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- Wed Aug 24, 2022 9:20 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Tinkerbell Equalisation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1590
Re: Tinkerbell Equalisation
If you watch Matt Chivers on YouTube make his Tink frames I think he triples up on the thickness of the front buffer for weight. Check it out
- Fri Feb 25, 2022 8:26 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Laser or water jet cutting
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2409
Laser or water jet cutting
I ve heard of Model Engineering Laser in the U K. Anyone offering that service in the US? I need some motion work roughed out.
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- Sat Nov 06, 2021 10:14 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Welding
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7796
Welding
What is everyone s experience is the best way to start welding? Mostly cars and maybe a carbon steel boiler.
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- Sat Oct 30, 2021 9:09 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Flange bearings instead of axle boxes
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3276
Flange bearings instead of axle boxes
Does anyone have experience using flanged bearings for locomotive axles instead of conventional axle boxes? I thought I saw a Tinkerbell in the UK use flange bearings? If one could keep the axles parallel and pin the flanges to jeep them from moving it might work? Save a little bit of time I think. ...
- Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:34 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Meg Steam Wendy
- Replies: 0
- Views: 10469
Meg Steam Wendy
Anybody have a Marshal Valve gear drawing and or the crosshead pump drawings?
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- Fri Sep 10, 2021 11:03 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Meg Steam - The REAL Story
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2890
Re: Meg Steam - The REAL Story
I started one in the 90s and met Jack Sauter who built one near Baltimore.it would be nice to hear from othwr builders....
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- Sun Jun 13, 2021 7:54 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Steam "slide whistle" & "siren"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2857
Re: Steam "slide whistle" & "siren"
Nice profile photo Dick Morris!!!
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- Sun Jun 13, 2021 7:53 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Steam "slide whistle" & "siren"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2857
Re: Steam "slide whistle" & "siren"
My LLAS starts at like issue 5 I think...I'll check.
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- Sat Jun 12, 2021 7:33 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Steam "slide whistle" & "siren"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2857
Steam "slide whistle" & "siren"
Heard both at Rough and Tumble. Are there any drawings out there for either?
Has anyone put the on a live steam Loco?
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Has anyone put the on a live steam Loco?
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- Thu May 06, 2021 9:46 am
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: ISO 0-4-0 1.5" 7.25"
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14243
Re: ISO 0-4-0 1.5" 7.25"
My uncle built 3 Nusky engines. The one in the Mercer video is a steel boiler dry back head engine. I was in contact w the owner JC McHugh who 5 or 6 years ago may have been interested in selling. He was on facebook and may be on linkin. We used to move the loco and tinder in my Ford Granada. Two pe...
- Mon May 25, 2020 8:42 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Decauville 0-4-0 1:22.58 Scale
- Replies: 125
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Re: Decauville 0-4-0 1:22.58 Scale
I have a 4 3/4 ga Decauville 0-6-2 i would love to know something about....
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- Sun May 17, 2020 7:19 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Silver soldering set up
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9082
Silver soldering set up
My silver soldering facilities or technique are both lacking. I have some refractory brick and Acetylene and some propane torches. For the moment I am doing the ends of piping which I guess are compression type fittings available from the trade in the uk. Any photos or suggestions for a set up for t...