The Home Machinist!

Brian Hilgert wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:23 am

Very nice! Will you be making casting available for purchase? Hint hint.

Considering passing these solid cad models off to an industrious sort who can/will make castings available. bc

Couple more...this is drawn in solids as completely individual parts so can be locally updated. This software has no lettering so each letter/number had to be drawn as a mechanical part. Talk about dark ages...but at this stage I'm used to it and cringe at the thought of learning a new software. The...

Thanks!

Mike, Is that a cast aluminum 6 cylinder engine block on the far center left? bc

Nice! Mental exercise or future castings? Mountaineer. Thanks! The intent is for future castings. But then also another attempt during the 'stay home' time to remain somewhat sane. I have made iron castings a number of years ago and don't have fond recollections of that so will probably contact a c...

How about a WFT-1 Wheel Form Tool? Will we see any of these anymore? bc

Almost finished with this...what a chore it has been. Sometimes working with CAD is like a video game; trying numerous ways to 'beat' the game to accomplish a satisfactory result without crashing the software (feels that way anyhow..). Next will be the CAM programs to machine the inside and outside ...

I made my guides from common CRS and after one run around a track I found them to be scored even though they were well lubricated. The crosshead shoes were 660 bearing bronze. There is a product called "Kasenit" that will harden a piece if mild steel - and the depth of hardened surface depends on t...

If you don't need a piece of structural steel with certs, and you have the ability to look at it and make a judgement about what it is (mill carbon coated for example) and judging the method of forming (hot rolled or braked), you can probably purchase an adequate piece of angle iron from a big box s...

James Powell wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 15, 2020 1:26 pm

Take a look at:
http://www.okthepk.ca/news/2020041401.htm

James

Interesting...those are large engines. The engineer could carry his lunch on the dash! I guess I'm easing into diesels at this point and four wheeled trucks are fine.
bc

My designations of the SW series EMD's is probably off. The SW1000 is the look with single exhaust and the SW1200 is probably the childhood one. In looking, the SW1500 is larger than the ASR (American Safety Razor) engine. I remember the exhaust chattery little whistle noise when the engineer revved...

I spent all of my young woken hours dwelling on steam so my knowledge of diesel locomotives is pretty scant. As a kid I watched a SW1500 run boxcars on a spur to a razerblade factory near our house and I marveled - but steam locomotives couldn't be rivaled. I was born a bit too late, that was 'penny...