The Home Machinist!

Hercules Sealing products in Florida would be my go to for the seals. Herculesus.com

Nyle

Just out of curiosity what wall thickness is the tube that bent? No the ratings on the casters or the entire hoist don't make sense. I haven't broken the wheels on mine, but I have had the casters separate at the swivel. I have a Carolina hoist,it has a one piece welded bottom frame, it is rated for...

If you had no other choice I'm sure you could get away with using them, maybe go to 1/2" just to play it safe.....nothing worse than dropping a machine, especially on yourself.

check out Mcmaster for the eyebolts. They have the ratings on them.

The ones you have pictured are not for lifting.

"tolerance" and this has nothing to do with any members on the board here.....just a few people I know... tolerance is the ability to be able to put up with someone who claims that they know what they are doing, and brag about it, when in fact they have no idea what they are doing

OH Boy...I could write a couple of pages on the subject matter pertaining to this article but I won't......what I will say is technology IS great when it works properly, unfortunately when it doesn't ( which happens all to often), you have to answer to the corporations that OWN this technology.........

Annealing aluminum is a very simple process. Assuming you have Oxy/Acetylene setup, or similar. Using the acetylene, or other, apply a coating of soot to the aluminum. Now take your torch and heat the the aluminum just to the point where the black soot disappears, quickly quench in cold water. Bring...

I don't feel it's a matter of over thinking...it's more a matter of preference based on your operating conditions and your wallet. Whether your running on aluminum or steel rail, how often are you going to run, what kind of load do you think you will be pulling, how tight is the radius on the track/...

So if you were to make wheels from 4140 pre hardened, which ranges from Rc28-35 you would be closely matching the full size.

Does anyone know what hardness wheels are on full size locomotives? and what type of steel?

Also a good place to tape up your blueprints.

Harold,

I still buy from EMJ. They still have a huge inventory, and everything can be accessed online if you register. Pricing is competitive, but that depends o what your looking for. Pennsylvania steel is another supplier I deal with frequently.

Nyle