Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Building an Easy Boiler
    Building an Easy Boiler
    Building an Easy Boiler
    Ebook42 pages39 minutes

    Building an Easy Boiler

    By George Hughes

    2/5

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    A full guide to producing a very simple model steam boiler, running at 50lbs/sq. inch as used regularly in PYRTE the Traction Engine.

    This easily modified 'pot' boiler can be used in many other applications and provides plenty of steam as rquired.

    This boiler is gas fired, but can be altered easily to accommodate other heat sources.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGeorge Hughes
    Release dateJun 23, 2013
    ISBN9781301923939
    Building an Easy Boiler
    Author

    George Hughes

    I'm an everyday English fellow in his late 60's who has a passion for model engineering in steam and writing.

    Read more from George Hughes

    Related to Building an Easy Boiler

    Related ebooks

    Crafts & Hobbies For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      RIVAL FORCES: BEST and HOLT

      Oct 8, 2021

      RIVAL FORCES: BEST and HOLT
      8 min read

    • Article

      Turn Up The Heat

      Jun 14, 2019

      Turn Up The Heat
      11 min read

    • Article

      Du-Bro Products Tubing Benders

      Sep 7, 2021

      Du-Bro Products Tubing Benders
      1 min read

    • Article

      The Exhaust

      May 31, 2021

      The Exhaust
      6 min read

    • Article

      Brake Pipe Flaring Kits

      Sep 1, 2023

      Brake Pipe Flaring Kits
      4 min read

    • Article

      Fuel And Brake Pipe Benders

      Apr 1, 2020

      Fuel And Brake Pipe Benders
      4 min read

    • Article

      Dirty Stuff

      Nov 30, 2022

      Dirty Stuff
      3 min read

    • Article

      A Top Table For Summer

      Nov 27, 2023

      A Top Table For Summer
      12 min read

    • Article

      Stacking Dimes

      Apr 3, 2023

      Stacking Dimes
      3 min read

    • Article

      Tapping And Dying Screw Threads

      Nov 1, 2018

      Tapping And Dying Screw Threads
      9 min read

    • Article

      My Project

      Feb 1, 2024

      We sold our small Lunar Vacanza campervan because we needed more space and it only had a 10-litre carry-type water container, with no cupboard space available for anything larger. Our new high-top Leisuredrive VW campervan has a full-height cupboard

      4 min read

    • Article

      Taylor-made Smoker

      Nov 30, 2018

      Taylor-made Smoker
      4 min read

    • Article

      A Belting Sander!

      Jul 17, 2023

      A Belting Sander!
      3 min read

    • Article

      Bodywork Restoration Part 4

      Nov 5, 2019

      Bodywork Restoration Part 4
      5 min read

    • Article

      Drilling Metals

      Jun 27, 2023

      Drilling Metals
      6 min read

    • Article

      Buzzwangle Timing Tool Kit

      Mar 26, 2019

      Here’s another item our old friend Martin ‘Sticky’ Round sent in for us to test and review. This kit contains all the items you need to accurately measure and set both your ignition timing, and/or cylinder port timing. A very useful and accurate tool

      2 min read

    • Article

      Getting It Straight

      Aug 26, 2019

      Getting It Straight
      2 min read

    • Article

      Eat My Dust

      Aug 10, 2018

      Eat My Dust
      5 min read

    • Article

      Dead-on Drilling!

      Feb 14, 2022

      Dead-on Drilling!
      3 min read

    • Article

      Dead-on Drilling!

      Feb 14, 2022

      Dead-on Drilling!
      3 min read

    • Article

      Wikus 19mm Bandsaw Blade

      May 19, 2020

      Wikus 19mm Bandsaw Blade
      2 min read

    • Article

      Exhausting Work!

      Jan 14, 2019

      Exhausting Work!
      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Building an Easy Boiler

    2/5

    2 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Building an Easy Boiler - George Hughes

      Build an Easy Boiler

      Published by George Hughes at Smashwords

      Copyright 2013 by George Hughes

      Thank you for downloading this free ebook. Please feel free to share it with your friends. This ebook may be copied, reproduced and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the ebook remains in its complete form. If you appreciated the content of this ebook please give it a rating at Smashwords.

      This live-steam boiler is similar to one originally designed for PYRTE the Traction Engine, the full design already published by the author, although the boiler itself, with limited modifications - as shown, can be used in many other places around the workshop or for boating purposes to provide the drive for various steam engines.

      Other books available by this author can be found at: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/steamdreams

      Table of Contents:

      Tooling requirements

      Material requirements

      The Boiler Barrel

      End Plates and Anchor Rings

      Silver Soldering

      The Acid Bath

      Pressure Testing

      Links

      Build an Easy Boiler

      OK... So you've taken a shine to building a boiler for your own (or your proposed) live-steam plant or engine and may have been put off by everything you've heard about them being so complicated and dangerous; blowing up with too much pressure, killing people, that type of thing?

      These points are true; or more likely, they used to be true years back, especially in the larger scales where older construction methods and materials were used like wrought or cast iron from years ago.

      Nowadays boilers are made basically of three materials, steel (for the larger versions - it is less costly for the scale of boiler needed, and copper, used mostly for boilers up to around 6 inches in diameter and 15 inches long, with the final runner-up being brass for the very small boilers running at virtually no pressure at all (and for very good reason).

      It has to be said that calamities in the smaller copper versions up to the 6 inch diameter get barely a mention in the news as they are so rare you never hear of them.

      Looking at the two main materials, steel has the drawback of rusting over time and an allowance has to be incorporated in the wall thickness to provide a good lifespan for any given design of boiler. Also the joining material of the metal needs consideration, especially the chemical make-up of the welding rod and the way it is applied.

      For this reason, you will need to use a coded welder to complete your boiler to allow you to have proof for the insurance

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1