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- Sun Apr 05, 2009 3:15 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Building Freight Cars
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7195
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:22 pm
- Forum: Casting & Foundry Work
- Topic: Letters for patterns
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2829
- Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bandsaw blades and cutoff wheels
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2488
Blagg, If you're going to cut metal on a bandsaw you will need to slow the blade down from its wood speed. I have set up my Craftsman bandsaw for both wood and metal. Actually you need different speeds for different types of metal, but almost all my metal sawing is steel, so the speed is setup for i...
- Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:19 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE TRACK
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4522
- Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:47 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Another crosshead
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2239
- Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:49 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Centering Spring For Trailing Truck
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1812
Centering Spring For Trailing Truck
I'm working on the centering mechanism for the Hodges trailing truck. This design uses coil springs for the centering mechanism, and I need to figure what size springs to order. If the weight on the truck is approx 125 lbs, how much centering force would be appropriate?
Thanks,
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- Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:35 am
- Forum: Milling Machines
- Topic: Will this Lift a Bridgeport?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 16278
- Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:22 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: 11/2" scale Nathan d7 lubricators for sale soon?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6193
- Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:00 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: November Steamin'
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3012
Re: November Steamin'
Steve,Steve Bratina wrote:The engine has been out three times for de-bugging and was fired on corn all three times. The corn gave no steaming problems.
Corn is something I've thought about as a substitute if coal isn't available. Does it throw many cinders/sparks? Any disadvantages?
Thanks,
Dan
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:46 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: NYCSHS Engineering Drawings
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1670
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:43 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: More J1 Series NYC Hudson Questions
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5196
- Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:12 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: More J1 Series NYC Hudson Questions
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5196