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Hello All, Thanks Greg for that little insight it was just what I needed to help make a decision. I will be making the cylinder liners out of Cast Iron. With work being needed on the journal boxes to make them all the same and to the print,next axles needed. I decided to convert to roller bearings i...

A rebuild/restoration log of what i'm now calling "The Dawdling Duck"........as it ins't a Goose.... I picked this up with the intentions of having something my two boys can use/run. To get them interested in the hobby and to also have something quick and easy to use at the railroad that wont take t...

Hello All, So, i'm going to sleeve these cylinders. To bring them back to the correct diameter, make them both the same size and also to make use of new piston rings available from Steve @ Allen Models of Nevada. My question is, which material should I use for the liner? in the vintage motorcycle wo...

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Here is a picture of the Mallet owned by Steve Flanders. Hopefully you'll be able to identify if it is indeed the one built by your dad. If it is, He did splendid work!


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Hello My Friends Here is a tiny lubricator. They come in various sizes and have screw on lids. I was given some years ago but they may still be available or you could make them. I agree with you that an open hole is a dirt collector. Jack Jack, What size is the threads for that little beauty? Ant.

New Cast iron front beam and couple pocket where machined and finished. These new castings from Allen Models of Nevada are going to add some good weight to the front end of this loco, hoping to aid the tracking of the front truck. I've been aiming to only replace what was necessary on this loco to m...

With the new Yoke support being used with the water jet frame rails, new yokes were also purchased. All cast iron, liking the idea of adding some tractive effort with the extra weight of these new castings. Smoke box saddle, apron, front beam are all being replaced.

Glenn, let me remember, firstly you are correct, I dialed in on the bore(that's when the discovery was made that the bores were both over size and different) I had to use quite a bit of shim stock in aid of this as the ends were not perpendicular to the bore either.. I then used an edge finder in th...

Hello All, Frame is finished with the three new castings machined and test fit. Lower frame spreader, modified design from the original to be used with the water jet frame rails. On to the cylinders....... Thanks for sharing that. Having received a waterjet frame set last year (hanging on the shop ...

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Update: Isn't it funny now time travels so fast......life happens I guess..... Anyway, spent some time squaring up the cylinders on my Mogul. The bores were not machined square or parallel to either the steam chest mounting surface or the surface that mates to the saddle. The mounting locations that...