The Home Machinist!

I agree: Good choice.
The three-point suspension provides simplicity of construction and good traction.
Keep us informed on your progress with a Build Blog here.
RN

NP and SP&S baggage cars were painted a light green.
At least the one preserved at the NW Railway Museum in Snoqualmie, WA. It is a combine with baggage, seating, and RPO.
It even have its original seats, pot bellied stove, windows, RPO mail slots, and more. Light green...
RussN

Goose bumps!
There will be a very happy pilot.
RussN

#1843 has an injector plumbed in instead of the BL heater. And it otherwise appears operable, not on a scrap line.
Sadly, I witnessed many an SP scrap line in the San Francisco Bay area in the late 1950s.
Scarring images...
RussN

And there is photographic proof that we can build almost any configuration of locomotive and find prototype evidence to back up our decision.
So: What do YOU want? Build it.
RussN

High RPM, lubrication and careful down feed.
RN

spro wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 15, 2020 12:07 am

The paradox is that we need these things when we may be too busted up to do them.

Never be afraid to ask for help.
RN

Double Oops:
smokebox.
Have some wine and relax this evening.
RussN

Carbide is rigid and should hold position nicely. The shorter the better for accuracy.
Make sure the cutting edges are sharp.
RussN

Wow! What a collection of unique Railway Beasties!!
That gathering must have been a riot for the participants.
Feasting remains on my Wish List to visit.
A sidecar motorcycle/B&B trip up the Welsh Coast would be the fabulous way to go.
RussN

Looking at the photo I posted above, you can see layout notes and scribe lines for the rows.
These provide my brain a visual positioning double check. This greatly cuts down my errors...
RussN

I spot drilled the small rivet holes for my locomotive. Used the DRO and spotted the multiple rows, then went back, changed to the drill bit, and drilled them. That minimized tool changes and required table motions only one axis for each row. The DRO made it all very simple for my brain. And I did r...