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by Curtis_F
Sun Dec 04, 2022 12:21 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Boiler plate specification
Replies: 15
Views: 4739

Re: Boiler plate specification

Quick followup: do all of the above comments apply to code boilers? Glenn, All of the materials I listed meet ASME code (ASME BPVC Section 1) for Power Boilers. A good reference and very practical guide for boilers and their materials are the Australian Miniature Boiler Safety Committee Code. https...
by Curtis_F
Thu Dec 01, 2022 8:40 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Boiler plate specification
Replies: 15
Views: 4739

Re: Boiler plate specification

Pretty much any ASME SA material. Pipes: SA-106 Plate: SA-36, SA-285C, SA-516, etc. As all A-36 plate is also spec'd for SA-36, that's the most common and lowest priced material you can get. The SA-285C is easier to form and requires closer stay bolt spacing, and SA-516 is hard to form but stay bolt...
by Curtis_F
Fri Mar 25, 2022 3:12 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: 1.5" scale 2-6-0
Replies: 37
Views: 23762

Re: 1.5" scale 2-6-0

If you want to design your own from scratch there here is some reference material free from Google Books: 1906 Locomotive Dictionary: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Locomotive_Cyclopedia_of_American_Practi/I8U1AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 1912 Locomotive Cyclopedia: https://www.google.com/books/e...
by Curtis_F
Fri Mar 25, 2022 10:06 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: 1.5" scale 2-6-0
Replies: 37
Views: 23762

Re: 1.5" scale 2-6-0

It may be worth tracking down a copy of Bill Morewood's book "Building the Raritan" about his 3/4" scale 2-4-0 design. If you want to keep it simple and since you're doing 1.5" scale, consider contacting Little Engines (Jesse Banning) or Allen Models of Nevada (Steve Alley) and g...
by Curtis_F
Wed Mar 23, 2022 2:21 pm
Forum: Grand Scale Railroading
Topic: Arizona Gandy Dancers
Replies: 100
Views: 53000

Re: Arizona Gandy Dancers

FWIW -> i have never seen a thermite rail welding operation that did any type of 'heat treating' after the thermite was finished... Bill, There is a pre-heating process and after the thermite is used there is a minimum amount of time the weld area is left encased in the thermite mold. Leaving the m...
by Curtis_F
Wed Mar 23, 2022 2:06 pm
Forum: Grand Scale Railroading
Topic: Why are these springs necessary
Replies: 27
Views: 21390

Re: Why are these springs necessary

For Reference: Here's a drawing from the Norfolk Western Historical Society of a Ramapo "Safety" Switch Stand. The top handle doesn't lock in place instead, it has a pair of springs that locked the switch stand into position. Thus if a train went through the closed side of the switch the p...
by Curtis_F
Wed Mar 23, 2022 1:31 pm
Forum: Grand Scale Railroading
Topic: Arizona Gandy Dancers
Replies: 100
Views: 53000

Re: Arizona Gandy Dancers

To add to Greg’s question, does antique 100YO ASCE 12# rail have the same metallurgy issues you describe above.- needing post weld normalization? Glenn, Rail metallurgy has changed through the years, but steel rail has always been a high-carbon steel which is what causes the embrittlement when weld...
by Curtis_F
Wed Mar 23, 2022 1:01 pm
Forum: Grand Scale Railroading
Topic: Arizona Gandy Dancers
Replies: 100
Views: 53000

Re: Arizona Gandy Dancers

Mike, Thank you for the reply. Greg, Here's a video showing one way to tension rails in place in preparation for them being welded together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8EZ6pEAyLc The tensioning stays in the rails as CWR because gravity prevents it from being a free-floating structure. It's con...
by Curtis_F
Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:42 pm
Forum: Grand Scale Railroading
Topic: Arizona Gandy Dancers
Replies: 100
Views: 53000

Re: Arizona Gandy Dancers

FYI: ASCE Rail has a custom metallurgy, but is somewhat close to 1070 spring steel. Welding on rail will add more carbon to the metal embrittling. If welding is performed on ASCE rail it requires post-weld heating and slow cooling to help normalize the metal. If the welded joint is not normalized af...
by Curtis_F
Tue Mar 22, 2022 9:52 pm
Forum: Grand Scale Railroading
Topic: Why are these springs necessary
Replies: 27
Views: 21390

Re: Why are these springs necessary

Wondering if Anybody here has tried to use return springs with 12 pound rail, with switches made from 12 pound rail , say 12” or 15” inch gauge? Would this design work at these larger gauges? Glenn, Spring switches are the standard for all of the RVRy affiliated 15" gauge railroads. RVRY No6 S...
by Curtis_F
Mon Feb 21, 2022 12:16 pm
Forum: Grand Scale Railroading
Topic: 15” ga wheel standards
Replies: 10
Views: 9959

Re: 15” ga wheel standards

Yes, I emailed them but never received a reply. Glenn, I just went looking for and found your FaceBook message to me about track specs and finally responded. :cry: I'm very much behind on personal communications. Feel free to drop me a line at Curtis@HillcrestShops.com for this project. Cheers, Cur...
by Curtis_F
Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:46 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: 1" Scale Cab Forward
Replies: 6
Views: 4521

Re: 1" Scale Cab Forward

My eyes might be deceiving me, but it appears to be a 4-6-6-2. Your eyes are good. 4-6-6-2 with simple cylinders which would make it an AM2, or with that fanciful skyline casing perhaps the builder was making an "AM3". AM2 3910: Denver Public Library OP-15650 - Southern Pacific locomotive...