The Home Machinist!

That’s a crying shame.

Not what this hobby is about at all.

Glenn,
One usually uses the auto air valve for the train brakes.

It’s been a while but I bought some 2/56 screws and nuts from McMaster Carr. The nuts were an option where they offer two sizes. One the humongous jobs we’re used to seeing, and the others smaller. They look very good on my stock car. I believe the nuts were steel, not brass. And you can buy them in...

I’ve got a 1940 single tumbler heavy 10. I’m looking for the screws or studs, or dimensions of the same that hold the one piece end cover on. Right now there are a couple of pieces of all thread in there about a thread and a half. Obviously the wrong threads. The two aluminum? knurled nuts that hold...

Heh.

It’s used more often than that, and all the ballast is loaded into the hoppers using the tipple.

No recent videos, because only two folks load the cars. One to move the train and one to actuate the doors. No extra hands to take video.

The rest of the crew is back at the work site!!

So,
Back to ranting.

I remembered today, through intense exertion and Navy words,
what a pita it is to install the headstock clamps and bolts on a
Southbend Heavy 10.....

So, a couple of questions to help us answer.

1. Do you have a tractor with a loader?
2. How large is your railroad?

3. Regardless of 1 or 2 do you want a tipple anyway?

I mean, if you want one period, then you should
build one!

That’s interesting. I’ve never seen this locomotive. Is it Frisco, or does anyone know the lineage? I see it has an Allen stack.... Lol Looks like a wrought iron fence company made a new pilot for it. Sadly, the 940 suffered a similar fate and locals had a pilot made. It doesn’t look bad, but it’s d...

Or frustration reaching the peak point, resulting in a full outfield toss of the offending Part/Tool (your choice), then realizing after a breath or two, you’ll have to go get a flashlight and walk out into the darkness to retrieve it.... I’m slowly mastering the “fake” toss. Achieving full windup, ...

I keep having to explain to the wife why it’s necessary for her to be within earshot when I’m having difficulties.

Don’t need her help, just a sympathetic ear.

In my experience application of “Navy language” has absolutely no effect if there is no one else there to hear it.

Hi Dianne, It won’t help the ways but folks have temporarily taken out the backlash by putting in washers. Just make sure you tighten up and take it out before cutting each time. Good practice even with new machines. This guy makes new nuts and repairs the screws. He has quite a bit of stuff for sal...

Geez how big is the hole in 1/4” schedule 80??