[SEL] Re: Hot tube material

[Arnie Fero]

Hi Steve,

I think John Burns uses Schedule 80 stainless steel pipe and tig welds a
small piece of stainless rod in the end to close it off.

I think nickel or monel tubing might have been used in the early days
before stainless steel.

I've also included the OFES on this reply as they would also have a lot of
experience on this topic.

See ya,  Arnie

Arnie Fero
Pittsburgh, PA
fero_ah at city-net.com

On Mon, 2 May 2005, Steve Gray wrote:

>    OK, guys. I know this has been covered before and I've perused some
> of the available list archives to no avail, so I'll ask a repeat
> question. What's the general opinion about the type of material used for
> hot tubes? I'm in the process of sanitizing the Fairbanks "Y" oil engine
> I just bought and will be replacing the starting hot tube. Easily made,
> but would like to come up with the proper material. My feeble brain cell
> SEEMS to remember something about nickel being used.