Capt. NealŪ wrote in message ...
I like the idea of some copper on my heater. I'll look
around. A few bands of hammered copper would look
really nautical and would help conduct the heat.
I a thinking of using copper tubing and attaching five
or six, vertical, [ shaped guards to keep from burning
myself on the very slim chance I should have one too many
rums and find myself staggering about like Ole Thom.
Slime chance....yeah right
A little polishing of the guards with Never Dull would keep
them looking spiffy and make a good contrast to the polished
stainless steal.
Lubber....Let it go green and develope a rich fine valued patina.
As for using old welders, sorry but we sensible GRP
yachtsmen don't need to carry that crap on board
like you steel bum boaters.
http://darkknight.moostores.com/cata...ges/torch2.jpg
Perfect burner..Looks Great..Burns most any fuel...Pump up charge...
The one in the pic is assembled in-correctly BTW.
GRP is forever unlike
steel where large areas must be periodically cut
out with a torch and new steel welded back in to
immediately start rusting all over again.
Plastic(GRP) chips, cracks, rotts, seperates, splinters, blisters,
scratches, fades,itches, sucks, and is expensive to repair, and easy
to crunch.
Joe
CN
"Joe" wrote in message m...
Capt. NealŪ wrote in message ...
Check it out, folks:
http://captneal.homestead.com/cabinheater.html
CN
Looks ok. However I would of visited the local metal shop and
purchaced copper sheeting. I would apply nice hand hammered finish
that Stickley would be proud of. And for a source of flame I would
convert an old brass welding torch from the 1920's, you can find many
at local antique shops for 20-30 dollars. You can find vertical
burners that were used for heating soldering irons. You can get fuel
anywhere on earth unlike your coleman bottles that leave rust stains
on everything.
Otherwise it's a fine looking salty design. Well done
Joe