The Home Machinist!

Hello My Friends
Thank you for the invitation Dan. I definitely will take you up on it. I hope to make a cross country trip one of these days, visiting as many tracks as possible. New Jersey Live Steamers is on the list!
See You In The Funny Pages...
Jack

Hello My friends Here is some little baloney that I made up for a friend's project. This is definitely what I would call "A delightful little puzzle". An exersize in brass and silver solder. A funnel for an inch and a half scale tender. This one is a bit different than most as the lids have an offse...

Hello My Friends Once again thank you for your most generous compliments. I haven't really done anything on the little engine for a while but here is a photo just for fun. I hope to finish up the running board support masters in June. Then it will be mold making time. The masters for the Franklin Pr...

Hello My Friends Thank you for the compliments, I really appreciate them. F Kreider you would be very welcome to visit. In the future when the railway is finally finished there will be many small meets. I have all weekend to play around on the railway. This morning I will be planting some trees alon...

Hello My Friends Haven't posted anything on the little Hudson for a while. But first, to answer Roberts question about the Valve Pilot. 5344 was not initially fitted with a Valve Pilot. Later in life it was. As I am building 5344 as it left the factory it will not have one, although they are a cool ...

Here are a few more. I just love my little piece of dirt here in the mountains. The trees are finally starting to be real trees instead of pitiful little twigs. The railway is well over half finished. At one time this railway was only a hallucination, with a line of rocks in the dirt to show where i...

Hello My Friends First off thank you to Harold and Russ. I agree that poppies are beautiful, The color of the blossoms is one of the wonders of nature. As I have said before, I might get tired but I never get bored. You find what you are looking for in life. If you are looking for a case of panty bi...

hello My Friends Here is a bit of an update on the baggage car. The build up and shaping of the ends is mostly done. This roof will be covered with cloth so that involves some head scratching and planning to allow the edges of the cloth to be tucked under the edges of the roof before it is attached ...

Hello My Friends One very important aspect that hasn't been mentioned is the type of oil used. Much steam cylinder oil is of the detergent type. This detergent helps the oil to atomize and also helps it's wetting characteristics. This oil is for a mechanical piston type lubricator and will not work ...

Hello My Friends Well it's been a while since anything was posted concerning the railway. Not much happened during the winter, lots of snow and rain. Springtime finally sprung, and the weather has been beautiful. Another reason not much has happened is that I was sick for about a month. No..not the ...

Hello My Friends
A little something to look at.
Jack

Hello My Friends
The copper sheets were held down to the cab roof in two ways. Tiny nails were used over the framing under the roof planks. The heads were hidden under the folded over strips. #90 spray adhesive was also used.
Jack