Richie Jacobs of TrainMax, LLC in New Orleans has provided more photos of the progress he’s made on the Shay boiler and it is looking great!

A glimpse of Richie in his native habitat…

 

Inner fire door ring and back firebox sheet

 

Throat sheet tacked in place. Note the amount of beveling, hence all the grinding that Richie has been up to!

 

Mud ring welding in progress.

 

Blow-down/drain couplings.

 

Firebox and boiler shell together for the first time!

 

Throat sheet, front tube sheet, crown sheet, and staybars.

 

Dry pipe coupling on the back head.

 

Staybars welded to the crown sheet and an inside view of the dry pipe coupling on the back head.

 

Auxiliary steam pipe.

 

Boiler shell tacked in place.

 

The firebox and boiler shell attached to a welder’s positioning rig – a boiler rotisserie if you will!