[Steam-engine] sand blasting a boiler

[Eric Applegate]

If that is true then that is just one more foolish thing to add to the list.  I hope we all learned from that situation.  Still I don't think the lesson is don't blast your boiler.  

Maybe if you blast your boiler all the rust will come off and then it will leak.

Eric

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: JEFF LUND <lundmachineworks at yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Steam-engine mailing list <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Date:  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 10:22:22 -0700 (PDT)

>I think I remember reading that comment, and it has to
>do with the Medina incident.   The safety valve on the
>boiler that failed was full of sandblasting sand,
>apparently.
>
>Jeff Lund 
>Lund Machine Works.
>
>--- Richard Strobel <Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com> wrote:
>
>> I couldn't fathom the reason for not sandblasting
>> neither..possibly cause 
>> one doesn't have to after the boiler has been fired
>> a few times and the rust 
>> can easily be removed with a brush and protective
>> coating applied...just a 
>> guess tho.
>>   Sandblasting with fine media usually brings out
>> stamping, logo's and other 
>> casting marks so this is why I wanted to do it.  So
>> far I see none.
>>   I just read where steam can be used to clean flues
>> as opposed to rodding 
>> it out...it's very old book....and they like the lap
>> seams over butt strap 
>> :-))
>> 
>>   Charlie, this boiler is bare naked..doesn't even
>> have a door, but it's a 
>> 48 tuber.  has the proper holes in it as far as I
>> can tell.
>> 
>>   Well enuf fer now
>> 
>> Thanks gang
>> RickinMt.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <CopperheadMarine at aol.com>
>> To: <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 9:32 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Steam-engine] sand blasting a boiler
>> 
>> 
>> > That could be?
>> >
>> >  I know when I sand blasted the Titusville boiler
>> I found stampings  and
>> > markings that I had not seen before. But I never
>> did find NB numbers or 
>> > info  so I
>> > was sure it was pre code built.
>> >  I think I read somewhere on the net that
>> Titusville iron Co was out  of
>> > business early after the turn of the century. I
>> guess that's why it 
>> > doesn't  have
>> > a fusible plug or a Hand hole in the right place
>> for one? Now that So. Ca. 
>> > is
>> > adopting codes That particular boiler is for
>> private use only. But I have
>> > some other code boilers for the school kids to see
>> so it's ok.
>> >
>> >  It would take a while but you could use a needle
>> scaler and go around 
>> > any
>> > numbers.
>> >
>> > I would like to come up with a better.. easier way
>> to scrape flues on a
>> > vertical. I made a deal with a wire wheel on a die
>> grinder with a short 
>> > hose  with
>> > the valve at the end. You can feed it up the flue
>> from the fire box but it
>> > is a mess and it kills your arms.
>> >
>> > Charlie
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     Eric Applegate
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