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16-Mar-10 After welding two more cleanout bosses on the back of the boiler, Bill tries to tap the 1/4" NPT hole. Even with an oversized hole, a new cobalt coated tap and thread cutting fluid, the cutting is very difficult. We are afraid we will break the tap.
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FILE NAME: BoilerBackBandnCleanouts16Mar10 001.jpg  |  DATE: 3/16/10 9:27 PM  |  CAMERA: Canon (Canon PowerShot G10)  |  RESOLUTION: 4416 x 3312  |  NATIVE FOCAL LENGTH: 6.1mm (35mm FOCAL LENGTH: 29mm)  |  FLASH: Flash fired, auto, red-eye reduction  |  EXPOSURE TIME: 1/60 sec  |  METERING MODE: Multi-segment  |  EXPOSURE MODE: Auto exposure  |  APERTURE: F2.8  |  ISO SETTING: 200

BoilerCleanouts_FirePanFitting24Mar10 003 BoilerCleanouts_FirePanFitting24Mar10 002 BoilerCleanouts_FirePanFitting24Mar10 001 BoilerBackBandnCleanouts16Mar10 003 BoilerBackBandnCleanouts16Mar10 001 BoilerBandingMounts10Mar10 002 BoilerBandingMounts10Mar10 001 BoilerBandingMounts3Mar10 002 BoilerRearSupportBracketWelding24Feb10 001 BoilerRearSupportBracketMounting17Feb10 002 BoilerRearSupportBracketMounting17Feb10 001 BoilerRearSupportBracket13Feb10 004 BoilerRearSupportBracket13Feb10 003 BoilerRearSupportBracket13Feb10 002 BoilerRings10Feb10 BoilerMounting6Feb10 BoilerMounting6Feb10 006 BoilerMounting6Feb10 004 BoilerMounting6Feb10 003 BoilerMounting6Feb10 002 BoilerMounting6Feb10 001 SmokeBoxBoilerMountingRing3Feb10 004 SmokeBoxBoilerMountingRing3Feb10 003 SmokeBoxBoilerMountingRing3Feb10 002 BoilerInspection13Jan10 003 BoilerPrep20Jan10 003 BoilerPrep20Jan10 002 BoilerPrep20Jan10 001 MikadoBoilerEndshot18Jul02 MikadoBoilerFireboxBottomView18Jul02 MikadoBoilerLongShot18Jul02 w1 w2 w3
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