Reply to "Scratch Builders-How I made steam/sand domes out of brass. Photos Inside. Updated 6/20!"

FirewoodOGR Forum Member

Originally Posted by 86TA355SR:

Problem is the 'flange' for mounting to the boiler, not sure how to do that?

There is a method using styrene tubing that might be adaptable to metal. The dome is made from the usual straight-sided stock, and a washer shape is made and curved to fit the boiler and slide over the dome as a flange. A piece of small diameter tubing is formed to the diameter of the dome and attached to the flange, making a dome, flat flange and the small tubing as a fillet. Then the base is puttied, allowed to dry and filed to shape. The even-ness of the base curve is known when the small tubing starts to show through as a marker. Maybe this is do-able with brass, wire and soft solder?

Pics here at this link:http://tinyurl.com/nu6w3dj

6/13/1510:57 AM

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