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dnevil wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 21, 2020 1:07 pm

I've created a tutorial video showing how to use the IBLS Wheel Standard profile drawings for Fusion 360.

http://ibls.org/mediawiki/index.php?tit ... D_Profiles

Great tutorial, that is exactly how I have done it in the past.

Yes that looks great!

Its sad that all of the Coles stuff has disappeared.

Shapeways is far too expensive if the goal is to make a "fleet" of cars, even if you are getting plastic 3D prints from them, they are still pricey. IF the goal is to make decorative freight cars, meaning they will not have passengers on them one option would be to purchase a $200-300 3D printer and...

Not sure what the plans call for with spacing but the ports look OK to me. Can really only tell for sure after you machine the slide valve surface and see how it looks.

gwrdriver wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:13 pm

What!!?? Someone built a locomotive without a DRO?

LOL I do not currently have a DRO on my mill.

As far as I know the turrets were made by Emco, they are neat little machines and I keep an eye out to see if one pops up for the right price in my area.

Here is some good info on their history:

http://www.lathes.co.uk/emco/page8.html

Here is a neat video I just came across yesterday showing the restoration (re-boring and machining mating faces) of a stoker engine from the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway No. 576 steam locomotive that is currently being restored. The boring and machining shown in this video is done on a...

If the end goal is a pattern that is to be sand cast there are many factors that need to be considered when drawing/designing the wheel/pattern. The three most basic principles are: shrinkage, draft and machining allowance. If any of these three are not considered then the end casting will not be as...

They can also be done completely on the mill with a boring head.

This is a bit late, but yes, I have his/her drawings. I thimk this is a woman, as I see only women coming up on the net with this name. I suspect that her husband may have actually drawn them but she either cleaned them up and "copyrighted" them, or he died first. I am very curious about him/her. I...