The Home Machinist!

In progress upgrade of Mogul with equalized pony truck fit up today.

Steve

My caboose built by Scott Lindsey with this kind of material.
Steve

Go to Home Depot. Look for what they call pole wrap.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Pole-Wrap-9 ... /100395916

That would be Bill Shield’s drawing.

Steve

My two Rittenburg cars are hand lettered.

Oops jumped send button. You’re asking about Dustin lettering.

Steve

Glenn

I was one of 4 engineers on the President Adams to Hope Circle (far north end) today. The trip of a lifetime!
Steve

Just measured it. Six foot, sorry.

Steve

Scotty

Yes, block air temporarily to front to get rear to light. Saves maybe 15 minutes on fire up. Once everything is good and hot in operation this is not so much a problem, as the draft moves the coal from back to front.

Steve

Here is a Precision door on my Ann Arbor boxcar. Steve

I have regularly operated the Wendy at Chesapeake and Allegheny in Baltimore. When firing up from cold the fire tends to stay at the front and is hard to get established in the rear, basically because the quickest path of air to the smokebox is the front part of the grate. I’ve tried a orange slice ...

In my experience, not exactly a bargain. Especially now that some of the aluminum parts can be gotten in iron or laser cut from Steve A.

Steve