Alan
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Post by Alan on Jul 11, 2023 9:58:15 GMT
Just started thinking of my next boiler build and i have always bought a kit of parts. But the people i have previously bought them from no longer do them. I know Reeves sold off all of their forming plates. So the question is, does anybody do boiler kits or do i have to start from scratch. Model is 7 1/4 Gooch or i think the 7 1/4" lorna doone is similar
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Post by RGR 60130 on Jul 11, 2023 11:28:03 GMT
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Alan
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Post by Alan on Jul 11, 2023 12:38:10 GMT
thanks for that Reg. been in touch. very helpful as usual. time to go and do some costings
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Post by ettingtonliam on Jul 11, 2023 15:30:05 GMT
All I can say is that when I was stocking up on parts for Locomotion, a flanged boiler kit was about £1200, but buying the materials in sheet, tube and bar form cost me just under £400 from an old established metal supplier in Birmingham. Plus an additional £50 to buy the flanging plates in Reeves sale of plates.
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Post by flyingfox on Jul 12, 2023 6:33:19 GMT
Alan, I have PM you.
Regards
Brian B
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Post by peterdanastas on Jul 12, 2023 8:35:23 GMT
Try Blackgates .I have seen them in there catalogue
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dscott
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Post by dscott on Jul 18, 2023 23:25:00 GMT
I stocked up with 4 kits when we came into some money for future projects last year as the price of copper rocketed.
2 from Western Steam and 2 from Blackgates.
Going back many years I got one from Reeves for £120 about 1984, funny story of getting the money out to go a long distant walk with a girlfriend then it all falling through on a breakup. I gave up with white girls after that.
David and Lily.
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