Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Model Boating => Topic started by: Frank B on October 14, 2017, 01:19:51 pm

Title: Kingdon Boiler
Post by: Frank B on October 14, 2017, 01:19:51 pm

Hi there,
Just wondering if anyone out there has got any information available on a Kingdon type vertical boiler, suitable to drive my Marcher and Borderer steam engines?
Any information available drawings, designs, dimensions etc... would be much appreciated.
Cheers
Frank 

Title: Re: Kingdon Boiler
Post by: derekwarner on October 14, 2017, 09:19:14 pm

Jim....a GOOGLE search on Kingdon Boilers offers a good number of images of builds......The British Martin Baylis Eng offers them, MacSteam just before closure made a number for sale....Nigel from Pendle Boilers would also be a starting point....[although these are boiler builders & sales people...not for plans]

From my limited understanding, the actual Kingdon boiler construction differed from horizontal water cross tubes to vertical heat tubes?...which would have suited coal burning.....again I am unsure if this carried over to model construction of Kingdon look a like boilers.....having said this, they are certainly very visually appealing for a model build open launch :-))

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Kingdon++marine+boiler&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXkeXv8_DWAhUHvLwKHdlOCBkQsAQIJw

Our member KBIO from France is part way with a build and using a Kingdon model boiler...... Another member here, Bernhard BB has a beautiful open launch + Kingdon build on Youtube.......did your question in Model Engineering offer any results?

Would be interested to hear how you progress........... Derek

PS....following is from a 2015 E-Bay auction...........


This auction includes the following items:
•Absolutely brand new, never fired, 2015 Maccsteam Kingdon boiler with burner
•Maccsteam Large Kingdon boiler Operating Instructions Sheet
•Maccsteam Large Kingdon boiler Original Invoice #1694 (dated 22 January 2015)
•Maccsteam boiler test certificate complete with inscriptions as follows:
•       Boiler type:  Large Kingdon 5" and 4" diameter /6" high
•       Boiler serial number:  090115
•       Boiler capacity:  960ml
•       Construction:  All copper & silver soldered throughout
•      Number of cross tubes:  6 (six)
•       Working pressure:  80 psi
•       Tested hydraulically to:  160 lbs/psi
•        Hydraulic test date:  21 January 2015
•       Tested guaranteed by:   MACCSTEAM LIMITED (signed - Mike C. Abbott)

Title: Re: Kingdon Boiler
Post by: Frank B on October 16, 2017, 11:01:08 am

Thanks for the help Derek,
I have seen the images on google - that's what made me think of building a Kingdon type boiler.
To find detailed info on them is a different matter...
I will try and contact the members mentioned below and keep you posted.
Cheers
Frank :-) 

Title: Re: Kingdon Boiler
Post by: Bernhard on February 06, 2018, 06:42:08 pm

 :-)) Great Boiler you got there...


Her is 2 from Maccsteam  he have made  to me.. i have 2 from John Hemmens to a big and a small one,,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Crbu_eeNk&t=177s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9DQvIM8WRY&t=259s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9DQvIM8WRY&t=259s)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYBNJ4mO6qs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYBNJ4mO6qs)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tctv6lUWmpI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tctv6lUWmpI)




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9nb4Hdurc8&t=115s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9nb4Hdurc8&t=115s)