The Home Machinist!

superpower detail's pump castings

Thank you everyone. I will call Roger this will help me alot.

Thank you
James

Hi VO4454 Thank you for the reply. I'm just getting started on collecting info on the Daylight. I was going to build in 1.6 but 1.593 is fine with me. I will need anything that you and Ed can help me with. I was just about ready to call Ed and talk to him about what he had for prints. Let me know wh...

Wanted : Southern Pacific 4449 GS-4 Daylight Blueprint

Thank you
James

LivingLegend

i done on this subject.

The gear connecting rod has a off set also for the angularity . This make the valve gear travel equaly. LivingLegend is right about the combination lever offset.

James

Hi Mark
What Baker valve gear are you modeling ? What scale are you building ?

James

Curved turnouts work fine.

There are two more triplex locomotives . One in Australia , a Virginian type Ian Thomas is building . The other one is Mike Darbyshire's in New York . On the Triplex all 3 chassis are the same. Just make parts. How to build a Big Boy ! That tender looks like alot of work to me. It's alot of fun to s...

Hi Jon
I have talked to Barry about the drifting valves. He told me that he is not making them at this time . I plain on making my own. I will need 6 of them.
James

Fred what do you run for boiler pressure ? Does this happen just when the engine is moving or just when you start to open the throttle ? Does your throttle leak when it's closed ?