Recent content by TheDogofWar

Thanks for that Dave, IDK how I missed that during my search but that's exactly what I needed and I seem to have gotten lucky and am falling right near those numbers. All but the cooling/heating area ratios which does surprise me. Not a problem, I will just move the thermal break. TY, nice...

wow that's just gorgeous Rich. A rich classic look and I just love your attention to detail like the valve handle and the wooden staves and bands on the boiler. It's this type of fine craftsmanship that has drawn me into this hobby in 2 short days. :bow:

This is my basic design idea for my first build, the rendering could be better but I've only got autocad map to work with. The proposed materials are oak and copper. I've chosen these materials because they are easy to work with for my lack of tools and also provide a bit of visual appeal...

Wow that is fantastic Orrin. :bow:

Hello everyone, just thought I would make the common introductory post as my first. I'm 33 and grew up tinkering with cars and internal combustion engines. Until I returned to school for drafting about 10 years I worked in the shop on CNC machines and was also a welder for several years. I very...