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- Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:19 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: 3" scale cross-compound pump patterns
- Replies: 1
- Views: 289
Re: 3" scale cross-compound pump patterns
I guess the answer might be had by his son.
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:18 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Pattern Making
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1262
Re: Pattern Making
At some point, what is your "wait time" worth? Might be worth a test pour to see what the outcome is.
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 7:35 am
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: 15” gauge Cagney
- Replies: 3
- Views: 487
Re: 15” gauge Cagney
Yeah, he got that backwards. I'm guessing 1500' rail for 750' track. Unless it's 750' rail for 375' of track.
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:05 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: How to get started?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 10579
Re: How to get started?
There is a Facebook group as well as a groups.io targeted at the Allen Models Fitchburg Northern. Lots of information to be derived from there. Check it out.
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:02 am
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: Seen this Locomotive on Ebay Today
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1449
Re: Seen this Locomotive on Ebay Today
The 2-10-4 is a joke. It's a blind gamble. I was in the area this past year, and emailed him ahead of time to see if I could stop in and look at the locomotive prior to making a decision. He told me I could come look at the crate but it was closed. Didn't seem interested in someone looking at it. Fo...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 1:31 pm
- Forum: Milling Machines
- Topic: Atlas MF-B Horizontal Mill musings
- Replies: 1
- Views: 362
Atlas MF-B Horizontal Mill musings
So, I picked up an Atlas MFB Horizontal Mill quite a few years ago. I had to replace the knee screw as it was bent, and few little things here and there. It's not been used in the time I have had it as I still need to tweak a few things. I've been debating selling it as I want to reorganize my shop ...
- Tue Dec 26, 2023 11:55 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Two one-lung pump questions
- Replies: 22
- Views: 19057
Re: Two one-lung pump questions
I'm not of much help with the tech questions... But I thought I'd share some 3D images that I drew up about a year ago. I was really struggling with the CA Street drawings and decided to whip it up in CAD. The color coded passages helped me so much and everything fell together. From there, I drew th...
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 10:05 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: 1” scale air brakes
- Replies: 26
- Views: 37672
Re: 1” scale air brakes
Hope not...
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 9:24 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: 1” scale air brakes
- Replies: 26
- Views: 37672
Re: 1” scale air brakes
I really need to get off the pot and start tinkering with electric brakes for rolling stock.... I've been wanting to test my idea for electric brakes (yeah yeah, get off my lawn) for a while now...
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:42 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: MPT to NPT Adapter
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6093
Re: MPT to NPT Adapter
Doesn't call out if its MTP or Straight thread.318J wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 6:25 pmWell, shoot! That's what I need! Thanksmakinsmoke wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 5:41 pm These guys have all kinds of random sizes:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/125722841634
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 7:12 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Looking For Drawings of Steam Flex Joint
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2451
Re: Looking For Drawings of Steam Flex Joint
May be able to get a ball valve from Home Depot and disassemble it for inspiration. After all, the ball does rotate, similar to what you're probably wanting to accomplish.
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 10:26 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: MPT to NPT Adapter
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6093
Re: MPT to NPT Adapter
https://pmmodelengines.com/reducing-bushing/
You can bush up to the size you need... But you'll need a pipe nipple to connect to your cylinder cocks.
At that point, probably easier to just get the tooling and make a custom adapter.
....or ask some locals if they have the tooling you need.
You can bush up to the size you need... But you'll need a pipe nipple to connect to your cylinder cocks.
At that point, probably easier to just get the tooling and make a custom adapter.
....or ask some locals if they have the tooling you need.