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by tetramachine
Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Rail Bender
Replies: 34
Views: 1432

Re: Rail Bender

Thank you RMAC for straightening out my errors. Having been a member 18 years I've posted photos before. Just had difficulty getting them out of the phone.
Dumb fingers.
by tetramachine
Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:13 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Rail Bender
Replies: 34
Views: 1432

Re: Rail Bender

Sorry guys for the way I posted the photos. I could not find a way to load them otherwise.
Hopefully the moderator can correct them.
No ill intent.
Tom
by tetramachine
Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:43 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Rail Bender
Replies: 34
Views: 1432

Re: Rail Bender

by tetramachine
Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:13 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Rail Bender
Replies: 34
Views: 1432

Re: Rail Bender

I had a 1/2.motor. cut 3 rollers with a profile that matched west coast AL rail The roller in the center is adjustable to the radius needed. The motor has a reduction gear of 40:1 then again with in roller chain. I think the photos should answerost questions. Text me if not. [https://photos.app.goo....
by tetramachine
Sun Jan 28, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: Seen this Locomotive on Ebay Today
Replies: 18
Views: 1412

Re: Seen this Locomotive on Ebay Today

How did you get a photo of my workshop??
by tetramachine
Thu Dec 21, 2023 9:06 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: bismuth and indium alloys
Replies: 7
Views: 10916

Re: bismuth and indium alloys

I purchased from MSC Woods metal melts158F.
Not cheap but lasts forever if careful. It will boil if left of heater. Around 300F of I recall.
by tetramachine
Thu Dec 07, 2023 8:31 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Sleeving a water pump.
Replies: 7
Views: 4398

Re: Sleeving a water pump.

just put a adjustable valve on the pressure output side of the pump. The steam side will just deadhead, and a smaller amount of water will be allowed into the boiler.
by tetramachine
Sun Nov 26, 2023 11:18 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Paint question
Replies: 21
Views: 10478

Re: Paint question

Rustpleum,ale a color called ""Leather brown“ looks like red primer.
by tetramachine
Fri Nov 24, 2023 5:39 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Little Engine ash pan drawing
Replies: 1
Views: 1259

Re: Little Engine ash pan drawing

Thanks to John S. For helping me with this drawing.
by tetramachine
Tue Nov 07, 2023 1:47 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Little Engine ash pan drawing
Replies: 1
Views: 1259

Little Engine ash pan drawing

I have an almost complete set of drawings for a Little Engine Pacific 12 scale. The ash pan is bent and fits poorly, looking for a copy . number around 15-18 Drawing. I will happily pay for copy, etc.
Tom
Message here or tetrawheels at hotmail dot com
by tetramachine
Fri Nov 03, 2023 3:31 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Large riveting job
Replies: 19
Views: 7582

Re: Large riveting job

Thanks for the heads up re 1/16 cleco. just ordered, Next rolling stock is a grain car.
by tetramachine
Tue Oct 31, 2023 8:07 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Large riveting job
Replies: 19
Views: 7582

Re: Large riveting job

I recently completed my first box car build, rivets all over. Unfortunately the rivets are 1/16 dia. cleco locating pins dont go that small. 1500 rivets 3000 holes. I bought a squeezer. with a deep 6 inch throat. That did 95% of riveting, an impact gun did the rest. I used tapered pins to align the ...