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by Greg_Lewis
Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:05 pm
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build
Replies: 694
Views: 981148

Re: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build

I have more tools, supplies, and miniature train jewelry than I'd like to admit that I bought but hasn't yet used. However, I have a sense of wellbeing just knowing they are going to be there when and if I do need them, so they were a good investment. No, Dick. It doesn't work that way. See my post...
by Greg_Lewis
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:31 pm
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Northern 4-8-4 Build 3/4”
Replies: 276
Views: 59744

Re: Northern 4-8-4 Build 3/4”

Re. white lead, if you can find an old tube of artist's oil pigment labeled white lead, that's probably what it is. I've got one that is perhaps 30 years old and have used it for lubing centers and it seems to work.
by Greg_Lewis
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:27 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Reducing union tees
Replies: 12
Views: 531

Re: Reducing union tees

The second law of building a steam loco is: Build the tender first 🤔, or at least concurrently with the loco. This is so true. I ignored that and I now think if I'd done that I would have learned things that would have helped me avoid some of the mistakes I made on the loco. (Just some of the mista...
by Greg_Lewis
Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:46 pm
Forum: Full Sized Railroading! (Chaski Railfan)
Topic: Pix of UK traction events
Replies: 0
Views: 76

Pix of UK traction events

The Guardian has some pix from UK traction events. While not all are of the engines, they are fun to look at. To me the people are just as interesting as the engines. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/mar/06/three-decades-of-the-english-steam-engine-scene-in-pictures?CMP=Share_iO...
by Greg_Lewis
Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:08 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: old photos
Replies: 41
Views: 3564

Re: old photos

At first glance it looks like that 36-incher is sitting on the elevated track.....
by Greg_Lewis
Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:56 am
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Anyone like shapers?
Replies: 20
Views: 951

Re: Anyone like shapers?

Here's an old pic of how I did the smokebox saddle on the 7-inch Atlas shaper. You can see the angle plates and bits that I clamped to the shaper column to hold the saddle casting. It took some careful adjustments to get everything in the right place. The giant c-clamp on the shaper head is so I cou...
by Greg_Lewis
Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:30 pm
Forum: Full Sized Railroading! (Chaski Railfan)
Topic: Well Trained
Replies: 3
Views: 321

Re: Well Trained

:lol:
by Greg_Lewis
Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:16 pm
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Anyone like shapers?
Replies: 20
Views: 951

Re: Anyone like shapers?

Old proverb: "Make haste slowly."
by Greg_Lewis
Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Anyone like shapers?
Replies: 20
Views: 951

Re: Anyone like shapers?

earlgo wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2024 2:45 pm … is fun to watch, so the owner says.
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That's something I enjoy. It's relaxing in this age of rush-rush.
by Greg_Lewis
Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:21 pm
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Anyone like shapers?
Replies: 20
Views: 951

Re: Anyone like shapers?

Many years ago I visited an old machine shop in town that still had remnants of the overhead line shafting in the rafters. They had a big shaper about the size of the one in the video. I asked the old machinist if they ever used it. He said not often but there were some things that just couldn't be ...
by Greg_Lewis
Mon Mar 04, 2024 12:13 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Large riveting job
Replies: 19
Views: 7596

Re: Large riveting job

Well their phone number is listed on the website. Just call them up.
by Greg_Lewis
Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:08 pm
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Sunbeam 1018 headlight being built from the Sunbeam print
Replies: 16
Views: 3169

Re: Sunbeam 1018 headlight being built from the Sunbeam print

JD Johnson wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:33 pm One of the fun parts was making the wing nut for the bezel closer. 0-080 Thread size.

Looks terrific. One of the most fun things is to try to figure out how to make something like that and then make it happen.