The Home Machinist!

Diesels are/were designed to smoke right out of the factory such that you could work all day and keep the bugs, insects and mosquitoes at bay. Now, especially in states like California an New York, the clean immisions diesels have everything screwed up and the mosquitoes and bugs are out of control....

The tool in the second picture with the brass and thumbscrews is for holding an indicator in a mill to center a hole. The shaft on the right goes in a collet or drill chuck ( facing up instead of down). The brass block on the left (between your fingers) holds the indicator. Thumbscrew on the steel r...

Not that your going to do it now, but many manufacturers recommend replacing head bolts / studs when rebuilding an engine. Each time you torque them down they stretch, they are designed too. With each consecutive torqing they stretch even more, and before you know it they have stretched to the point...

I have a Clover 17/25 but had wanted a manual. I found a company in Italy whom I reached out to and inquired about availability. I was quoted around $200 . I don’t like the machine enough to warrant the expense so I didn’t go any further. I would contact Summit lathes and ask about the manual and ge...

Bell has been sold.

Sale Pending.

Sale Pending

Nyle

Available is a top mount bell for 1-1/2" scale. I do not know the manufacturer, maybe someone can identify it. The bell is brass, the rest of the parts appear to be die cast

Open to all reasonable offers.

Nyle

Up for sale is a New 6 chime whistle made by Superscale for 1-1/2 scale.

$350.00. Shipping is included.

Pm if interested.

Nyle

Why did full size steam die and diesels take over? Maintenance / costs were probably the #1 factor. In simplified terms the hobby isn't that much different......cost (and time ) to build a steamer and maintenance required to keep it going. It can take thousands of hours to build a steamer, never min...

I probably do have it, I just can't find it!

What ever happened to this build series? 2016 were the last of the series by hwboivin3. For what it is worth , I recently decided to part with my castings for my RRSC Mikado project as I have decided to build something much bigger. If anyone is interested please PM me. I will probably take some pict...