duckman903 wrote:The only problem that I can see is that band brakes work good in one direction only, in the opposite direction they are self energizing which can cause wheel lock up and flat spot, this my own personal opinion.
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- Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:27 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: APPLYING A BAND BRAKE TO A PAIR OF TRUCKS
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5076
Re: APPLYING A BAND BRAKE TO A PAIR OF TRUCKS
He addressed this in the video....
- Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:43 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: MORE ON PATTERN MAKING APPLYING THE WAX FILLET
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5852
Re: MORE ON PATTERN MAKING APPLYING THE WAX FILLET
Hey Dave, can you use something like an epoxy instead of wax? Just curious....
Fred
Fred
- Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:40 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: LOOKING AT THE TRAIN HOBBY FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3434
Re: LOOKING AT THE TRAIN HOBBY FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE
Hmmm.... Don. Could it be you need a bigger train
steamingdon wrote:My wife dosn`t seem to react that way about my trains?
Don.
- Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:08 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: New treads while you wait!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3025
Re: New treads while you wait!
Something to do with a welder. It is show in a different video. I am going to go see if I can find it.
Found it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2vzemIL ... re=related
Found it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2vzemIL ... re=related
- Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:54 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: New treads while you wait!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3025
New treads while you wait!
Ha, I found this after following a link from one of the threads here. They are cutting new treads while the wheel and axe are still under the loco.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT83r9aC ... r_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT83r9aC ... r_embedded
- Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:28 pm
- Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
- Topic: Bobber Caboose
- Replies: 268
- Views: 74412
Re: Bobber Caboose
I didn't put it together until now...... It would be scary as all get out if we had a person with Jack's building skills and Mike's photographic talents combined...... We would never be able to tell if it was real or scale ! :lol: Jack, I would recommend 1/4 tint yellow theatrical gel, I can mail yo...
- Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:55 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Ed Perry phone number + LE boiler castings?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5495
Re: Ed Perry phone number + LE boiler castings?
Try Marty Knox.... He is on here regularly.... Thanks for all the input guys. Ed is unable to finish the boiler, so I'm going to have to take it elsewhere. Can anyone recommend a good copper boiler builder to finish it? I'd really like to get the ball rolling on it as soon as possible. As for the do...
- Sun Feb 20, 2011 6:59 pm
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: Caboose Stoves
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3817
Re: Caboose Stoves
Great, I should be able to pay for it by 2015. Now how many monthly payments would that be
Congrats Jack
Congrats Jack
JBodenmann wrote:Hi Pamela
Thank you for the complement. I plan on keeping stoves in stock for those that wish to buy one.
Jack
- Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:46 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Popular Mechanics 1945 article on live steamers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3242
Re: Popular Mechanics 1945 article on live steamers
Scroll down further and there is a pretty good article on casting parts and pieces for Liberty Ships in the shipyards. Actually, the whole mag looks good.
- Sun Feb 13, 2011 2:50 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: stanchions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2838
Re: stanchions
I started to go 'what's he talking about' ...... I was too busy staring at the good looking pilot. They look purdy sittin' up there...... Here's what those little puppies look like installed. pilot.jpg Still lot's to do. More goodies, some clean up, and particularly a locomotive to go behind this th...
- Sun Feb 13, 2011 2:47 pm
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: for sale
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8717
Re: for sale
Hey Chris (or anyone else), in photos 37, 38, and 39.... there is a tank with a couple on lines coming out of it and looks to go into the smokebox. Is that some sort of oil tank? It just caught my attention because it stretched the frame instead of being mounted on the rinning rails or boiler.... In...
- Sat Feb 12, 2011 2:03 pm
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: for sale
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8717
Re: for sale
Well, in zooming in, you can see coal in the tender, so it must be coal fired..... It's a nice looking engine though...