Recent content by Brian W

I am Interested too. I live in Langley, WA (Whidbey Island)

That is my revised thinking also. I am thinking of hardwood cladding or a second copper skin over the top half of the boiler. To all that replied thank you for your remarks.

I had this tig welded yesterday. It is not as pretty as I had hoped but the metal buildup is plenty strong. I will hydro test it before steaming. I had hopped to get it to a point where I could grind/sand it flush and polish it it to the point where it would disappear. Unfortunately the...

Another possibility is to drill out the welded in tube with a large enough hole to silver solder in a threaded bushing. Then I would have another steam port for a whistle. The reason I do not like this option is that it would be an off center hole which would not look very good. It would also...

I spoke with a welder that said he could do it but I have not had a chance to visit him yet. I will post an update when I have taken care of it.

Thanks Don, I will explore local welders. I live near Everett Washington, home of Boeing so there are a lot of skilled people around here.

Any one please?

I have just acquired a Stuart 504 boiler. The original builder welded a copper tube into the top of the boiler for a compressed air inlet. The copper weld was done off center and is quite sloppy with weld splatter around it. I would like to reverse this and restore the boiler to it's original...

Hello, I am new to this forum and just bought three old Stuart steam engine plants. Reading what you guys and maybe gals have built gives me a definite inferiority complex. I am just a tinkerer. Each of my newly acquired steam plants has a Stuart 504 boiler and I have some issues with them...