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- Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:22 am
- Forum: Grand Scale Railroading
- Topic: Why are these springs necessary
- Replies: 30
- Views: 21815
Re: Why are these springs necessary
Jeff... There's no good way to determine the spring rate in advance. It's something you "get a feeling for" by moving the points during turnout assembly. When setting the spring stops/collars...push the point over maybe 6 to 8" back from the tip of the points. You're trying to simulat...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:12 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Ed Woodings
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4205
Re: Ed Woodings
Below are two photos from Ron Shupard's photo collection I recently inherited. The Pennsy T-1 tender gave a new meaning to the term..."long distance tender". Geez those were beasts...but not quite as long as the loco. Pennsy had an array of long tenders for various locos. Even in HO gauge...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:24 am
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: Mich Cal Shay plans
- Replies: 5
- Views: 453
Re: Mich Cal Shay plans
Steamcrane... Have a friend that purchased a pre-fabricated 2-cylinder, 2.5" shay engine several years ago from a guy down in the Dayton, OH. Believe he re-did the original Harris drawings or at least updated the drawings for the 2.5" scale. His name is Ken Hemmelgarn. He might be affiliat...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:32 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: steam channel
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2260
Re: steam channel
John, interesting comment there... "Until you get exposed to something, chances are you won’t know it existed." Thanx for that explanation. Most people are aware of the table top model railroads and even garden railroads. It's the larger trains that don't get such exposure. In some cases, ...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:54 am
- Forum: Full Sized Railroading! (Chaski Railfan)
- Topic: Well Trained
- Replies: 3
- Views: 399
Re: Well Trained
GOOD AIM!
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:51 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Joining rail on track
- Replies: 6
- Views: 420
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:47 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Rail Bender
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1658
Re: Rail Bender
Jeff... Here's another 2 cents worth of experience...would suggest the following... 1) do not use aluminum rail joiners. Once drilled, don't think those are strong enough to hold the rail in alignment. Particularly in curves. My local club years ago found a supply of "steel flat wire" whic...
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:40 am
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: FOR SALE: Flat car with Tractor Loads
- Replies: 3
- Views: 421
Re: FOR SALE: Flat car with Tractor Loads
Thanks for the heads up Bill. The flatcar in the ad is 1.5" scale, 7.5" gauge. Carl B.
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:14 pm
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: FOR SALE: Flat car with Tractor Loads
- Replies: 3
- Views: 421
FOR SALE: Flat car with Tractor Loads
(1) one, Pennsylvania Western 40 foot scale flat car with tractors and other load gimmicks. Car was made by Tom Bee. Car has a finished hardwood deck. Flat car trucks are equipped with needle bearings. Car has Tom Bee couplers. Flat car loads include 1/8 scale Ertl John Deere and Farmall tractors (t...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:07 pm
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: FOR SALE: Riding Gondola
- Replies: 0
- Views: 544
FOR SALE: Riding Gondola
For sale: (1) one, 1.5" scale, 7.5" gauge, P&W #8601, 40 foot scale riding gondola. Car was custom built with a steel center sill from coupler to coupler. Car has Railroad Supply Corp. cast aluminum ends, Tom Bee Bettendorf freight car trucks with air brakes and Tom Bee couplers. The c...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:59 pm
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: For Sale: Backyard Rails F-7 Train Set
- Replies: 1
- Views: 66024
Re: For Sale: Backyard Rails F-7 Train Set
No reasonable offers so far. As such, the Backyard Rails F-7 loco consist (powered and dummy A units) plus riding car are still available for purchase. Price reduced to $16,000 for the train set. Pick up only: Chicago SW suburbs. As a side note, a C&NW Backyard Rails F-7 A unit (only) was advert...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:58 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Boiler insulation
- Replies: 21
- Views: 42912
Re: Boiler insulation
FWIW, my 2 cents... 1) boiler air gap. Living in the Northern US climates all of my live...I wouldn't live in a house that didn't have wall/roof insulation. Whether to keep the cold air out in the Winter and/or keep the hot air out in the Summer. That's insane. The only air gaps in the house insulat...