Horden's Header

The photos below are courtesy of Peter Weightman:

Richard preparing the gasket for Horden's smokebox steam pipe header .....

..... & adding gasket paste before fitting between boiler & header

The heavy steam pipe header sitting on a plate, ready to be slid back
into place onto the studs & gasket on the boiler front tubeplate .....

,,,,, by Richard

Eric fitting nuts and tightening up the header

The photos above are courtesy of Peter Weightman