Proud owner TarmSolo 40

[chuck172]

Well the Tarm was delivered today. Its all set on 8- 4" blocks. Tomorrow I'll dress it up with its cover and doors.
Man that thing is big and heavy. I'm exhausted, I can't believe I used to do work like this for a living (steamfitter).

 

[MrEd]

Well the Tarm was delivered today. Its all set on 8- 4" blocks. Tomorrow I'll dress it up with its cover and doors.
Man that thing is big and heavy. I can't believe I used to do work like this for a living (steamfitter).

Chuck, keep good notes and post some pictures of the assembly - I'll learn from your mistakes (err, I mean experience). My Tarm is still sitting in its unassembled form until I get it placed where I want to finally rest, but I have wondered how hard that first stage of assembly will be.

 

[webbie]

Heck of a boiler! Check out those welds - I couldn't lay lines like that with a caulk gun, let alone a welder.

 

[chuck172]

MrEd, Lets get going, days are getting shorter now you know.!
As far as the welds are concerned, a liitle surprised by the amount of splatter, boiler is a bit warped, making it tough to level. Heavy as all hell though. Seems like the doors are made of lead.

 

[NHFarmer]

Chuck,keep us posted on the progress,I got my Tarm last week.Poured concrete for my floor on Sun.Boiler still waiting to be moved into the cellar.Welds on mine are unbelievable.Real craftmanship

 

[MrEd]

I am going to get going soon. Needed to get all my wood put up first, despite my desire to jump right in and start the setup - first things first.

September 1st is my target date for a first fire.