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Prefabbed header

Dave0176
Dave0176 Member Posts: 1,178
in Strictly Steam
Got a oil to gas replacement coming up, so tonight was a good nite to fab up the header. It's a little guy with just 3" two 2" boiler risers and one 3 supply. I'm so used to 4" headers this thing seems like a pee shooter to me right now lol. And the new employee was on the job.

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  • EzzyT
    EzzyT Member Posts: 1,344
    Nice prefab @Dave0176. Going to be some dry steam in that system
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  • BobC
    BobC Member Posts: 5,502
    Get them young and train them right!

    Bob
    Smith G8-3 with EZ Gas @ 90,000 BTU, Single pipe steam
    Vaporstat with a 12oz cut-out and 4oz cut-in
    3PSI gauge
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  • Fred
    Fred Member Posts: 8,542
    edited September 2016
    Nice! Great helper Too. I could never find my kid when there was work to be done!
    LionA29
  • Paul S_3
    Paul S_3 Member Posts: 1,280
    nice header @Dave0176
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  • New England SteamWorks
    New England SteamWorks Member Posts: 1,526
    Two sure ways to spot a professional:




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  • warno
    warno Member Posts: 229
    Those hand held threaders are man eaters. You gotta wear your big boy pants to hang on to those. At least in my experience.

    I agree on the child labor. Teaches them things. I still remember helping my dad from a very young age.
  • BobC
    BobC Member Posts: 5,502
    It's important for kids to get a chance to use tools when they are young, it helps develop a well rounded person.

    It amazed me when i retired and realized there are almost no kids outside playing or working on cars after school or on weekends. They are all inside playing games on a computer or doing the social media thing.

    I'm sure the air force appreciates the training this gives potential drone pilots but it bodes ill for society.

    Bob
    Smith G8-3 with EZ Gas @ 90,000 BTU, Single pipe steam
    Vaporstat with a 12oz cut-out and 4oz cut-in
    3PSI gauge
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  • LionA29
    LionA29 Member Posts: 255
    @BobC ... not that I'm old but I was one of those kids outside doing hands on and wanted to learn. Not the same today as you described.
  • BobC
    BobC Member Posts: 5,502
    When I was 13 or 14 I was out helping older teens work on their cars, they got a helping hand and i learned how to replace a muffler, install brake pads, or swap out an engine.

    There was a big old oak at the edge of a field that had an old chain hoist hanging from one of it's lower limbs. That chain hoist was used by everyone when an engine had to come out, every fall it got greased up and wrapped in canvas to keep it going.

    Bob
    Smith G8-3 with EZ Gas @ 90,000 BTU, Single pipe steam
    Vaporstat with a 12oz cut-out and 4oz cut-in
    3PSI gauge
  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,315
    edited September 2016
    RI_SteamWorks said:

    Two sure ways to spot a professional:

    Hey, can I start calling my self a professional then? :)
    I'll teach my son to thread as soon as he can at least hang off of the handle, he's still too small.


    Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.

  • STEVEusaPA
    STEVEusaPA Member Posts: 6,505
    That kid is way too clean...can we see the 'after' picture.
    It was pretty mandatory as a kid that we were helping my dad, wasn't an option. I even remember carrying shingles up on the roof at 8 years old (3 or so at a time, I wouldn't even want to carry a bundle now)

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  • New England SteamWorks
    New England SteamWorks Member Posts: 1,526
    ChrisJ said:


    Hey, can I start calling my self a professional then? :)

    May as well. Everyone else does!
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  • Danny Scully
    Danny Scully Member Posts: 1,440
    edited September 2016
    Did he help you with that keg too? :lol: All jokes aside, you should be proud. Very cool @Dave0176
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  • Abracadabra
    Abracadabra Member Posts: 1,948
    @Dave0176 , he looks like he's struggling there putting together the header on the vise. I think he needs a cheater on the wrench :)

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