[Steam-engine] Boilers / Repairs / School

[Dan Donaldson]

    I have been planning to attend one or more of the steam schools around
the country but I have not decided which one yet. I will have to wait until
next years dates are announced and see which one will fit my schedule the
best. I've seen the schedule for the 2004 Pawnee Steam School and it look
very comprehensive. Of the different schools can anyone on the mailing
commend ahead of others like Andy has? Dean Meissner mentioned a new school
the first weekend of Oct. in WI. That would work well for me but I already
planned a vacation to Vermont with my wife that weekend. She may not be very
receptive to changing our plans to go to steam school.

Dan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy glines" <pioneersop96 at yahoo.com>
To: "Steam-engine mailing list" <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Steam-engine] Boilers / Repairs


> Dan, you would be a perfect student at the Pawnee
> Steam School.  I learned the answer to most of your
> questions when I attended this spring.  I remember
> in-depth discussions about boiler construction and
> trouble spots.  I am going to UT on a grid pattern and
> other typical trouble spots.  I need to check for
> grooving around stay bolts, seams and other high
> stress areas.  We learned that areas with stress
> concentrations erode faster and therefore should get
> special attention.  We also learned that a lap-seam
> has tortional stresses that are not present in a
> butt-strap which only has stresses in tension.  Find
> an experienced steam person and take them with you!!!
>  Where are you located?
>
> BTW welcome to the list.
>