Stuffing the new flues in the boiler

Walt Eisenman studies the layout of the flue sheet. The distance from front to back for each hole has been measured and recorded on this diagram. Photo by Dale Birkholz

John Cox cuts a flue to length. Photo by Dale Birkholz

Smoothing the end. Photo by Dale Birkholz

Walt hands up a flue. Photo by Dale Birkholz

Charlie Harrison hands a flue up to the smokebox. Photo by Dale Birkholz

Jim and Linda Vanderbeck guide the flue into the boiler. Photo by Dale Birkholz

Jim guides one of the last flues into the firebox flue sheet. Photo by Dale Birkholz

To prepare flues and tubes for rolling, they are "staked" using a nail with a flattened end to keep the flue from rotating during the rolling. Photo by Dale Birkholz