The Home Machinist!

Thanks for the advice everyone. I tried making some gaskets using the stainless ball method, however the web between the hole and the inside/outside edges of the gasket is very small and no matter how much care I put into it, the gasket material would snap. We are thinking about going to a laser cut...

I need to get a bunch of gaskets made up. Anyone have suggestions for vendors they have worked with? Laser Cutting would probably be easiest here...

Thanks!
Mike

The cylinder block may have been a shared casting (between several different types of locomotives). As a result they probably created a offset blast nozzle casting (as mentioned above). Yes, probably due to superheaders, but if you have prints for the stack, the stack casting may have been offset to...

Sold.

Can this pump air? If so, could this be a reliable design for an air brake system?

Mike

When I ran it a few years ago, the loco acquired its water from the riding car. As a result, there was a loss of probably 10-20 lbs of water that was usually in the tanks. I believe I spun it a few times but otherwise it steamed very well and ran well.

There has been a pending offer on this whistle, however I have yet to hear that payment has been sent for the whistle.

I will take other offers into consideration and act upon those after a reasonable timeframe has passed.

Thanks
Mike Walsh

Hi folks, I have an original Southern 3 chime top-lever whistle that I picked up for pennies a year or so ago... It is in great condition, save for one issue... A friend of mine had it mounted on a 2ft gauge steamer in SW Missouri, and while he wasnt there to witness it, the crew said it blew too mu...

Did you hollow out the Shapeways model? Remember that they charge by the cubic centimeter. I would recommend hollowing, perhaps maintaining a 1/8" wall (and have some internal ribs for structural support for when you form the sand). This will probably save you $100 in materials, if not more... ...

Happy halloween, everyone! I have for sale a 3-chime Lonergan Steam Whistle. It is 3" in diameter and is currently operational. The sound can be heard here: http://youtu.be/DuvsPrdDiq0?t=3m20s The whistle was blown at 150psi with a 1/2" supply line from the boiler. The whistle will come wi...

Never thought about the automobile a/c pumps... That's cool. 1:1 locos are belt driven off the drive shaft, usually if I'm not mistaken. You'd just be copying the prototype :) If you do run a compressor off the drive shaft, make sure you have a safety on your air tanks... Don't wanna have a catastro...

Is anyone in contact with Fred Eisner?

I was chatting with a friend and he mentioned that he has not been able to reach Fred. I thought I would put a feeler out to see if Fred is still in good health, and if anyone knew a way I could contact him.

Thanks!

Mike Walsh