What about a gas grill as part of your heat source, Al? I've not done it, but seems possible... Charles ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 6:33 PM Subject: [modeleng] Re: boiler making > Well, I have flanged all the Copper plates for the > boiler---no big deal as it is a little vertical > job---no water leg, drilled and reamed all the holes > for the flues and fittings, and the rivet holes in the > main barrel. It is now awaiting the purchase of an > adequate heating apparatus before proceeding farther > as I intend to flux the rivets before I drive them. > > The Ugly Locomotive is in the process of having some > of its wheels re-quartered and side rods bushings > completed. It is presently on hold because the > holidays have given me a good case of the "lazies". > > > Al 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.