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by wms6
Sat Sep 25, 2021 6:03 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: What’s the plan?
Replies: 28
Views: 16722

Re: What’s the plan?

Plan to start building my railroad over the winter here in AZ. Always been a dream of mine and finally have the property to make it happen. First loop will be just under 1000 ft with later expansions going to 3300 ft. Already been clearing some mesquite out of the way.
by wms6
Mon May 31, 2021 11:48 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: West Virginia Coal down South
Replies: 47
Views: 24378

Re: West Virginia Coal down South

Berkman wrote: Mon May 31, 2021 7:01 pm I guess theoretically the best/cheapest way to get it would be a buy a truckload as a group and deliver it to a club track etc.
That's how my dad got a bunch of coal from Pennsylvania to California. Big group went in on a train car shipment of bags.
by wms6
Mon Apr 19, 2021 4:10 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: To pump or not to pump that is the question
Replies: 34
Views: 22450

Re: To pump or not to pump that is the question

Keep the pump. I've had to resort to the hand pump a couple times even when the engine has a steam water pump, injector and axle pump.
by wms6
Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:54 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: 1.5" scale Hudson from '66
Replies: 3
Views: 5375

Re: 1.5" scale Hudson from '66

I'll have to check through photos and video from Riverside. My dad was a member starting in the early 70's, me during the 80's till '89 when we moved. Might be a while, lots to go through lol
by wms6
Tue Dec 29, 2020 3:10 am
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: Riding Scale 'Diesel" locomotive
Replies: 22
Views: 23211

Re: Riding Scale 'Diesel" locomotive

Wms6, yes it was a diesel engine, if I remember correctly it was a 3 cylinder Kubota engine. Also the generator was also the starter. Another point if you went from forward to reverse too quickly you would fry the generator. -Kevin S. Wish I had paid more attention back then lol Hopefully I'll come...
by wms6
Thu Dec 03, 2020 4:00 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: Riding Scale 'Diesel" locomotive
Replies: 22
Views: 23211

Re: Riding Scale 'Diesel" locomotive

Old rice farmer friend of mine who has since passed away years ago had one. Can't remember if it was a diesel engine for sure but it worked similar to the full sized. Engine spun a generator which powered the traction motors. Pulled the body off once and I'm not sure if anything else could have fit ...
by wms6
Tue Dec 01, 2020 7:08 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Ever get teased for being a live steamer?
Replies: 38
Views: 21096

Re: Ever get teased for being a live steamer?

Only person to give me a hard time is a friend who's an engineer for Union Pacific lol Generally, people are really curious and ask a lot of questions.
by wms6
Sat Oct 05, 2019 4:54 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: 730 Old Boiler Dissection
Replies: 75
Views: 41871

Re: 730 Old Boiler Dissection

I just realized something, so this boiler (the cut apart one) was originally steel tubes and they were replaced with copper. Copper and Steel are a fair distance apart on the galvanic reaction chart, i.e. the steel will be consumed as the "anode" in the "battery". Heat speeds th...
by wms6
Sat Sep 21, 2019 8:45 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Steaming Bay Air Hose Connectors
Replies: 5
Views: 6594

Re: Steaming Bay Air Hose Connectors

Milton M-style/industrial. Pretty sure that's what was being used at LALS and Riverside, at least the last time I was there running.
by wms6
Sat Jul 20, 2019 4:04 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Anyone printing in wax?
Replies: 14
Views: 9951

Re: Anyone printing in wax?

https://www.machinablewax.com/product.p ... 2MQAvD_BwE

Wonder how well this works. I don't have a 3d printer, yet.
by wms6
Sun Jun 23, 2019 3:20 am
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: Six more days
Replies: 1
Views: 6466

Re: Six more days

Russ, could you check your private messages please? ;)
by wms6
Fri Jun 21, 2019 5:53 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: LALS Web-Site
Replies: 3
Views: 5538

Re: LALS Web-Site

Probably forgot to renew. Hopefully someone has contacted them so they know there's an issue.