The Home Machinist!

TANSKI modeling here,send me a pm with your snail mail address and I will send you information on the 3/4” scale Raritan casting kit. It’s a live steam 2-4-0 starter locomotive that can be built on a 9” lathe in about 900 hours by first time builders.all castings in stock ,and the drawings and build...

Very nice start,great to see another 3/4 scale being built.

Very nice simple design,great to see 3/4 scale coming back ,great job Bernie!!

Congratulations on the first running on your new high line .great to hear that Andy’s Rartain ran fine ,looks like old time live steam is back
With this new high line
Great steaming
Joe

I had one for a sea doo GT ,stand was to low and to short ,would not want to put my pacific on it ,1100 lbs ,2” angle iron and some 2” sq tube welded up much faster,and was safe to put engine and tender 3’ in the air to work on engine and load on off it.safety first !!! Just my thoughts

The 1 1/2” scale Fairmont section car is owned by the Niagara Frontier Live Steamers ,Eden Ny, it is run regularly by club members,it has been reworked with new wheels and some major motor work,but still runs fine.
Will post pictures when I get time

Once again we are offering the 3/4 scale Raritan live steam casting kit & Drawing Construction Book Special Only $665.00 + Free Shipping USA. These are high quality Cast Iron and Brass castings for this great little 2-4-0 steamer This engine was designed to be built on a small 9” lathe. Tanski M...

Great film,they were sure having fun
Joe

I have made two or three of these bell ringers and have found that the secret to making them work is to lower the mass of the bell downward From the yoke I thing mine required a 1/4 brass spacer between the bell body and the yoke.this gives the bell more weight to help overcome the steam pressure th...

Sorry sold

Adam great to see you and your mom and dad at the PLS meet,while I was there,Ron Cicchini aske about the old gate valves I once sold ,I can no longer offer them as no one makes them anymore.But could you tell Ron I have found two in a old box of stuff I got from my dad. They are quick acting lever g...

Want one injector starter valve and one atomizer valve
How muck and where do I send check to
JOE