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- Sat Jun 04, 2022 4:36 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Has someone plan-ahead-designs Shay drawings?
- Replies: 6
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Re: Has someone plan-ahead-designs Shay drawings?
California state railroad museum in Sacramento has the Lima shay drawings.
- Fri Mar 11, 2022 1:08 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: SP GS-4 Drawings
- Replies: 2
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Re: SP GS-4 Drawings
I have several hundred drawings for the GS-4. They are all copies of the original Lima drawings. The problem is getting them scanned.
- Sat Feb 26, 2022 5:49 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Piston Material
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9049
Re: Piston Material
My cabforward and my son Don's GS-1 4-8-4 [ this months cover of Live Steam ] both have stainless pistons bronze liners and teflon hydraulic cylinder rings and have run for many years. Also they have very low friction. The engines roll freely.
- Thu Jan 27, 2022 3:26 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Seeking Information on Andy Clerici’s Allegheny
- Replies: 50
- Views: 20604
- Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:07 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Seeking Information on Andy Clerici’s Allegheny
- Replies: 50
- Views: 20604
Re: Seeking Information on Andy Clerici’s Allegheny
I have built several locomotives using built up cylinders including my cabforward , 3 SP daylights, a WP 2-8-8-2, a SF 4-8-4, 2 SP 4-4-0 s , a 12" shay. I'm presently building a 1.6 SP&S Z8 4-6-6-4. I use thick wall tubing for the cylinders and bronze liners. The pistons are stainless steel...
- Wed Jan 19, 2022 5:28 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Seeking Information on Andy Clerici’s Allegheny
- Replies: 50
- Views: 20604
Re: Seeking Information on Andy Clerici’s Allegheny
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- Thu Jan 13, 2022 6:09 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Seeking Information on Andy Clerici’s Allegheny
- Replies: 50
- Views: 20604
Re: Seeking Information on Andy Clerici’s Allegheny
The drawings for the Virginian 2-6-6-6 are available through the N&W Historical society.
- Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:18 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Seeking Information on Andy Clerici’s Allegheny
- Replies: 50
- Views: 20604
Re: Seeking Information on Andy Clerici’s Allegheny
This is Ed Yungling. I have most of the Lima drawings for the Allegheny. There is a 1.5 scale Allegheny at the Danley ranch in Willows California. I can get information about its availability. I had started the patterns for the 8 wheel tender truck. not finished.
- Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:22 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Trucks
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3721
Re: Trucks
I have patterns that I made for the 11 ft. wheelbase tender truck used on the Hiawatha tender. 1.593 scale
Ed at edscabforward@gmail.com
916 271 5835
Ed at edscabforward@gmail.com
916 271 5835
- Sun Aug 02, 2020 6:35 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Franklin C-1 booster
- Replies: 31
- Views: 22811
Re: Franklin C-1 booster
Is it possible to purchase a copy of your dvd of the Franklin booster drawings? edscabforward@gmail.com
- Sun Aug 02, 2020 6:29 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Franklin C-1 booster
- Replies: 31
- Views: 22811
Re: Franklin C-1 booster
Is it possible to get one of your dvd's of the booster drawings? edscabforward@gmail.com
- Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:14 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Needle bearings, on axles.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11082
Re: Needle bearings, on axles.
I use torrington needle bearings on a case 60 shaft for the axle and needle thrust bearings and thrust washers for lead trucks. The case 60 shaft can be bought either under direct or oversize. I use the direct ( exact ) size. You can press the wheels directly on the shaft. Also the case 60 can be ce...