The Home Machinist!

hi , i am in the middle of rebuilding a clausing 5914. Sounds like the clutch needs to be adjusted. If you call Clausing with the model number and cereal number their tech dept can get you the correct manual. There were a bunch of variations of this machine so getting the correct manual makes all th...

Hi Steve, hope you and yours are well. I agree about the dates. I think the gentleman running Bills Tilbury tank may be his Dad. He was an O scale guy, and there was a bunch of Oscale live steam parts in Bills basement after he passed. We couldn't get back there ,only 1 shot at it. Miss seeing you i...

Steve that may be WVB's dad running the Tilbury Tank. And there are a couple of shots of Billy with the Southern ten wheeler he built. Looks unfinished, no tender!

Track looks great Steve! And the Berk is a jem! No jerk that I can see though!

The 4 Aces that the late Phil Wonder completed was started I believe,George Litzen . I hear it was built to 7 1/16"gauge,true 11/2"scale. Litzen never finished it. Phil got it, widened the gauge out to 71/4". The loco had very little play in the running gear,and was prone to derailing...

Nice work Frank! Those cowls are goofy shaped at best! The ligan is looking healthier also!

Hi Pat , were fine here. Work keeps me busy. Don and I were planning on an appearance on Sat. Will have some stuff for the swap table. Hope to see you there. I think Chuck A. May have owned that one inch 4-4-0 for a short time

Hi Keith, nice to see you and Jinny at PVLS! Vb #2 was a 3/4"atlantic....friends. he swore he would never do that again . There was also a Tillbury Tank , MrSteam may know of its whereabouts. I Think this was commercial castings as well. Regarding the o scale stuff there was a couple of suitcas...

Hi Pat, There was a 1" 4-4-0 chassis built. Never a finished loco. I remember seeing it but don't remember where it went.

Nice job Steve! Congrats!

Try the NYC Historical Society, or look in a Loco Cyclopidia.

Bill, was the boiler advertised as silos soldered? And do you know the origins of the Atlantic? As long as it isn't leaking ,.. what's the problem?