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by Steggy
Sun Jan 21, 2024 12:45 am
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: I am a human electric cell
Replies: 4
Views: 1253

Re: I am a human electric cell

tornitore45 wrote: Sat Jan 20, 2024 7:39 pmDo not tell me you never licked a 9V battery.

I have never licked anything that is electrically energized.  I value my taste buds.  They are some of the few parts of my aged body that are still functional.  :D
by Steggy
Sun Jan 21, 2024 12:42 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Boiler welding advice.
Replies: 21
Views: 1964

Re: Boiler welding advice.

I understand MIG is not an option. The problem is not in the process.  A skilled weldor can produce sound welds on pressure vessels using almost any process. Properly-made welds using the GMAW (MIG) process are as strong as welds produced by other processes.  Note that most ASME-rated air compresso...
by Steggy
Thu Jan 18, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: Milling Machines
Topic: Atlas MF-B Horizontal Mill musings
Replies: 1
Views: 349

Re: Atlas MF-B Horizontal Mill musings

Any photos?
by Steggy
Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:04 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: International Brotherhood of Livesteamers site - wheels and common components
Replies: 9
Views: 29691

Re: International Brotherhood of Livesteamers site - wheels and common components

I am opposed to using Github for this sort of thing.  Github is a confusing mess and I can never find anything on it.
by Steggy
Mon Jan 15, 2024 1:32 pm
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Must be bad weather ouitside
Replies: 15
Views: 27716

Re: Must be bad weather ouitside

rmac wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2024 12:19 pm I guess this is where us obnoxious bastards from Arizona are supposed to gloat...

Yes, but how’s the “migrant” situation in sunny Phoenix?  :D
by Steggy
Mon Jan 15, 2024 12:07 am
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Must be bad weather ouitside
Replies: 15
Views: 27716

Re: Must be bad weather ouitside

The “atomic” clock in our family area says it’s -11° F right now, and it’s 11:07 PM as I write this.  Supposedly, temps will go down at least another five degrees before the night is over.  Cold weather didn’t used to bother me...until I got old.  :(
by Steggy
Sun Jan 14, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Must be bad weather ouitside
Replies: 15
Views: 27716

Re: Must be bad weather ouitside

Blame it on global warming.  :D
by Steggy
Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:18 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Sad
Replies: 7
Views: 55839

Re: Sad

Not unexpected.  The average American blue-collar worker has priced himself out of the market.  We are seeing a sped-up version of this right now in the fast-food industry in California.
by Steggy
Tue Jan 09, 2024 2:46 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Propane firing
Replies: 14
Views: 105957

Re: Propane firing

I have a Railroad Supply 4-4-0 that’s set up for propane. I have a stock car to hold the propane tanks but it’s not tall enough to hold a 20 lb tank. I was thinking of using four 3 lb vertical tanks as they would fit and daisy chaining them together. I was wondering how much propane an engine this ...
by Steggy
Thu Jan 04, 2024 9:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dealing with Rusty steel
Replies: 11
Views: 71578

Re: Dealing with Rusty steel

(you can't weld through mill scale...) Says who?  Mill scale vaporizes in the intense heat of the arc and if using the SMAW (stick) process, fluxing action by the electrode coating with entrain scale and with certain electrode types, rust.  I weld steel with mill scale all the time, usually with th...
by Steggy
Wed Jan 03, 2024 10:26 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell, Trade, Wanted, Free!
Topic: Tool post grinders.
Replies: 4
Views: 25766

Re: Tool post grinders.

Better if you attach the files of interest to a post here.
by Steggy
Wed Jan 03, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: Buy, Sell, Trade, Wanted, Free!
Topic: Tool post grinders.
Replies: 4
Views: 25766

Re: Tool post grinders.

Lazz wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2024 10:00 pm Here are 2 tool post grinders to test the waters to see if they have any value.

https://imgur.com/a/W5E9c9L

Is there supposed to be an image there?  All I see is a dark, grey screen and a bunch of extraneous websites being accessed, probably to generate advertising nonsense.