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    Copper Boiler Shell Fabrication

    I am building a 1/4 scale Stanley Flying Tea Kettle landspeed record race steam engine car. It will have a 2-cylinder steam engine fed by a 7.5 inch diameter x 4.5 inch height all-copper boiler. Since copper pipe is not made in this size diameter, I am planning to roll 1/8 inch copper plate with dove-tail seams into a cylinder. I will laser cut the dove-tails for precision silver-soldering. I am fabricating a series of 6 boilers at one time.
    My question is who can roll the cylinders for me after I laser cut the copper plate ?
    Giovanni

    Below is a boiler shell similar to what I am fabricating.

    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Copper Boiler Shell Fabrication-imagescab3h7nm.jpg   Copper Boiler Shell Fabrication-stanley_steamer_racer.jpg   Copper Boiler Shell Fabrication-167884.jpg   Copper Boiler Shell Fabrication-stanley_steamerracer.jpg  

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    Here is the Stanley steam engine full-scale boiler.
    Giovanni
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Copper Boiler Shell Fabrication-fluestrimmedflared.jpg   Copper Boiler Shell Fabrication-bottomfluewithpipeports.jpg   Copper Boiler Shell Fabrication-lot165.jpg   Copper Boiler Shell Fabrication-enginemovingparts.jpg  

    Giovanni


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