Sunday, June 14, 2026

Custom Fitting a Recovery Boiler

 Hmm, how much room is left for a recovery boiler and how big can it be?

Looks like 6X8 is going to be the footprint. . . 

By about this tall:

These things get pretty big; that's a recent shot of it surrounded by smoke stacks!  We'll need to do a little downscaling to make things fit!

Here's a start with some Plastruct trusses!

Maybe the chip loading bin from the sawmill can work as a precipitator?!





And maybe a cardstock model of the furnace, itself will work.  Or maybe it needs to be bigger.

Working toward something like this schematic:










Filling Watson Bayou. . . not so fast, there!

 Filling Watson Bayou with realistic water was not quite as successful as had been hoped.  Several leaks developed in the dam as can be seen by the drips on the sideboards.  Probably should have been smart and put down plastic before pouring, but hindsight is great.  After a few, layered pours a decent bayou was accomplished.




In time, a proper thickness was obtained, boat and skier were placed, and wakes were added.  Noticed that skier may have been a bit surprised at how close she was to the bank -- probably waving at someone - and created quite a splash getting pointed toward the boat again.