Search found 54 matches
- Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:10 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Source for small pieces of SAE660 bearing bronze
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5911
Re: Source for small pieces of SAE660 bearing bronze
you can buy the round bar in approx 13" lengths and mill it square, thats what i do
- Wed Sep 14, 2016 11:29 am
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: 2-1/2" NG class A shay.
- Replies: 281
- Views: 245021
Re: 2-1/2" NG class A shay.
I highly recommend the black flux over the white. It is much easier to remove after silver soldering than the white. You might want to try the safety-silv 56, i think it flows better than the 45
jon
jon
- Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:47 am
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: castings, start to use them
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9708
Re: castings, start to use them
Hello Kerrywil I am also building a shay based of Kens 3 truck shay castings. Proceed with caution, i had two major problems with a lot of the smaller castings. 1. stock up on carbide end mills, the truck castings were full of very hard spots. 2. measure carefully and make notes, several castings ha...
- Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:10 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: New Kozo Shay Crankshaft material
- Replies: 27
- Views: 13984
Re: New Kozo Shay Crankshaft material
you may want to consider assembling it from pieces of pre hardened 4140 ground shafting and cold rolled steel bars for the crank throws. press or loctite throw assemblies on a long shaft and taper pin the joints then cut main shaft out of crank throws
- Fri Oct 10, 2014 5:24 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Some live steam material I bought at a local auction
- Replies: 34
- Views: 13960
Re: Some live steam material I bought at a local auction
any idea why there is a weld bead around the upper half of the barrel a few inches in front of the firebox?
- Sat May 03, 2014 5:21 am
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: NEW FROM LITTLE ENGINES
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2875
Re: NEW FROM LITTLE ENGINES
after reading your post a few days before cabin fever about the call you got from gary, it was great to see everybody at allen models stand wearing little engines hats on saturday.
- Sun Apr 27, 2014 12:44 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Question regarding eccentric throw
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5805
Re: Question regarding eccentric throw
the stroke will be twice the throw
- Thu Aug 01, 2013 5:33 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: serious questions
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3290
Re: serious questions
there is no reason to use hot rolled if he is not milling them out. i would use cold rolled. a good laser should be able to cut to +/- .003
- Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:04 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Steam Tractor and Model Engines
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6419
Re: Steam Tractor and Model Engines
the steam tractor dimensions are a little too big to be a 1" scale minnie. maybe a 1 1/2" allchin or something else
jon
jon
- Wed Jun 26, 2013 4:58 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: 4-4-0 American Question
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9962
Re: 4-4-0 American Question
here is a neat modern reading railroad 4-4-0
- Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:52 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Berkshire Construction Photos
- Replies: 118
- Views: 102100
Re: Berkshire Construction Photos
is that a copper boiler it the first turret picture?
- Tue Jun 11, 2013 11:21 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Cinder Sniffers Inc. June Meet
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2919
Re: Cinder Sniffers Inc. June Meet
can you tell us more about the switches that don't have frogs?