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clippard 3ps-1/2

not sure if it is a direct drop-in, but that is the cylinder that I use for brakes, and MDM used inside his castings for working brakes.
-Dave

765nkp wrote:When do you plan on having some ready to sell? Where are you located?


Tim

I am in wisconsin, about 30 minutes south of Milwaukee.
I am waiting on steel right now to put one more together quick to test out some detail and dimensional changes I did. i am hoping within 2 or 3 months

I updated some photos, and started a webpage. I got the unit finished and did a New Years Day run with it to start off a great year.

More pictures here, including construction. http://wp.me/P31LJk-u

Dave Will you be selling castings or are you going to build complete locomotives for sale? Right now, my plan is to build primered, unpowered units as available, and sell kits of all the important parts with plans for assembly. I am a few months out from this now, but I will get a site up with pict...

Trainman4602 wrote:Hi Dave

That's a very nice job. The nose casting were is that from?

That is my casting. the only parts I am currently buying are the details. Everything else is mine, I spent a lot of time doing all the drawings for this. Makes it much easier to reproduce later...
-Dave

Steamingdanny wrote:Where'd you get trucks, drive from?

I machined those trucks. Old castings we had laying around. I am working on new castings that will replace these soon.

Dave, Can you tell me what the make and model number of the batteries you are using? They look like they will fit in the hoods of my EMD model 40 project.. John John, I used a standard group 24 sized deep cycle battery. got them from the local farm supply store. 47 pounds each, 11" by 9.125&qu...

Got it Painted up in Soo Line red and white last night. First time spraying autobody paint, I think I did a really nice job. Practice makes perfect, and I can get picky sometimes. Hope Connie can get me graphics in early January. I'd cut them out myself at work but I just don't have enough time righ...

With the 6 batteries and (4) 24vdc axle mounted motors, I ran for over 12 hours on the white creek in Michigan hauling between 3 and 4 passengers and 10 cars. A good charger will recharge the unit in about 4 hours after a hard day of running. With the dual 4QD boards, it will pull up some very steep...

Thanks! here is a picture of the frame. 6 deep cycle batteries, 2-4qd boards. running master/slave so one board controls each truck. seems to take a lot of abuse without over heating, or frying the board. PRN 24vdc axle mounted motors do the driving. has phoenix sound with speakers mounted in the fu...

Hey there, I wanted to share some photos of my first F7 build. This is getting painted in Soo Line red and white this week for a friend of mine. I just finished the final primer coat this evening. Going to start of a pair of SP units next. The nose is a casting fully detailed, and the rest of the un...