Dead Men Tales: Dead Men Tips

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Dead Men Tips

You can learn a lot from those who came before you. In this episode, Dan Holohan shares helpful (and somewhat peculiar) tips from the Dead Men.

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Pumpguy

I heard about Litharge and Glycerine. Maybe that came later?

mattmia2

Nitrocellulose was about 1860.

JP2347

Really enjoyed the podcast episode Dan. I tune in every week

Erin Holohan Haskell

Thanks for listening!

DanHolohan

Thanks for listening. It means a lot!

DaveB1972

It would fascinating to see some of the old procedures demonstrated. Its amazing they git anything done with the old tools and methods, often faster than we do with “modern” tooling and parts. I am truly amazed when replacing steam boilers when i see the original piping, neat, organized, properly pitched, etc, then the copper BS that was done by a replacement company many years before me, and finally my iron and steel piping married to the old work (after removing the garbage copper). Its truly a thing of beauty. I just wish I had the patience and skills to get the piping to be as exact as they did. Mine is good, but not great (we can always see our own shortcomings, which haunt us). Many thanks to you Dan, and your books. They have taught me to be a great steam guy when most of the companies locally fail miserably in steam install. I have shared your books with anyone i find who is willing to learn.
I do wish I found out about you when you were still on the in person class circuit. Is there videos of those seminars?

DanHolohan

Thanks, @DaveB1972. There are a number of seminars on the main site. Search "seminars" at heatinghelp.com.

geno907

Wonderful. Thank you Dan.

mattman

This kind of reminds me of the story from your book "Working" where the neighborhood know-it-all told the guy to put oatmeal in the boiler to stop the leak.

DanHolohan

Yes!

SteamCrazy

Great story Dan like the voice over.

jumper

Was time less valuable in those good old days?

DaveB1972 said:

It would fascinating to see some of the old procedures demonstrated. Its amazing they git anything done with the old tools and methods, often faster than we do with “modern” tooling and parts. I am truly amazed when replacing steam boilers when i see the original piping, neat, organized, properly pitched, etc, then the copper BS that was done by a replacement company many years before me, and finally my iron and steel piping married to the old work (after removing the garbage copper). Its truly a thing of beauty. I just wish I had the patience and skills to get the piping to be as exact as they did. Mine is good, but not great (we can always see our own shortcomings, which haunt us). Many thanks to you Dan, and your books. They have taught me to be a great steam guy when most of the companies locally fail miserably in steam install. I have shared your books with anyone i find who is willing to learn.

I do wish I found out about you when you were still on the in person class circuit. Is there videos of those seminars?

Big Ed_4

Well Done

Kiwi

I may be supposed to be doing something thats calling me, but I almost always, just gotta listen to these stories. They are so informative, as well as entertaining.
Big thanks Dan

Kiwi

..... and yes, like DaveB1972 said, it would be great to see some of these old timers practices, on video. The skills if these fellas was/were truly admirable !

DanHolohan

Thanks, guys! I'm glad you're enjoying the tales.