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- Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:27 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Could I get tips on dumpster diving for materials for your build?
- Replies: 52
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Re: Could I get tips on dumpster diving for materials for your build?
Going off the topic but… to paint galvanized you need to prep it with a wipe down of ammonia to remove the surface oxidation. A coat of self-etching primer and enamel paint. Done. I learned a trick while working in a restoration/hot rod shop… preheat parts whenever possible, not red HOT, what is cal...
- Fri Jan 01, 2021 7:52 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Could I get tips on dumpster diving for materials for your build?
- Replies: 52
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Re: Could I get tips on dumpster diving for materials for your build?
Heck… my 1948 Gorton 8-1/2D milling machine was found outside in a scrapyard by a good live steaming buddy of mine. He asked the yard owner what he wanted for it and the reply was, "It weighs 2400 lbs so bring me 2400 lbs of scrap and it's yours!" My buddy did just that even though he didn...
- Fri Jan 01, 2021 7:25 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Could I get tips on dumpster diving for materials for your build?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 25344
Re: Could I get tips on dumpster diving for materials for your build?
Our hobby was born from scrap metal. I own several locomotives built as early as the 1920s to the 1970s and those early ones were built entirely from "scrap". No one bought shiny new metal for a hobby during the Great Depression or WWII. So we know it can be done and done safely when it co...
- Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:50 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Highline Videos
- Replies: 29
- Views: 17915
Re: Highline Videos
Here's another one of snow & steam…
MLS Spring Meet
A steam-up at the Montreal Live Steamers club. March 20 - 21, 2010
Direct link to YouTube https://youtu.be/gENuSdELAOc
MLS Spring Meet
A steam-up at the Montreal Live Steamers club. March 20 - 21, 2010
Direct link to YouTube https://youtu.be/gENuSdELAOc
- Fri Dec 25, 2020 8:12 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Highline Videos
- Replies: 29
- Views: 17915
Re: Highline Videos
Here's another chilly one from Montreal.
MLS 2016 New Years Run
The annual steam-up at the Montreal Live Steamers club to celebrate the new year.
Direct link to full-size version; https://youtu.be/n3HALEYcKd4
MLS 2016 New Years Run
The annual steam-up at the Montreal Live Steamers club to celebrate the new year.
Direct link to full-size version; https://youtu.be/n3HALEYcKd4
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 8:07 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Highline Videos
- Replies: 29
- Views: 17915
Re: Highline Videos
Here's a cold & snowy one to suit the season. Yes, we run no matter what the weather is as a sort of Polar Bear Plunge ! :shock: 2015 New Years Run at Montreal "Several of us went out to the Montreal Live Steamers club for a run on New Years' Day. The weather was a bit cold and snowy but we...
- Tue Dec 22, 2020 8:52 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Highline Videos
- Replies: 29
- Views: 17915
Re: Highline Videos
Jim, Is there a map somewhere of the tracks at MLS? Hi Ken, Here's a layout from the proposal back in 1999. It's not drawn to scale, the steaming bay layout is not like this, there are now enginehouses (not shown) and there is no pedestrian bridge. The mainline is approximately 1370-feet long. The ...
- Sun Dec 20, 2020 8:21 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Highline Videos
- Replies: 29
- Views: 17915
Highline Videos
I'll get this train rolling… jump on if this interests you… Highline Videos . Post your own or post ones you find online. It's easy to set-up notifications so you will know whenever there's been a new post on this thread. Click on the YouTube logo or the direct link to get the fullscreen higher reso...
- Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:49 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Portable Hi-Line Track
- Replies: 21
- Views: 12344
Re: Portable Hi-Line Track
I photographed the "TSME" track when I visited David Croft at his home after it was suggested I might be interested in moving it here. I should post up a separate thread about that track. maybe some TSME members would be able to contribute some photos and history.
- Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:14 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Portable Hi-Line Track
- Replies: 21
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Re: Portable Hi-Line Track
I'm currently erecting my loop of "Art Ellis - TSME" track. I'm doing it all on my own and don't find it terribly difficult but the 16-foot long sections are heavy so I used my lawn tractor to drag them into a rough position. This is just a temporary location for the winter. I will be movi...
- Sat Dec 12, 2020 8:48 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Foaming boiler water
- Replies: 25
- Views: 14283
- Sat Dec 12, 2020 6:36 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Foaming boiler water
- Replies: 25
- Views: 14283