The Home Machinist!

The trailing truck pattern has been at the foundry for a few months now. The bronze foundry is a small operation and COVID hit it pretty hard. They had a shut down and are finally up again. I called last week ( I call weekly) and was told next week.

The new Crab drawings are finally finished. They are drawn is SolidWorks and have 3D views and assembly views to aid in construction. The Crab 0-4-0 is also the cheapest entry level locomotive on the market. The new complete kit is just over $1600 (excluding boiler). This price was achieved by utili...

We are bringing back all the small scale line. That is awesome! So I'm taking it that you purchased the small scale stuff back from Russell Stewart? I am definitely interested in getting some 1/2" scale couplers, if and when you have any cast and available. Good to hear that this stuff won't just d...

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Mon Jan 11, 2021 9:04 pm

Excellent pattern work Jesse! Are the steam passages cored as well?

Yes the passages are cored.

We are bringing back all the small scale line. I actually started with the 2.5" gauge locomotives. They are actually scaled to .53125" to the foot. We have the cylinders and drivers being cast as we speak. They are true piston valve 1 piece block.

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New Water Gauge. 2.875” tall by 1.1875” wide. 1/8-27 NPT both ends. Glass is .1875” thick annealed. $132/ea. I have 10 in stock. Plain or Red lettering.

Just had these cast. We have 6 in stock. They are 10.5 lbs, roughly 10" tall, 7" OD, 1.75" minor ID (stack base up to diamond), and fully cored. They are $140 plus shipping.

We will be offering our working hydrostatic lubricator in early 2020

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We ( Little Engines) have buckeye trucks. However, are currently out of stock on the castings. I anticipate to have more in a few months.. If you are in a hurry, I agree with Jack and contact Jim.

Having known a fair amount of people that retired, and then went to pursue their lifelong hobby dreams only to pass away before they ever got anything finished, I think it's money well spent. Jesse, what do you estimate the build time at on one of these kits? When you say plumbing isn't included, i...

The kit will be very similar to the Mogul kit OS used to offer. That kit was offered at $19,950 back in 2010.