the
>> company asked for it!
>> You have to admit, that there is something wrong with that.
>>
>> Another thing you have to understand, is the mentality of traders in
>> this place. They all have the idea, that *they *are doing you a favor,
>> if they allow you to spend your money with them. Service, and customer
>> care are truly unknown concepts here.
>> Most of these traders, have very little knowledge of there own product,
>> and will treat an inquiry into the  specifications of their product as
>> ,at best, as an "inconvenience" .
>> This is very different to the UK, for instance, even stores like Tesco's
>> are a revelation to me every time I go to England and shop there!
>> The girls actually know in which rack or row a product is displayed! I
>> challenge anybody to try that over here!!
>> Most engineering supply  firms are just as bad as the supermarkets.
>>
>> That is why the possibility,of using easily obtained materials, filled
>> me with some enthusiasm.
>> I will give a report of my dealings with local companies, if it were
>> only for the amusement of the forum.
>>
>>
>> Patrick
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Harry Wade wrote:
>>     
>>> At 03:24 PM 9/19/07 -0700, you wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> How about an empty Oxygen bottle??
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Al,
>>>        What some of us have been trying to do, as diplomatically as
>>> possible, is tell Patrick that old tanks are not a good idea and that
>>> sometimes it's best for all concerned to go ahead and get the right
>>> material for the job.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Harry
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