[Steam-engine] Wachs Engine and Boiler update

[Richard Strobel]

Thank you Andy..always enjoy watching your progress!!!

Rick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy glines" <pioneersop96 at yahoo.com>
To: "Steam-engine mailing list" <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Steam-engine] Wachs Engine and Boiler update


> Sounds like you are getting closer to the first fire. 
> Keep it up.  Its worth it!
> 
> --- Richard Strobel <Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> >   G'day all;
> > Thought I'd jump in for a sec. and give an update.
> > 
> >   Friend and I had the priviledge to run a small
> > vertical this past summer. 
> > We learned A LOT as newbee's, were supervised well
> > and have somewhat "the 
> > warm fussy now."
> > 
> >   Last weekend we went to a small auction and picked
> > up a nice cast, octagon 
> > base and grates which will fit our boiler
> > nicely....also the stack flange. 
> > The boiler was toast.
> > 
> >   Calculated "Heating Surface Area" on our boiler
> > and came up with 89 square 
> > feet....yesterday ordered the pop off and fusible
> > plug.  In case you don't 
> > remember the chief gave us 100 psi on our VFT, 2 row
> > rivet lap-seam.
> > 
> >    So life is good in "The Big Sky," will continue
> > to pipe the boiler to 
> > engine and also the feedwater circuit.  Plan is to
> > use Sch. 80 as rumors 
> > have surfaced that they may require that in the
> > future.  We also got our 
> > second Penberthy 1/2 inch injector and am cleaning
> > that up now.
> > 
> >    Well enough for now..hope you all are having a
> > great time with your 
> > steam...we sure are.
> > 
> > Best Regards,
> > RickinMt. 
> > 
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> 
> Andy Glines
> Evansville, IN
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