The Home Machinist!

I.guess it all comes down to, what type of machinery you have at your disposal, and if your comfortable doing it?..there are plenty of guys in the live steam world, who could lend a hand with them...theres about as many ways to set them up and machine them as there are guys to think.it up. Dont be a...

Does anyone know if Truson Buegel is still around?...At one time he supplied copies of locomotive drawings?..He was located in Downey California, the last time I.purchased drawings ?

I use 4140 prehard.....it has a prehard condition of I think 32 to 36 rockwell, which is still machineable, and will give you an excellent bearing surface. I assume you are running bronze bushings on it and not needle bearings. ...I have seen some locomotives using the crank pin as the inner race fo...

I rolled mine thru a sheet metal roller, made easy work of it

I dont see little engines on.the list

I have never had a problem with weld distortion near the hole after boring the sheets

No.matter how well you grind your drill, it will never drill a perfectly round, smooth hole. Without reaming you are running the risk of tube leaks later on. Personally, I have always had my sheets on the milling machine, and bored the tube holes...this ensures a round smooth hole

Just put the next larger size standard screw in there, as long as you have the meat around the casting to drill it out and retap it... your the only one who will know

I think.thats the same size I.used

Yes...contact alro steel...1 888 888 alro.......they have seamless dom tubing.that size in several different wall thickness

Wrap it with several electrical, zip, pull ties....then pull it thru, and uncoil it as you need it.....works for me

It was always surprising to me , with these hollywood locomotives. How you would see wood stacked on the tender, but the black smoke was obviously oil. ....