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by shayloco
Fri May 20, 2022 11:34 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Has someone plan-ahead-designs Shay drawings?
Replies: 6
Views: 3881

Re: Has someone plan-ahead-designs Shay drawings?

I just had an email from Ken Hemmelgarn, here is his email address:
ken.hemmelgarn@sbcglobal.net

Copy and paste it to your email client and try again.
by shayloco
Thu May 19, 2022 12:19 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Has someone plan-ahead-designs Shay drawings?
Replies: 6
Views: 3881

Re: Has someone plan-ahead-designs Shay drawings?

I have a set of Plan Ahead Designs WM6 plans that I would be willing to sell, send a PM if interested. As for the Bill Harris 2-1/2" scale Mich-Cal those plans are sold by Ken Hemmelgarn see here for some old info: https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=106017&p=38269...
by shayloco
Tue May 03, 2022 2:50 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Nelsons Locomotive Works
Replies: 22
Views: 26623

Re: Nelsons Locomotive Works

Just got an email from Nelson. He says the site is down for now and may be resurrected in the future.

-Larry
by shayloco
Sat Apr 23, 2022 8:13 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Has anyone built a "New" Shay in 7 1/2" ?
Replies: 21
Views: 10534

Re: Has anyone built a "New" Shay in 7 1/2" ?

Todd- You should also take a look at the Locogear Shay, which is the Western Maryland #6, still operating at Cass. Much larger than a Schroeder (Allen) Shay. 10" boiler in 1-1/2" scale. The WM6 is a 160 ton Shay. I hope to build both the WM6 and the Greenbrier, Cheat & Elk #12 4 truck ...
by shayloco
Thu Apr 21, 2022 8:12 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Has anyone built a "New" Shay in 7 1/2" ?
Replies: 21
Views: 10534

Re: Has anyone built a "New" Shay in 7 1/2" ?

Don't recall seeing a "New" Shay in 7-1/2. I built the original Kozo Shay in 7-1/4, then made it dual gauge. At the time I chose the Kozo Shay over the Schroeder (now Allen) Shay because I was not confident I could machine the castings. So I started out with the Kozo Shay and later realize...
by shayloco
Tue Nov 02, 2021 4:47 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Help Identifying 7.5” ga. Shay parts
Replies: 5
Views: 3246

Re: Help Identifying 7.5” ga. Shay parts

Looks like someone's interpretation of an older Shay without the crankcase. May be some Kozo influence there, but they are definitely not scaled up from his "Building the Shay" plans. What is the Shay crankcase casting with crankshaft in the background of the truck photo? Doesn't quite loo...
by shayloco
Wed Jul 28, 2021 2:52 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Logging Disconnects
Replies: 50
Views: 34421

Re: Logging Disconnects

I've seen pictures where the disconnect trucks were coupled together by a piece of railroad rail pinned in place. Food for thought. RussN Some logging railroads called that a "rooster". At the EBL in New Hampshire the roosters were made of wood with metal ends. I am going to modify my met...
by shayloco
Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:04 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: For Climax Builders
Replies: 4
Views: 4534

Re: For Climax Builders

Thanks, Dick!
Good stuff.
-Larry
by shayloco
Mon Nov 18, 2019 3:29 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Pump o-rings
Replies: 14
Views: 10189

Re: Pump o-rings

"O-rings for Live Steam Service" by Kozo Hiraoka was in March-April 2007 Live Steam magazine.
by shayloco
Mon Nov 18, 2019 3:18 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Pump o-rings
Replies: 14
Views: 10189

Re: Pump o-rings

Kozo Hiraoka wrote a very good article on o-ring usage. His premise was that the commercial o-ring guides make the o-rings fit too tight for live steam models. He offered tables for o-ring use of both metric and imperial sizes. A very good guide. It was published in Live Steam magazine and may also ...
by shayloco
Tue Aug 20, 2019 11:34 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Looking for Information Bill Van Brocklin engines in Hawaii
Replies: 14
Views: 12042

Re: Looking for Information Bill Van Brocklin engines in Hawaii

Hello Glenn- I did a search for the seller and found his obituary from 2016. I do remember him mentioning another live steamer in Hawaii but we are too late to get that info. -Larry Larry, I am curious. Do you recall any details of your purchase - the approx year, location, etc. From time to time, I...
by shayloco
Tue Aug 13, 2019 7:14 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: 730 Gets a Boiler
Replies: 82
Views: 43467

Re: 730 Gets a Boiler

I had rust from the steel manifold clog the burner slots in two of my Locoparts burners. This took 12 years to accumulate. Easily cleaned after dropping the manifold and unscrewing the caps from the burners. I removed all the burners and cleared the loose rust out of the manifold then reassembled. N...