Steam Raising Blower

Steam Raising Blower

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6 February 2023 at 15:51 #632271
JC54
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I have just read article on building a Steam Raising Blower by Cliff Almond, just what I need. Are the drawings for the laser cut parts available?

JC
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6 February 2023 at 15:51 #37915
JC54
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Laser cut parts
6 February 2023 at 16:51 #632286
Alain Foote
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Model Engineers Laser do Blower parts, don’t know if it’s for Cliff’s design though.
6 February 2023 at 17:37 #632290
Baz
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Buy a ready made one, life’s too short!
6 February 2023 at 17:40 #632291
noel shelley
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Speak to a heating engineer and get the small blower as used on most gas boilers and fit a 12v or motor to suit your application. They often fail and are changed so a scrapper is all you want. Good luck. Noel
6 February 2023 at 18:19 #632297
Harry Wilkes
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Posted by Baz on 06/02/2023 17:37:42:

Buy a ready made one, life’s too short!

Baz yet to ffind or see a good commercially made one any suggestions ?

H
6 February 2023 at 18:20 #632298
Bill Dawes
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As an industrial fan engineer of many decades you would thing I would have knocked one up with no problem, did consider this including buying a 12V motor but, as Baz said, life's too short, I bought one.

Bill D.
6 February 2023 at 18:23 #632300
Harry Wilkes
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Posted by noel shelley on 06/02/2023 17:40:38:

Speak to a heating engineer and get the small blower as used on most gas boilers and fit a 12v or motor to suit your application. They often fail and are changed so a scrapper is all you want. Good luck. Noel

That's what I'm currently using, I did have a 12V old fashioned heater blower motor which was easy to adapt

H
6 February 2023 at 18:43 #632311
Alain Foote
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Here is a ready made one **LINK**
7 February 2023 at 14:41 #632436
John Dean 3
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Here is one I have just finished today using a gas boiler fan and a model aircraft stater motor. Made for use with my 3 inch traction engine and fitted with a speed controller to control the rate of flow. All parts from EBay.
2 March 2023 at 12:45 #635684
JC54
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Many thanks for your replies. Yes I new one wouild be nice but at £140 odd a bit too dear. I have managed to pick up a couple of gas boiler fans, a couple of e scooter electric motors and a speed controller off eBay total cost £40. Allways usefull to have a spare blower handy. Many thanks for the gas boiler blower suggestion everyone.

JC
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