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Building a Boiler for a 3 1/2" Gauge Locomotive

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shoey51:
What Dave said
 :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

sbwhart:

Thanks Dave Graham

Now if you've got a nervous disposition look away now:- this is going to be cheap, nasty, and as rough as the proverbial Bears arse,

(If any of you guys have felt a Bears back side and lived to tell the tail I would love to know just how rough it is)   :D

But It'll do the job  :proj:

Making the brazing Hearth.

Fist off cut a boiler size hole in the base of a large ally oven tray:- the reason for the hole will become apparent in next weekish.



Then four bolts in each corner fastens it to the top of a work mate, and a bit of scrap ally sheet pop riveted to two sides makes the wind shield.




Now it was a great bit of advice that I got to use Thermalite block cut in half with an old saw for insulation. (You must keep them dry)
They cut like butter.  :thumbup:



And her we have it's all ready for the first soldering job and all for less than a ten squid, and build in an afternoon.



Stew

shoey51:
Hey Stew it may b rough and ready mate but it will do the job nicely  :thumbup:
  :nrocks:

Dean W:
Coming along well, Stew.  I like how you made your hearth. 

Dean

madjackghengis:

--- Quote from: Dean W on May 16, 2010, 10:58:42 PM ---Coming along well, Stew.  I like how you made your hearth. 

Dean

--- End quote ---
Amen to that, Dean, that's another good idea to be stowed in the attic for the future, I'm learning lots about working with copper, and will have to build a boiler, in spite of having already considered using an ex-kitchen appliance to run a steam engine project coming up.  Great work at showing the means, too.  Much appreciated, kind of like school :lol: mad jack

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