jamiepage
Western Thunderer
The boiler has arrived. Superb again, from Castle Instruments. I cannot recommend them highly enough.
Basically, this is a G1 project boiler, but with different regulator and blower set up ( to the G1 dee design).
Here's a couple of snaps with it roughly packed up to the correct height at the firebox end.
Next job will be to fit brackets on either side of the firebox, to sit on and be secured to, the mainframes/ dummy firebox.
Once that has been done, the frames will need to be reviewed, but I think all the work that needs doing has been done. If so, I hope they can then be properly cleaned up, sprayed, and put aside until final assembly.
On second thoughts, the smokebox internals (steam feed, blower, exhaust) should probably be done at this stage and before putting the frames aside, but it's definitely getting there.
Basically, this is a G1 project boiler, but with different regulator and blower set up ( to the G1 dee design).
Here's a couple of snaps with it roughly packed up to the correct height at the firebox end.
Next job will be to fit brackets on either side of the firebox, to sit on and be secured to, the mainframes/ dummy firebox.
Once that has been done, the frames will need to be reviewed, but I think all the work that needs doing has been done. If so, I hope they can then be properly cleaned up, sprayed, and put aside until final assembly.
On second thoughts, the smokebox internals (steam feed, blower, exhaust) should probably be done at this stage and before putting the frames aside, but it's definitely getting there.