The Home Machinist!

Because of things I learned during my brief business association with Fred at PMS I'm going to guess that there was not a "stock" of Faulk castings on hand when the accident occurred. It's possible of course, but unlikely. IMHO the first direction of travel now would be to search or inquir...

Yes. It's like a spindle with 2 flanges (bobin).

Just as I thought. There was a simple and nifty balanced regulator valve design drawn up in Live Steam magazine quite a few years ago which I kept hoping one day to have a project to apply it to.

Willy, I'm not ignoring the needs of or consideration for the handicapped, but I answered (or asked) as I did because this is a seperate thread which asked a different question and doesn't mention handicapped needs per se. Kent has begun his own thread on that which asks those questions. I'm in a bu...

First I'd like to clarify what is meant by "straddle" cars. I've never heard this term used before, but if by that you mean the typical British practice of building elevated lines and using riding cars shaped like an inverted "U" then I'm clear on what you mean. In case of a dera...

Phill,
Is that what I would call a balanced regulator?

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Reed, To specifically answer your question, you can (although I agree - NO brass in boilers) but I see two potential problems. First the melting point of brass and silver solder aren't all that far apart and if you should accidentally allow a joint to overheat there's a good chance the brass will me...

Reed, I can't say that I've experienced the problem you describe, at least to the extent that it would keep from using S-brz screws if needed but I don't screw my boilers to achieve mechanical strength anyway, the solder provides that. Instead, for a number of reasons, what I do is fit and pre-assem...

All of those sorts of things pale in comparison to what was once printed on American Airlines snack peanuts:

Instructions:
1. Open Bag
2. Eat

Will, The Double TICH is just that . . . a 3-1/2"ga TICH, doubled, with the expected adjustments in details in boiler and running gear, although I've read that it is indeed a straight doubling so you make a lot of progress by simply doubling the LBSC drawings and applying typical practice elsew...

Will, I was going to remind you of (but not necessarily recommend) the TICH, which is available doubled to 7.5" ga, but John beat me to it. I'm building one now but I hesistate to "recommend" it only because although one could be Americanized I'm not sure the results would be satisfac...

Thanks for the information. I've seen the kind of buffer setup you describe in auto body and sheet metal shops. I think that setup is called a "gimbal" mount.