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- Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:49 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: pancakes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 322
Re: pancakes
Thanks, but I'm more of a firebox "brats and oinions" guy myself.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:10 am
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build
- Replies: 725
- Views: 1298473
Re: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build
Prototype distance would be 3" - 6" above the railhead. That scales out to 3/8" - 3/4" on a 1 1/2" scale model. Keeping yours to the max wouldn't look out of place. Most pilot damage occurs when the lead truck wheels or the first set of drivers derail and the locomotive slid...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:04 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: fuel topic
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1851
Re: fuel topic
now if someone could come up with a 'slate magnet' to sort out the coal from the junk....I would purchase one. Being a fireman on full size steamers and knowing the ill effect of too much slate on the grates, when I have a second or two I look at the coal on the "shovel sheet" of the tend...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:01 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: fuel topic
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1851
Re: fuel topic
Personally, I like the challange of coal firing. I started with my first live steam engine at 14 years old and learned that maintaining the correct fire in the box was paramount to keeping the pressure up. Too much, too little, too deep here and too shallow there were all part of having a good day o...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:50 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: boiler wash
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3152
Re: boiler wash
Procering (on the firebox end) was used to keep the tubes from moving in the tube sheet due to expansion and contraction. Especially when copper ferrules were used. The procered ring helped to keep the ferrule from sliding out towards the water side while the fire side was beaded. The copper ferrule...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:48 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: consolidated safety valve adjustment
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1237
Re: consolidated safety valve adjustment
Having worked on, trouble shooted (shot?), and adjusted full size Consolodated safety valves, here are some of my "learnings". Each valve is desiged to work within a 10 pound range of setting. (+- 5 pounds). Any more than 10 pounds, and a different spring is required. Once the popping pres...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:30 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: 3/4" scale trucks
- Replies: 6
- Views: 508
Re: 3/4" scale trucks
They look great!! Nice simple design perfect for mass production in the home shop!!
"Keep on truckin'"....someone had to say it.
"Keep on truckin'"....someone had to say it.
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone up for a game of name that machining accessory?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1052
Re: Anyone up for a game of name that machining accessory?
I may be able to fill in some of the missing blanks B: Looks like the nut for a right angle grinder or polisher to hold the wheel or disk to the shaft. G: These look like hardened dowel pins P: Sleeve for adapting different size shafts (boring bars, drills etc) in endmill adapters. The slot allows s...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:12 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Ballast Tamping Tools
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3255
Re: Ballast Tamping Tools
If you're building track from scratch, a powered plate tamper is your best friend. Getting the subroadbed packed and relativly level first goes a long way later. I purchased my plate tamper from Harbor Freight when it was on sale at 30% off, it still cost over $300 but worth every penny. I also have...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:51 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Rail Bender
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2259
Re: Rail Bender
Speaking from personal experience with building my home railroad: If your radius is 50 feet or less, I highly recommend using a rail bender with aluminum rail. Even though aluminum rail is generally a soft easy to bend alloy, once the rails are put in place in a track panel, they do not bend smoothl...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:50 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Rail Bender
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2259
Re: Rail Bender
Power went out mid proof reading. Had to repost
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:52 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: steam channel
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2783
Re: steam channel
With fewer younger folks in the hobby, I believe a lot of it has to do with the removal of trade skills teaching in the middle and high school curriculum where kids can get a taste of making something with their own two hands. Back in the 70's when I was in school, I had full access to a wood, metal...