The Home Machinist!

I would recommend a larger lathe to true the ends of your 11.5" diameter riser. Here's why: I used my 12" Atlas lathe to turn the ends of the 8.5" diameter smokebox for my Mikado. I had to fabricate a spider to hold the tube between centers, using the 4-jaw chuck expanded outward to hold the headsto...

Two weekends ago I had a good in-person visit with the manager of the California State RR Museum. We were riding behind the freshly restore (14-year project) SKOOKUM, the surviving 1909 Baldwin 2-4-4-2 Mallet. An Awesome weekend. It was a testing and troubleshooting weekend. Back to the subject: The...

My 26' x 52' garage shop has unsupported center engineered 26' spans, of double 2" x 8" beams, with bottom 2" x 8" horizontal beams on the bottom. Roof snow load is calculated to be 70 lbs/ft. Recent winters have verified this engineering value! I have a steel I-beam supporting a 1000 lb electric li...

Drape a cover over them.
~RussN

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~RN

Such beautiful work!
~RN

Operator Error is when my young colleague tries to relight the oil fire off the hot bricks of a 70-ton 2-8-2,
and blows himself into the tender tank, removing all the hair from his face!
He was rather sore for a week, but didn't break any bones.
~RN

And then there's that Star Trek invention of transparent aluminum.

Oh Wait!! That's a real product now!
~RN

Meh.
Patriotism is over rated, and often leads to questionable results.
Global thinking is better for the human race...and electrical outlets.
~RN

Sci-Fi.
~RN

Try this:
www.valleyhydraulic.com

~RN

tornitore45 wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 09, 2019 9:12 pm

[snip]I do not know whether to blame my fingers or my brain.

This is what happens when you eat that stuff!
~RN