Tony, if you work carefully to an approved design, I foresee no problems for you, but remember, ALWAYS give it a cold hydrostatic test before building a fire under it. Oh---I'd also use TWO Safety Valves. Al Messer --- Tony Wells <oaksfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > It is not verbotten at all Al, I just lack the cheek > to ask! I do have that > nice long length of seemless copper tubing to trade > if anyone is interested > however .... Is there so much to boiler making > though ??? In my naiveity, I > would have thought that at the low pressures > involved a bit of silver solder > would go a long way, and I have plenty of that too! > > Tony. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 7:58 PM > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Steam engine RPM? > > > > Glad to help out as I don't want you blowing > yourself > > sky high with an improperly made steam boiler! If > > that happened, with whom would I discuss politics? > > > > Have you though of posting a query on the Modeleng > > list to see if any of our listees would build you > a > > boiler, or is this verboten? > > > > Al > > > > --- Tony Wells <oaksfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> A belated thanks for this "headzup" (???) Al! > >> > >> Tony. > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx> > >> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 5:11 PM > >> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Steam engine RPM? > >> > >> > >> > Tony, if you are thinking of building your own > >> boiler, > >> > run, don't walk, to your nearest agent for Tee > >> > Publications and buy yerself a copy of K. N. > >> Harris' > >> > book "Model Boilers & Boilermaking" and if you > >> want it > >> > to look scale, there are several vendors of > model > >> > steam fittings in Britain that are excellent. > >> > > >> > Al Messer > >> > >> > >> MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > >> > >> To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email > >> to, > >> modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > >> "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina > relief effort. > > http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email > to, > > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > "unsubscribe" in the subject > > line. > > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email > to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.