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by Harold_V
Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:41 am
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build
Replies: 694
Views: 980354

Re: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build

OK, Tomato, tamoto you know what I am asking! Rather than criticize me again, how about offering useful information on my question. And perpetuate an ongoing error in terminology? Do you really think that's a good idea? It is NEVER in the best interest to promote misinformation or, in this case, im...
by Harold_V
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:17 pm
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build
Replies: 694
Views: 980354

Re: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build

I have a question about cross head sliding tolerance. The cross heads are 954 Bronze and the slide rails are steel. With different expansion coefficients, how much play should there be on the top, bottom and sides to allow for hot running. You are confusing tolerance with clearance. They are not th...
by Harold_V
Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New hobbyist waterjet cutter being offered
Replies: 12
Views: 275

Re: New hobbyist waterjet cutter being offered

Couldn't agree more on Harold's post above. Thanks, Glenn. I had considered adding you to the fine example of inhouse work but I was short on time and couldn't allot the required time to find your threads. Readers who have been on this board for some time would most likely agree with me, you, too, ...
by Harold_V
Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New hobbyist waterjet cutter being offered
Replies: 12
Views: 275

Re: New hobbyist waterjet cutter being offered

but to have control of what and how I do something is priceless. That's precisely what drives me to do the things I do. I'm more than fed up with relying on others who proclaim themselves qualified, yet can't accomplish the smallest task without cutting every conceivable corner and producing less t...
by Harold_V
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New hobbyist waterjet cutter being offered
Replies: 12
Views: 275

Re: New hobbyist waterjet cutter being offered

Think I will spend my $ with the local shop to get this work done. Same here.  The shop with which I deal does excellent work at reasonable prices.  I can get tons of cutting done for $5000—and when the machine breaks down, I won’t be the one paying to have it repaired.  :roll: My opinion? Depends ...
by Harold_V
Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:13 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Rail Bender
Replies: 34
Views: 1436

Re: Rail Bender

Posting images on this board is not difficult. In fact, it’s a piece of cake. Beyond that, they're most likely to be available for view long after those hosted on other sites are gone. How many of our readers have been burned by having uploaded images elsewhere only to have them lost due to change ...
by Harold_V
Thu Mar 14, 2024 3:57 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Rail Bender
Replies: 34
Views: 1436

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 I didn't consider it an ill intent. Just that it requires unnecessary steps when you could have easily hosted the images on this board and not crea...
by Harold_V
Thu Mar 14, 2024 3:53 pm
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Northern 4-8-4 Build 3/4”
Replies: 276
Views: 59719

Re: Northern 4-8-4 Build 3/4”

I've got to investigate the white lead suggestion. Hmmm. It will be interesting to read about the results. I strongly suspect that due to EPA reg's, you're not going to be very successful in obtaining the material. There's been an outright war against lead in recent years. That said, please report ...
by Harold_V
Thu Mar 14, 2024 3:10 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Rail Bender
Replies: 34
Views: 1436

Re: Rail Bender

Hmmmm. I wonder. Why would one post a link that requires readers to "sign in" to view the link? Images hosted on the Chaski board eliminate that problem. I would have liked to view what was intended to be shown, but I'll have to be satisfied in not doing so as I'm not willing to sign in to...
by Harold_V
Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:35 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Rail Bender
Replies: 34
Views: 1436

Re: Rail Bender

Another way of explaining this is that the rail bender/roller is flexing the rail beyond its “yield” point, so that the rail will remain curved while in a relaxed state. Rail can be flexed, or forced into a curve, but unless it is deformed beyond its yield point, it will be like a spring, always re...
by Harold_V
Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:25 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Rail Bender
Replies: 34
Views: 1436

Re: Rail Bender

I would never, ever, believe that steel rail would, or even could, bend so easily. Terminology is an issue in this case. There's a distinct difference between "bending" and flexing. There's no way in hell one could overcome the forces that keep that rail straight (it does not bend----it f...
by Harold_V
Sun Mar 10, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Waste not, want not...
Replies: 17
Views: 546

Re: Waste not, want not...

Not bad for what it is, and the expectation accuracy of such .. Exactly! Calipers are not to be relied upon for critical measurements. Those who do so are likely to experience fits that don't---and wonder why it is that they struggle when close tolerance work is in demand. Plain and simple. One can...