The Home Machinist!

My condolences to his family and friends, and to the club members, for their loss. Sounds like he was a great guy!

My condolences to you and Joe's family and friends. I own a Sherline CNC lathe and CNC milling machine. Both are great tools, and a tribute to Joe's vision.

Merry Christmas Dave!!!

To quote a line from 1938's Reginald Owen version of "Scrooge"...

"To everyone, everywhere... a Merry Christmas My Dears!!!"
"God Bless us, every one!!!" (Tiny Tim)

Aplus.net is a reasonable host for $9.95/mo including domain name. Our company uses them, and I use them to host my personal domains. If you're looking for a free site to host the photos and other material, I might suggest Facebook. Just make sure you have your privacy preferences set to "every...

I'd like to see them restore to operation the SP AC12 that's in the California State Railroad Museum. Talk about one of a kind...

bcody wrote:Charlie:
I solved the problem by increasing the length of the lever on the pump to where I advanced the ratchet only two notches per stroke, not four like it was initially.

Bingo.

Download and install this PowerToys clone for Vista of an Image Resizer.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/phototoysclone/

Once installed, all you need do is right-click an image, select "Resize" from the resulting menu, and select a size. Done.

One movie I seldom see mentioned when this topic comes up is Disney's 1956, "The Great Locomotive Chase." If you like 1800's 4-4-0's and Civil War era equipment, this is the movie for you!

bcody wrote:Interesting run but not a challenge. I could set the throttle on my steamer and run the complete loop without touching the throttle.
Bill

While it may not be obvious in the video, there are actually some pretty stiff grades on the run - 3% or better in some places.

I also despise the digital magazines.... I can't read them in bed or on the toilet, or lay them out on my workbench while I'm building something! Digital copies are becoming more practical with the widespread availability of tablet computers. While still in their toddler stages, they are becoming m...

I powder coated my smokebox and stack. Not excessively expensive. Available in a host of colors and very durable.

Congrats Pamela!! I'm sure you're feeling pretty good about now after all the aggravations. Happy New Year to you!