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Jim

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Well.....ain't this a grand lookin' steam engine boiler!
« on: July 01, 2024, 05:54:30 pm »
Well.....ain't this a grand lookin' steam engine boiler and discounted as well!
I wonder what the safety valve (which looks like off an air compressor) blows off at?


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Re: Well.....ain't this a grand lookin' steam engine boiler!
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2024, 06:15:15 pm »
Hmmmmm ..... it could be okay, but I think I'd be a bit leery of that one!?!?
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Re: Well.....ain't this a grand lookin' steam engine boiler!
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2024, 06:28:01 pm »
Quote from: Stoker on July 01, 2024, 06:15:15 pm
Hmmmmm ..... it could be okay, but I think I'd be a bit leery of that one!?!?

The hose clamps are doing a good job.
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Re: Well.....ain't this a grand lookin' steam engine boiler!
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2024, 06:41:43 pm »
Quote from: Jim on July 01, 2024, 06:28:01 pm
Quote from: Stoker on July 01, 2024, 06:15:15 pm
Hmmmmm ..... it could be okay, but I think I'd be a bit leery of that one!?!?

The hose clamps are doing a good job.

Hopefully their only job is holding the wooden lagging in place and NOT holding the pressure in!    ;c0
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Re: Well.....ain't this a grand lookin' steam engine boiler!
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2024, 01:34:15 am »
Bonjour,
Water level incomplete, this boiler is not only hideous but also unusable and very expensive, Mr. Ali does not filter his ads  ;D
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Re: Well.....ain't this a grand lookin' steam engine boiler!
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2024, 10:53:51 am »
There's got to be a safety disclaimer in there somewhere.
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Re: Well.....ain't this a grand lookin' steam engine boiler!
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2024, 06:08:25 pm »
Quote from: Steamloco on July 02, 2024, 10:53:51 am
There's got to be a safety disclaimer in there somewhere.

Or a safe distance like 60' :)
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Re: Well.....ain't this a grand lookin' steam engine boiler!
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2024, 01:25:55 am »
How are you supposed to fire it ?

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Re: Well.....ain't this a grand lookin' steam engine boiler!
« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2024, 01:27:49 am »
Quote from: Scorpion2nz on July 03, 2024, 01:25:55 am
How are you supposed to fire it ?

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Get a flame somehow through that front fitting.....looks like fun doesn't it Dennis.
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