The Home Machinist!

Ohh, I am starting on a set of spoked wheels today....timely! I have switched to OnShape, but the sequence is the key here.
I just about missed this thread tho, perhaps see if Mods might place it in "All things Cad and Cam" section.
Scotty

Here is the listing for the "Simulated Arch Bar" castings. It also list the castings to make trucks for 4 3/4" and 5" guage.
It also list PLA Patterns for sale.
http://newproductllc.com/railway-truck- ... nch-gauge/

Here is a listing for hit & miss engine castings.
http://newproductllc.com/hit-and-miss-e ... nmachined/

Bill,
I do know Larry, his container is right next to mine (ours, 3 owners). We are kinda working on improving the same area of track by installing plastic ties that he purchased.
Scotty

Bill: No. There are 5 of us building one CliShay. We have broken the build down to divy up the work. My first section to build is the frame with the jackshaft. When that is complete, my next task is to collect the parts to build the "flame in tube" boiler. The two fellows who are partnering up on th...

PM sent... a couple of days ago.

I bought it from you, altho we never met. At the time, if I remember right, you worked at Chugach electric, ML&P or some electric outfit, mebbe IBEW? We kept it for two years, several of us used it as a time builder out of Birchwood. Flew mostly around Palmer, Talkeetna, Kenai & Swentna. I sold it t...

Try a smaller whistle! LOL I know that was said in jest.... BUT, It does look like the whistle is of a bigger dia than the boiler. :shock: We were stopped in the yard at Maricopa Live Steamers waiting to build up steam, and a young fellow, perhaps 5 years old, and his mom came over to look. To keep...

WHAT! Tell me more. The last time I flew 3032golf was around 1979 in Anchorage! I heard it was latter wrecked down in Alyeska during a hard handing on a gravel strip. Glenn Nope, it was never wrecked, we did bend up a few, but not her. Only thing I did to it was to strip all the old paint off and p...

Glenn: I don't know if you will find an antiseize that is a good sealant, but Loctite makes several sealants that are high temp resistant. Long ago and faraway, we used Loctite59235 and 483629. Don't know the cost as the pipeline bought it, but I've seen it in small quantities.... try Amazon. Scotty...

I posted my progress over at the Backyard Railroading Facebook group and had a question about have the transmission works. z We have found that If building the Big Bertha replacement engine, there is no need for the transmition. One can install a simple "Slush Box" type of clutch if you desire to r...

Dave:
I was able to enlarge, copy and print the info. Thank you very much. That is a good narrative.
Scotty