Happy new Year and a new Project

• Happy new Year and a new Project
  Posted by tenniV11 on 01 Jan, 2022 12:17
• Happy New Year to all Steam Forum members and families.
  Good health and success in our hobby.
  I just got a new project for the new year. It is a WBD boiler
  from Gebrüder Wilhelm Bischoff, Dresden. Made in steel and for
  electric heating. It has been very badly used and mistreated -
  two handles are broken and lost, the sight glass is broken,
  safety valve and heating elements are missing and the railing is also missing.
  The manometer is missing too. - But the reason I bought it are the beautiful
  firing doors and the nice Bischoff fittings (all factory nickel plated).
  The first step today was to bring the whistle back to working order. Both threads
  where broken and still stuck inside. I had to drill them out and cut new threads.
  Then making a new handle from ebony - enough for now - more next days....
     Arnold 
  
  
  
  [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
  
  [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
  
  [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
  
  [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
• 
  
• #1 Reply
  Posted by RedRyder on 01 Jan, 2022 12:31
• A great piece if Bischoff history.
  
  I love the firebox doors!
  
  Congrats!
  
  Gil
• 
  
• #2 Reply
  Posted by skeptic49 on 01 Jan, 2022 13:23
• Nice looking boiler. I like the brick litho and of course the wonderful firebox doors.
• 
  
• #3 Reply
  Posted by Woe is me on 01 Jan, 2022 13:50
• Happy New Year Arnold, that's going to be a beauty when you're done with it.
  How big is that? It looks like a monster size.
• 
  
• #4 Reply
  Posted by tenniV11 on 02 Jan, 2022 11:24
• Some progress today - all Handles new and made from Ebony
  a new Sight glass ready for fixing and all armatures reworked
  a new Bushing for the SV - and some cleaning. The new Manometer
  in nickel finish looks great.
  The size: length 18", width 8", heigh 14", diam. Boiler 5"
  
  still a lot to do....
  Arnold
  
  [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
• 
  
• #5 Reply
  Posted by txlabman on 05 Jan, 2022 10:43
• Nice progress Arnold.
  
  A boiler that is definitely worth the effort.
  
  It is in good hands.
  
  Regards,
  Charlie
• 
  
• #6 Reply
  Posted by Nick on 05 Jan, 2022 11:03
• Looking better already 👍
  
  I like the firebox doors too
•