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- Tue Aug 02, 2022 8:18 pm
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: 20 Ton Narrow Gauge Shay
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10734
Re: 20 Ton Narrow Gauge Shay
As I say I have been delayed on the frame due to family and getting ready for the last two runs of the club with the Forney. I did get one lesson on the rising price of steel pipe though. I asked my local supplier to find me a piece of eight inch, seamless pipe for the boiler. the quote came back a...
- Sun Jul 24, 2022 11:12 am
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: 20 Ton Narrow Gauge Shay
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10734
- Wed Jun 15, 2022 6:55 pm
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: Building the 2.5" Scale Shay
- Replies: 869
- Views: 438151
Re: Building the 2.5" Scale Shay
I have a mechanical lubricator for the Shay I am building, which is intended for cylinder lubrication. But recently, having completed making the connecting rods, reliable lubrication of the big-ends concerns me. Any scale size oilers on the con-rods won't have much capacity. I'm also concerned abou...
- Fri Jun 10, 2022 3:26 pm
- Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
- Topic: Switch (Turnout) Motor
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8259
Re: Switch (Turnout) Motor
I know of an extremely effective and cheep way for a motor driven turnout to be taken manually.... Simply added a slide arm and a hole in the original operator handle connects the motor arm. To take it manual, pop the arm from the motor out of the way and swing the slide plate out of the way. The o...
- Thu Jun 09, 2022 7:36 pm
- Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
- Topic: Switch (Turnout) Motor
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8259
Re: Switch (Turnout) Motor
Oh Chuck, you've read my mind. The design I made here works pretty well, though I will say having a manual actuation lever has created a lot of headaches with people either forcing the machines or tripping over the levers. One thought we had was include a hex socket in the shaft so the machine could...
- Tue May 31, 2022 11:21 am
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: Model Steam Pressure Gauges
- Replies: 78
- Views: 100384
Re: Model Steam Pressure Gauges
I was interested in a duplex gauge for air pressure - reservoir pressure on one side and brake cylinder pressure on the other. I spent a bit of time trying to find someone that made them in scale or nearly scale size. The closest I came was a 2" gauge. These were made in India and I suppose av...
- Sat May 14, 2022 11:19 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Real trains arch bar trucks
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3089
Re: Real trains arch bar trucks
I believe RMI took them over, at least the large scale part. Though the arch bars I have are not brazed. There’s some welded fabricated pieces but the side frames are held together with bolts like the big ones.
Wouldn’t hurt to call RMI and ask Bill though. Afternoons Tuesday-Friday are best
Wouldn’t hurt to call RMI and ask Bill though. Afternoons Tuesday-Friday are best
- Tue May 10, 2022 6:45 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Cylinder to piston clearance
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6209
Re: Cylinder to piston clearance
I think I did something like 0.02-0.03in clearance. The piston ring does the sealing anyway and I figured a bit of extra clearance would help keep the piston away from the bore.
- Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:17 am
- Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
- Topic: One piece at a time
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6168
Re: One piece at a time
In my experience roughing mills are amazing, and if your machine runs fast enough or can handle a large enough cutter then carbide is worth it for steel. HSS is still better for brass and aluminum to me since it can be sharper and will last longer in soft metal anyway. Just as an example, I have som...
- Sat Apr 09, 2022 9:28 pm
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: Converting a Baldwin 2-4-2 LYN to a Baldwin 2-4-4
- Replies: 977
- Views: 530486
Re: Converting a Baldwin 2-4-2 LYN to a Baldwin 2-4-4
Glad she did good Charlie! And those injectors should do just fine up high. Both of my EE injectors are up high and they lift great till the tank runs dry. Only thing I’ve found is it helps to be able to throttle steam to them, I use an American Model Engineering ball valve for mine. If they get hot...
- Wed Apr 06, 2022 3:01 pm
- Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
- Topic: Hydraulic fluid
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5132
Re: Hydraulic fluid
It shouldn't be full, maybe only 3/4 full. Need some room for the oil to expand when it gets hot.
- Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:01 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: 1.5" Scale Boiler Manufacturers
- Replies: 42
- Views: 26424
Re: 1.5" Scale Boiler Manufacturers
It likely wouldn't be a problem, you would almost never work the engine hard enough to max out the boiler capacity or the power of the cylinders. Duncan Herring built an N&W class A and thats how it behaves. It also has a massive firebox, though I dont remember the exact size off hand, and a bun...