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- Wed Feb 12, 2020 10:32 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Mad notions
- Replies: 8
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Re: Mad notions
To any locomotive a sprocket or gear would be better as there will be too much wheel slip if encountering any type of grade other than a dead flat road.
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 4:13 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Mad notions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7028
Re: Mad notions
I could do that indeed. It is why I posed the question here. To look for ideas. Thankyou.
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 10:20 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Mad notions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7028
Re: Mad notions
I did some further reading about the creation some one did. It was created in Quebec. The blow out was not from heat. It was from overloading. Here are the pictures of some one esles design. 169483696_10206107771289058_2375654309586010112_n.jpg 68870430_10206107771449062_4006338583106420736_n.jpg 69...
- Tue Feb 11, 2020 9:22 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Propane firing question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5604
Re: Propane firing question
I made the foolish mistake of not putting the plate that fits over the burners. The result was easy firing as long as it was stationary. As soon as the engine had to work it wouldnt maintain pressure as it would suck cold air past the burners.
- Tue Feb 11, 2020 9:13 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Mad notions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7028
Mad notions
It has been a while since I last posted. Pardon any double key strokes I miss in editing, my hands have tremors now (makes stickwelding fun!). So I saw on a friends page on FaceBook that some one had made a Clishay gocart. Alas it wasnt a very good job as the heat from the boiler would burn the driv...
- Wed Dec 04, 2013 8:28 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: New England Steam Corporation
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5098
Re: New England Steam Corporation
This came to me by way of PRR406 email/ Third time's the charm! The Waterville City Council voted to sell Maine Central 470 to New England Steam Corporation this evening. I hesitate to say, "the good guys won", but this is the best chance to old locomotive has had in 60 years. We will be s...
- Fri Nov 22, 2013 10:46 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: New England Steam Corporation
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5098
New England Steam Corporation
Hi, I am not a representative of them. Nor have they asked me to help. Yet I would like to get the word out about a locomotive we would like to see restored. Ok, I will confess, Maine needs to have a full size locomotive. The organization has 47 days left on its fundraising (according to the link). ...
- Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:15 pm
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: Andy Ross stirling engines?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1850
Andy Ross stirling engines?
Anyone know of castings available from Andy Ross?
- Mon Aug 19, 2013 6:46 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Ignitor circuit for oil burning Mikado?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9242
Re: Ignitor circuit for oil burning Mikado?
Wow! $20 for a Model T Coil is cheap!
Back in the 1980's when I was doing my Model T, coils were $50 apiece!
Back in the 1980's when I was doing my Model T, coils were $50 apiece!
- Mon Aug 12, 2013 3:37 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Railroad Supply?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4653
Re: Railroad Supply?
If you do go pound on his door. Be polite and offer to help him, he is usually backlogged with work.
I think I ran a drill press for him making stainless grates. Or at least it was repetitive drilling in stainless steel.
I think I ran a drill press for him making stainless grates. Or at least it was repetitive drilling in stainless steel.
- Sat Aug 10, 2013 7:14 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Railroad Supply?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4653
Re: Railroad Supply?
You could always drive by his house and pound on his door....
- Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:15 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: amazing film
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2925
Re: amazing film
Grin, I will sell my AR Drone if any one wants for $200