The Home Machinist!

All, These parts are all printed and tested now. Between the time I first printed these Shapeways changed their rules for sizes. I had to upsize the lettering on the lid to meet the new larger sizes. Honestly it doesn't look too bad a bit larger. I also made some dummy fittings for them. The box is ...

Here are some more home movies my dad took in the early 1970's. We open with Bob Chrismann(SP?) of Erie Pa and his home track. Bob built a very nice NYC 2-8-2. He had just a normal city lot but he did some tricks with the loco to get it to go around very sharp curves. I remember Bob very well and he...

I even googled it!

Yes Chan and his dad Clyde are in there a bunch. They brought the Shay and their Pacific. All of us Lake Shore members went up there as a group. The chrome or nickle plated 4-4-0, I remember my dad cracking wise with his friends that the owner spent more time polishing it than running it! The Wabash...

Another movie my dad took. First part is Harry Herder's track in Kalamazoo, MI. At 9:55 its back to the PVLS. I can be seen running my dad's NYC Pacific. That boiler steamer like crazy, it can be seen popping off a lot. Chan Bleil built the boiler. Look for a couple quick shots of a Raritan. Is this...

My dad, Budd Pickard took them. We came from Ohio and were in the Lake Shore LS.

It is probably 1972. We went a few years in a row starting in 1972.

Here is some more.

Bruce Blackman's B&O 2-8-0 is at 2:19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-imOMWD ... e=youtu.be

Hi, Here is a short video my dad took at PVLS in 1973 or 4. Harold Crouch and his Niagara is at 10 sec. Bruce Blackman of Ohio and the Lake Shore Live Steamers is at 1:50. Bruce had brought is B&O 2-8-0. I can't identify any others, I'm sure someone else here can. I have a couple other movies I will...

Here is the machine Izzi rigging used to move a lathe out of my shop. A pretty neat rig!

Pedowitz is good, also very good is Izzi

https://www.izzirigging.com/

Jeff Smith's D&RGW C-25:
https://branchlineproducts.com/catalog/books.html