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Those prototypes look to be plastic printed. Nicely.
Will the trucks for sale be the same?
RussN

Nice!
Do the shoes have the ~2 degree taper cast into their contact surface?
RussN

And those tubes appear a bit "carbuncled" indicating deposits from steaming it.
Just my guess.
RussN

Bill Shields wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 06, 2019 7:45 pm

reference the picture:
the only thing more awkward than a derailed steam locomotive is.....a HOT derailed steam loco
[snip]

Not to mention the ambient air temperature was in the low 90s F!
That's what caused the switch points to fail to connect properly.
Sizzle...
RussN

A quick lesson: Track GAUGE is the width between the rails, and generally specified as 7.5" wide, 7.25" wide, 5" wide, 4.75" wide, and 3.5" wide. SCALE can vary for each gauge, depending on what is being modeled: Standard gauge or a narrow gauge. So 7.5" and 7.25" gauge can support 1.5"/ft. scale, a...

My Allen Ten Wheeler has gray cast iron drivers that show no appreciable wear after 500+ real miles of running.
Some derailments too, with no flange breakage...
RussN

Here is previous discussion on propane burners the might be of interest to you:
http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/vie ... ane+burner
RussN

I think those dimensions may get determined after assembly when you can see the valve gear range of motion, and establish the latch slot positions based on valve gear position. And the latch spring size will determine its mounting location. That's how I set up both my locomotive Johnson bars. Unless...

I have bored a long (6") cylinder on my mill using the power feed knee for the vertical motion. It worked perfectly. I also machined the cylinder set for my Mikado on a tight DRO-equipped Bridgeport mill. I milled the saddle and mating cylinder flats, Bolted the three pieces together, and secured th...

Fred:
To answer your question, Yes, I have bored cylinder sets on the mill.
Move your question to the Live Steam topic forum (where you will get more useful responses) and we can continue this in detail.
RussN

dash9 wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 04, 2019 8:48 am

Just make sure it all certified hose for propane. you can tell by the outer cover it has a million holes in it.

I had my propane hoses and connections made by a Propane Supplier Company.
Fortunately it was a small business happy to make custom items.
RussN

Bill Shields wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 03, 2019 6:23 pm

The boiler is a mess...

It looks like bronze brazing rather than silver solder. Low heat issues evident on the top rear?
RussN