The Home Machinist!

Hello and thanks to those who have offerred expertise and advice in response to my previous posts. I'm looking for a "Disk-in-tube" type of throttle for my son's Maisie Atlantic. His has an American style lever type throttle with which it is hard to ease out and get a soft start. It seems ...

Hey, I'm new at this. We have a 3/4" Maisie Atlantic that we're restoring. I have a good bit of experience with finishes but have never painted a live steamer. Will your basic automotive finishes or rustoleum work considering the heat factor? Thanks for all your help on my previous postings! Ou...

Thanks to everyone who replied!!

Bruce

Thanks to everyone for helping me out as I am a newbie to live steam. My son and I have a Maisie Atlantic with lots of 1/4-40 fitiings. I need to make some new ones but have been told that the threads are tapered. I can order taps and dies localy or cut the threads on my lathe. I have measured the e...

Hello, I'm new to this site and new to live steam. I am a home machinist. My son and I recently purchased a Maisie Atlantic in 3/4" scale. We had it boiler tested and certified at our club, LALS. I'm not sure if the axle pump is working. When we run the engine on compressed air the axle pump wi...