Boiler end plates

Boiler end plates

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9 March 2018 at 16:14 #345214
Joe King
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Do boiler end plates need to be flanged please ?
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9 March 2018 at 16:14 #9124
Joe King
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Boiler end plates.
9 March 2018 at 18:25 #345242
JasonB
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A lot will depend on the size of boiler, material and method of jointing so hard to say without more details.

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9 March 2018 at 18:40 #345248
Joe King
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Say 16swg copper tube between 50mm to 100mm diameter as in the simple low pressure model steam engines.

I had copper discs for the ends in mind say 3mm thick and silver soldered.

Hope this clarifies a bit ,
9 March 2018 at 20:31 #345268
Neil Wyatt
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A 16 to 14 gauge disc, flanged and slightly domed with a robust centre tube or stay would be normal at 100mm.

Neil
9 March 2018 at 20:31 #345269
michael howarth 1
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Published designs of most Gauge 1 boilers with 60psi working pressure and boiler diameter 50mm + are usually copper discs let into the boiler tube and silver soldered or just simply butted up against the boiler tube and silver soldered. I usually use 2.5 – 3mm thickness.

Mick
10 March 2018 at 08:31 #345300
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Thank you
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