[Steam-engine] Small hand hole plates

[Andre' Blanchard]

If you cannot find some it would not be all that hard to make them.
Cut out an oval flat plate, torch or band saw, and a grinder.
Pound a curve into it if needed to match the inside of the boiler plate.
Bend up a 1/4 or 5/16 round rod and weld or braze onto the plate to make 
the ridge for holding the gasket and centering in the hole.  Drill and tap 
and weld in a stud.

Andre' B.


At 02:58 PM 1/27/2005, you wrote:
>Does anyone know a good source for small hand hole plates? My 1/2 scale 
>Peerless was built with just 1/2" plugs for clean outs. This just doesn't 
>cut it for a dry bottom boiler. I'd like to put in some small hand hole 
>plates to make sure I get that water leg good and clean. I figure the live 
>steam group has some out there but thought I'd ask here first.
>
>Mark
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