The Home Machinist!

I have a customer that we change out his power reverse. One thing to know be very careful on just air that it can move so fast it will or can brake the valve shaft on the reverse head. I would have keep it on water pressure, Do to its just slower and more positive movement. But to store it in cold w...

Update 2/8/19 No more stacks, Sand dome tops, we have a few Sand dome bottom and lots of steam dome tops and bottoms. Lots of pilot beams also. 3 smoke box tops and bottom 3 doors. IN Chloe Steam dome and sand dome bottoms.

Allen Models is setting on quite a few Alu Castings that is going to sell 1/2 off normal price. Casting include, Front pilot beam, Smoke box top and bottoms, Smoke box door, Steam dome tops and bottoms, Sand dome tops and bottoms. Stacks, Also FN or chloe smoke box covers, stack base, steam and sand...

So it seems that my Back Surgery is working great and back to shipping. We are load with Castings. 3 weeks in a row get more casting from the foundry. Stock level is in great shape. Just a few more items yet to be complete level. One foundry is down for 2 weeks and the other is work this next week t...

Get back to all that was interested in the M172-1 Saddle's . As you know we were out of these for some time and I have made a change to the pattern to make them thicker on the inside for 7 1/4" gauge engines. So I received two a couple of weeks ago and ship them to back orders. Today Dec 21 I p...

Ok Found him, took two days looking at past invoice 2 months back. Too many. All are sold at present time and due in two to three weeks to have more. New change in core for this to except for the narrower 7 1/4" track. Frame is move in and the center to center line of cylinders is move in. So t...

Correction Not Monday the 10 but Dec 11 is the date for the surgery. Ops.
Steve

Thank You
Steve

To All. So I am informing Allen Models customers that Shipping in the next two to three weeks is going to be spotty. Meaning not daily. Once or twice a week. I am going in for Back Surgery Monday Dec 10. Light lifting is in order and having friends coming in to help out. Its a minor operation but ju...

I went to the foundry today and pick up two cylinder saddles. One is sold and the other is for a person that is waiting for his. But I forgot who this is. Shoot out to the one that needs to contact me ASAP. Next ones in two to three weeks out to get them from the foundry.
Steve Alley

Gas Tank Sealer works best. Rubber coating will let water though.Bed liner the same.
Steve

I have talk to a lot of owners and most say it works. I think it may change the temp a bit. but not a lot. I know one thing. On the consolidation my friend owns, witch was Gene's engine. He has change out the ball in the water pump twice in three or four year. He is using the nylon one and I told hi...