The Home Machinist!

Just a short update on Shays. Attached are pictures of TIm Szabo's and Tristan's engines at the winter meets in Florida. Tim ran his 3 cylinder Shay on coal and had no problem keeping up steam. His bore is also larger then what I called for in the drawings. Tim has since then converted his engine to...

Here is my tank built using a 12" pvc pipe. For the ends I turned some 1/2" flat sheet with a slight taper to the edges. A little PVC cement and drive it in to flush with the pipe ends. Sealed water tight and if the ice melts before the beer is gone there is a drain in the bottom. I am gue...

Pre-emergents

Learn something new every day....

JB

I believe the original question was a multiplier for the drawings made in 3/4" scale. If my math is somewhat correct then to get to 2.5" scale you would just need to divide the 2.5 by .75 and get the 3.33 multiplier you are looking for. I have never looked at Kozo's drawings in 3/4" b...

I was referring to Aluminum Bronze. Hard to machine....

JB

I agree with Bill, good luck machining it.

JB

Dan
If there is enough metal there it looks like those would work. I emailed them and ask for a drawing.

Thanks JB

Tom has arch bar type and RMI has only the pedestals. I have the pedestals already.

THanks, JB

These are for 2.5" passenger car trucks and yes I could fabricate them from bar. Just getting lazy in my old age.
There are lots of other parts in the trucks to make also. FUN FUN Fun.

JB

I am looking for 8 narrow gauge journal boxes for use with pedestals. These would have been from Conway Locomotive.

John B.

Her is my Gon and Caboose both painted with ACE red primer and top coated with semi gloss urethane.

Looks Tuscon Red to me....

John B

Looks a little like crane rail, but if it's aluminum probable not....

John B