The Home Machinist!

Yikes!
Wishing Harold a good swift recovery.
RussN

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Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:11 pm

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... your fault.

Funny.
RussN

I worked for several years as an electronic technician on medical equipment.
Quickly learned to ALWAYS check the simple things first.
RussN

Broken wheel flanges seem to happen with cast iron treads and not steel treads. Food for thought.
So install steel tires and eliminate that issue for the lifetime of the locomotive.
RussN

Firebox base weld looks pretty good. Certainly better than I could do at this time.
Will the cover weld layer be done with 7018 rod?
RussN

Fantasy dress and accoutrements based on Victorian steam days in the UK.

How's that?
RussN

One of our Kitsap Live Steamers member made a really nice Vanderbilt tender tank for his 1.5" scale Pacific. The rear domed end of the tender tank was made from a metal Wok cooking pan! Yes, it had a flat center section several inches in diameter, but the effect was good and making that tank end was...

Greg: I totally understand your reasoning. We had a long-lived washing machine that required circuit board replacement, and we let the pros take care of that one. I used to train service technicians for Physio-Control Corp., a manufacturer of acute cardiac care devices, so Im tuned into the value of...

I repaired the ice maker in our lower - freezer refridge. Twice. At no cost.
Of course I cannot remember what I did! But it could not have been too complex because I fixed it.

Maybe you can repair yours too.
RussN

Fuses?
Continuity of the electrode cables?
'Just thinking of the simplest things first.
RussN

Diddler: One of the most useful things I learned from this group of skilled builders is to always take the time to make whatever fixtures are required to produce accurate work. It seems to take lots of time, but in the long run the project goes faster and more accurately, with little rework required...

Another solution would be to install the two safeties on top of the steam dome! The shroud over it would have to be altered, but the function of those safety valves would be optimum. That's what I would do. Another note: On full-sized steam locomotives it is usually illegal to mount any other items ...