Home (What´s New?)   Search this site   About this site   About R & T   Overview   History   Membership   The Whistle   Photo Albums   Reg. Events   Special   Articles   Visitors Info   2008 Schedule     Tractor Pulls   Regulations   Register form   Exhibitor Info   Gift Shop   Organization   Officers&Dir's   Committees   Volunteer Corner   What is it?   Contacting Us     October 2, 2000		Steam Boiler Maintenance Seminar March 12, 2005 and April 2, 2005   Report to Rough and Tumble Board From Jim Conte The seminar was held in the Model Hobby Building, with much assistance from the members of the Model Committee. Hospitality was in the capable hands of Mary and Tom Wilfred, with assistance from Joy Frantz, Jean Kriebel and Steve MacNeill. Dave Kroa borrowed an overhead projector and screen for us from Antietam School District. Al Stephens supplied a white board from the Blacksmith Shop. AES Ironwood allowed the use of a laptop computer, multi-media projector, screen and provided the copying of 900 pages for the handout booklets. We had 33 paid attendees and two guests. The first speaker was Bob Meredith from Herr and Sacco, Landisville. Herr and Sacco is a general industrial fabricating shop, and they have both " S " and " R " ASME code capabilities. Mr. Meredith gave us a comprehensive overview of the rules, regulations and practices involved in boiler repairs. Our own Butch Biesecker, Steam Committee Chairman, spoke on proper and safe operations. Safety is always the most important job, and it is related to everything we do, whether it is repairs, showing and demonstrating, or simply walking through the grounds. R&T Stationary Steam Member Mike Pershinski gave the viewpoint on repairs from the standpoint of an Insurance Inspector. Mike is an Inspections Supervisor for Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance Co. Jim Conte explained the basics of boiler corrosion and scaling. The best ways to minimize this type of damage to boilers were presented. One of the participants has a PhD in chemistry, and he did not raise a ruckus, so the " rough chemistry" must not have been too outrageous. An 18 page handout on corrosion and scale minimization and prevention was given to each participant. Hopefully, I haven't missed any helpers. I'm looking forward to doing this again, because it is all about preserving steam.
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