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by Comstock-Friend
Thu Jul 14, 2016 5:06 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Disney American
Replies: 432
Views: 211462

Re: Disney American

Jack, The blades bolt to the eccentric strap like your technique on the V&T's 'Dayton', a CP173 sibling so you are not out of line.
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(You can see a shim!)

John
by Comstock-Friend
Wed Jun 29, 2016 6:33 pm
Forum: Lathes
Topic: South Bend 9 rebuild question
Replies: 5
Views: 3048

Re: South Bend 9 rebuild question

by Comstock-Friend
Thu May 26, 2016 5:16 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Curtis Ferrington
Replies: 5
Views: 5673

Re: Curtis Ferrington

He's the train guy at Hillcrest Farms in Reedley, California

http://hillcrestreedley.com/contact

PH: 559.638.2762
FAX: 559.638.2762
Email: HillcrestShops@aol.com

Hillscrest Tree Farm & Shops
6943 S. Reed
Reedley, CA 93654

John
by Comstock-Friend
Tue May 03, 2016 8:21 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Building a locomotive from erection drawings
Replies: 40
Views: 20781

Re: Building a locomotive from erection drawings

Here's a blast from the past, in answer to another question:

http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/dow ... &mode=view

Built from "Baldwin Erection Cards"

John
by Comstock-Friend
Tue May 03, 2016 8:19 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: 1 inch Ten Wheeler - North American Live Steamer March 1956
Replies: 6
Views: 7240

Re: 1 inch Ten Wheeler - North American Live Steamer March 1

Just the one page photo and data. Here is a scan:
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John
by Comstock-Friend
Thu Jan 28, 2016 6:02 pm
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: WTB 1/4" Reverse Elbow
Replies: 11
Views: 4181

Re: WTB 1/4" Reverse Elbow

SUPERSCALE PART NUMBER 11-38-250-U (1/4" nominal size, you tap for your piping system)

John
by Comstock-Friend
Fri Dec 18, 2015 6:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: DYKEM Aersol Layout Fluid - 3 Strikes and You Are Out ???
Replies: 29
Views: 8974

Re: DYKEM Aersol Layout Fluid - 3 Strikes and You Are Out ??

I'm of the school that has had several leaks, both plain and aerosol. Took a while, but over the years the cans rust out. I have cans with other chemicals, I think the Dykem's are the worst!

John
by Comstock-Friend
Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:42 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Loco thermal image
Replies: 17
Views: 5503

Re: Loco thermal image

"Is it reasonable to assume the sand dome(s) are too cold to show at all, or is this an odd loco, or???" Sand domes are not cold. They are at least uninsulated from the boiler or have a steam coil in them to dry the sand. Wet sand is pretty useless. On the outside are steam actuated valves...
by Comstock-Friend
Sat Jun 20, 2015 11:54 pm
Forum: Milling Machines
Topic: the FRAY "B" mill head
Replies: 10
Views: 2944

Re: the FRAY "B" mill head

spro, do you have pics of a stock head??? I've wondered what this thing was for years, now I know! Thanks! I was born in Glendale too, probably we're both the same age!

John
by Comstock-Friend
Sat Jun 20, 2015 7:39 pm
Forum: Milling Machines
Topic: the FRAY "B" mill head
Replies: 10
Views: 2944

Re: the FRAY "B" mill head

I've been trying to figure out what this head is (came on a small Diamond horizontal mill) The mill came to me from Glendale. Could this be a Fray Type B head? Shares some features with a Type C head on a Fray in Tony's UK Lathe page.
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John
by Comstock-Friend
Sat Jun 20, 2015 6:55 pm
Forum: Milling Machines
Topic: Motor frames
Replies: 5
Views: 2072

Re: Motor frames

I just worked with Leeson to come up with a line of motors with no shaft extension. The motor shaft is bored 0.500" ID x 1.5" deep with a 0.125" keyway broached. There is a 1.5" reference ring and an SAE 4 bolt pump mount bolting face. Allows me to bolt a hydraulic pump directly ...
by Comstock-Friend
Sat Jun 20, 2015 6:47 pm
Forum: Site Software Questions and Answers
Topic: Offsite Links
Replies: 4
Views: 15092

Re: Offsite Links

On PM a link always takes you to a new window, On the Home Machinist it would be nice to select "always open link in new window" without having to right click every time...

John