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by SteveM
Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:37 pm
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: 2-4-2 Locomotive and Tender For Sale
Replies: 2
Views: 515

Re: 2-4-2 Locomotive and Tender For Sale

That's a lot of engine for just over ten grand.

Steve
by SteveM
Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:22 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell, Trade, Wanted, Free!
Topic: Anyone need grippers?
Replies: 0
Views: 107

Anyone need grippers?

As far as I could find, these are called grippers. Grippers.jpg What they are used for, I have no clue, but I know I don't need them. Can anyone use them? Free for the postage - probably a small flat-rate box. Preference given to long-time members (I once had someone with zero posts who joined that ...
by SteveM
Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:25 pm
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Anyone like shapers?
Replies: 20
Views: 951

Re: Anyone like shapers?

A "Shaper" is just a sort of "Linear Lathe". When I was at the Charles River Museum for a model engineering show years ago, they had a shaper operating. I asked the guy there why shapers even existed. He said that back then, it was easier to make an accurate sliding surface than...
by SteveM
Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:45 pm
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Anyone like shapers?
Replies: 20
Views: 951

Re: Anyone like shapers?

I have a friend whose dad was a retired Korean-era marine and grew up in the depression. Guys like that didn't buy stuff, they made it. When he found out what a new tow truck body cost, he said "we can make that", and went out and bought a press brake that two stories tall and had to have ...
by SteveM
Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Yet another WHATZIT?
Replies: 13
Views: 835

Re: Yet another WHATZIT?

Charles T. McCullough wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 5:45 pm What did you forget?
I don't remember.

And it's now three days later, so another three things forgotten.

Steve
by SteveM
Thu Feb 29, 2024 4:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Yet another WHATZIT?
Replies: 13
Views: 835

Re: Yet another WHATZIT?

earlgo wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:43 pm It was/is used to measure the depth of the fluting on a twist drill. It could also be used to measure the web thickness at various locations.
I learned something new today.

Problem is, I've forgotten two things.

And the day's not over yet.

Steve
by SteveM
Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Yet another WHATZIT?
Replies: 13
Views: 835

Re: Yet another WHATZIT?

I found this oddball mic and the REALLY oddball thing is that the graduations are double normal size - when it says 0.100, the anvil has only traveled 0.050. IMG_20240226_180515.jpg It's for measuring the cutter on a line boring tool - the position of the anvil is radius, and doubling it gives you d...
by SteveM
Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Yet another WHATZIT?
Replies: 13
Views: 835

Re: Yet another WHATZIT?

Measuring the height of a key, or the depth of a keyway?

Steve
by SteveM
Mon Feb 26, 2024 6:58 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell, Trade, Wanted, Free!
Topic: Bought one this last Sunday - WTB Rockwell vertical milling machine
Replies: 6
Views: 756

Re: Bought one this last Sunday - WTB Rockwell vertical milling machine

HarryJM wrote: Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:28 am Bought one last week.
Pictures, or it didn't happen :-)

Steve
by SteveM
Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:40 pm
Forum: Lathes
Topic: New Knurling tool
Replies: 16
Views: 1287

Re: New Knurling tool

Nice.

Steve
by SteveM
Thu Feb 15, 2024 1:58 pm
Forum: Full Sized Railroading! (Chaski Railfan)
Topic: Full Size Locomotive + Cars for Sale
Replies: 5
Views: 615

Re: Full Size Locomotive + Cars for Sale

Bill Shields wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:52 am I would need a bigger basement....
You already do.

So do all of us.

Steve
by SteveM
Thu Feb 15, 2024 1:52 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell, Trade, Wanted, Free!
Topic: SB chucks rotary table and misc.
Replies: 12
Views: 611

Re: SB chucks rotary table and misc.

Steggy wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:26 pm The main function of social media sites is to push advertising.  Their entire business model is built around it.
People who use social media think they are the customers.

They are the PRODUCT.

Steve