Lets build a camelback,, or two.

[e-paw]

Today I started on the boiler. I going to use the same technique that I used when I built my K-1as.    

So lets roll a boiler..to start I needed some dimensions. Once again I turned to 454 as a guide to proportions.    

I lined up the firebox castings and a 7/8 in dowel until the lengths looked right & took some measurements.I found that the boiler from the front of the firebox to the rear of the smoke box is a scale 15 feet 3in. Two sections of thin brass were cut to a scale 15 ft 3 x 22 feet. The 22 feet is slightly larger that the total circumference of the 7/8 th's dowel, the overlap gives me a good surface to solder. All this will give a total diameter of about 6 foot 3 inch.

    I carefully lined up the square end of the dowel with the long side of the brass sheet, drilled holes into the brass, and with small wood screws fastened it in place. all the while making that it all remained square. This will make it easier to attach the boiler front latter.