[Steam-engine] sandblasting (steam)

[Richard Strobel]

Thanks gang for the thread on sand blasting!!  Our lap seam

http://community.webshots.com/photo/188300547/189332893RuZZPg

and

http://community.webshots.com/photo/189333259/189333259spZmkV

has nothing on it except the hand holes.  Here one can see the missing door 
and the three try cock holes

http://community.webshots.com/photo/189334036/189334036zUWyUS

Should this boiler have a base??

Again thanks
Sincerely
RickinMt.
















----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gustav Peterson" <kz1100 at sprintmail.com>
To: <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 7:47 PM
Subject: [Steam-engine] sandblasting (steam)


>
> If you want to use steam to clean something get a good amount of steam 
> then bleed water into it. It should be very very wet steam basically 
> spitting like hell from a hose. Worked for thirty years in a dairy and 
> that was the way to get grease and anything else baked on blown off. If I 
> remember correctly the boiler ran at about 150 pounds pressure, we'd open 
> the water valve about half way then bleed in the steam. When the hose was 
> jumping it was showtime!
>
> Gustav Peterson
> kz1100 at sprintmail.com
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