The Home Machinist!

Just a friendly reminder, now that Cabin Fever is over, I still have two sets of T-frames available. PM me if interested...

I looked at a foundry furnace they had listed several years ago, didn't see the trains but there was quite the pile of rail. They wanted quite a bit more for it at that time.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 679490347/
Just thought I'd give a heads up, looks like a lot of stuff for the price.

Two sets left, and the Xmas offer is still open.

I have three sets of T frames available, and as a Christmas bonus, I will throw in one of my signs with each order. I have my new "Station" signs ( unpainted), I have 3 Flying V yard limits (painted), and a few "Caution-railroad" signs (painted) available. I might even throw in a keychain. The only ...

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And now the bad. I took the steam dome off the boiler. Yeah... Almost wished I didn't, but glad I did at the same time. I would have had to take it off to install a throttle anyways at some point. The whole steam dome needs replacing. I thought the flange was too thin, and I was right. The base that...

In the process of trying to figure out what to do next, I checked a few things out with the engine. Figured out a few good things, and found a few not so good things. I think my next step is to manufacture an axle pump, and either rebuild or replace the hand pump that came with it. Gotta have ways o...

All sets spoken for, I'll be casting more soon!

It's been a while since I have made a new sign, and I had someone request one a few months ago. I ran across a picture of an original I liked on Discover Live Steam, and managed to make a 1/4 scale copy. It came out really nice, in spite of my lack of freehand painting ability. Not sure what road th...

Perhaps look at Doble or Stanley steam designs, and run a flash boiler off of your chosen heat source. It would be easier to figure out a double heat source. One major consideration internally in the actual engine (and for those who are more knowledgeable than me, correct me if I'm wrong) is that lu...