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- Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:51 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Completed Locomotive Stand
- Replies: 6
- Views: 317
Re: Completed Locomotive Stand
Nice job. Looks as though it could almost support a full-sized Northern, or at least an EMD SW1000.
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:48 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Quick update tomorrow (3/19)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 299
Re: Quick update tomorrow (3/19)
On 3/19, you may notice the site up and down a bit. “Up and down a but”—these days, that sounds a lot like me, but instead of “a bit,” it’s “a lot,” especially the “down” part. :D It is time to update our security certificate. Yeah, now it’s an annual thing. It used to be once you had acquired an...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New hobbyist waterjet cutter being offered
- Replies: 12
- Views: 287
Re: New hobbyist waterjet cutter being offered
Bill Shields wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:23 amThink I will spend my $ with the local shop to get this work done.
Same here. The shop with which I deal does excellent work at reasonable prices. I can get tons of cutting done for $5000—and when the machine breaks down, I won’t be the one paying to have it repaired.
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New hobbyist waterjet cutter being offered
- Replies: 12
- Views: 287
Re: New hobbyist waterjet cutter being offered
Gee! It’s only $5000. I think I’ll order two, just in case one of them breaks.
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:08 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Ed Woodings
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4072
Re: Ed Woodings
steveleatherman wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:43 pm Below are two photos from Ron Shupard's photo collection I recently inherited...
That is one sharp-looking engine. A real work of art!
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:21 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Rail Bender
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1448
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:49 pm
- Forum: Gunsmithing
- Topic: Brake Make
- Replies: 5
- Views: 235
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:17 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: My first engine, finished!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1327
Re: My first engine, finished!
Very cool. Of course, when you finally run it, it will be very hot.
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 3:00 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Joining rail on track
- Replies: 6
- Views: 399
Re: Joining rail on track
You may find the attached useful as you plan your work.
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Yet another WHATZIT?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 838
Re: Yet another WHATZIT?
Y’mean like cutting a 3/4" wide keyway in a 5/8" shaft?
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 3:31 pm
- Forum: Lathes
- Topic: New Knurling tool
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1289
Re: New Knurling tool
I might be interested, but only if the drawings are in DXF, which is the “universal” format for exchanging mechanical drawings between different otherwise-incompatible systems. PDF is page-oriented and has no concept of drawing scale.
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 3:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: ENC Variable Frequency Drive
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1313
Re: ENC Variable Frequency Drive
Just gotta be careful with deceleration. If you set it too high, can overload and pop breakers Another potential problem is if a lathe has threaded spindle, excessive deceleration might unscrew the chuck or faceplate and deposit same in your shirt pocket. :shock: BTW, the language is referred to a...