Harold:
I have worked professionally with several suburb machinists.
Your advice is directly in line with theirs. I am listening.
Point made.
RussN
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- Wed Feb 24, 2021 10:38 pm
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: 3/4" Raritan 2-4-0 build.
- Replies: 184
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- Wed Feb 24, 2021 11:49 am
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: Nickel Plate 762
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Re: Nickel Plate 762
Brilliantly simple.
RussN
RussN
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 11:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Moriya Stirling Engine Build
- Replies: 164
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Re: Moriya Stirling Engine Build
rmac said: "Maybe I worry too much." Well... yes. :lol: For cleaning, I usually soak the brazed parts over night in regular white vinegar, in a plastic food container. (I buy it in the gallon jug at the market.) This a a simple substitute for the more "normal" dilute acid bath us...
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 11:23 am
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: 3/4" Raritan 2-4-0 build.
- Replies: 184
- Views: 112422
Re: 3/4" Raritan 2-4-0 build.
shild:
We are most fortunate to have a Master Machinist share his knowledge with us.
I keep learning from Harold, because he chooses to offer us his advice, from decades of proper shop practice.
Thank you Harold.
RussN
We are most fortunate to have a Master Machinist share his knowledge with us.
I keep learning from Harold, because he chooses to offer us his advice, from decades of proper shop practice.
Thank you Harold.
RussN
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 11:09 am
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: Project: N&W class J on 5"gauge
- Replies: 219
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Re: Project: N&W class J on 5"gauge
Thanks, Steamchris. I understand now.
New word in use for me: "lanterns." I assume those are the middle pieces between the top and bottom cylinders.
Understandable description. Language translations can be fun.
Keep machining!
RussN
New word in use for me: "lanterns." I assume those are the middle pieces between the top and bottom cylinders.
Understandable description. Language translations can be fun.
Keep machining!
RussN
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:02 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Moriya Stirling Engine Build
- Replies: 164
- Views: 63905
Re: Moriya Stirling Engine Build
Russell:
Really familiar looking hot ends! And nice job machining, brazing, and cleaning them!!
Looking award to seeing what follows.
We always went ahead and brazed the end caps on. Making the rest of the parts per the drawings always worked in the end.
RussN
Really familiar looking hot ends! And nice job machining, brazing, and cleaning them!!
Looking award to seeing what follows.
We always went ahead and brazed the end caps on. Making the rest of the parts per the drawings always worked in the end.
RussN
- Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:27 pm
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: 3/4" Raritan 2-4-0 build.
- Replies: 184
- Views: 112422
Re: 3/4" Raritan 2-4-0 build.
With what slipping?
Not a clear question.
RussN
Not a clear question.
RussN
- Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:17 pm
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: Project: N&W class J on 5"gauge
- Replies: 219
- Views: 250976
Re: Project: N&W class J on 5"gauge
"Plugged"? Not sure what you mean. Assembled?
The difference in height is also confusing to me.
Thanks.
RussN
The difference in height is also confusing to me.
Thanks.
RussN
- Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:34 pm
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: 3/4" Raritan 2-4-0 build.
- Replies: 184
- Views: 112422
Re: 3/4" Raritan 2-4-0 build.
Harold wrote:
"Ain't old age grand?"
Some days I can't remember...
Russ
"Ain't old age grand?"
Some days I can't remember...
Russ
- Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:12 pm
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: Project: N&W class J on 5"gauge
- Replies: 219
- Views: 250976
Re: Project: N&W class J on 5"gauge
Impressive fabrication work!
I am interested in the different configurations shown in the last photo.
Explanation, please?
RussN
I am interested in the different configurations shown in the last photo.
Explanation, please?
RussN
- Tue Feb 23, 2021 11:55 am
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: New Supplier of Trucks
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10272
Re: New Supplier of Trucks
True on the actual scale issue. Not a huge deal, in my humble opinion.
And Allen Models also makes good arch bar trucks.
I easily fit vacuum brakes on mine.
RussN
And Allen Models also makes good arch bar trucks.
I easily fit vacuum brakes on mine.
RussN
- Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:33 pm
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: 3/4" Raritan 2-4-0 build.
- Replies: 184
- Views: 112422
Re: 3/4" Raritan 2-4-0 build.
That implies the tailstock spindle is NOT parallel and centered with the main spindle.
That can lead to the wheel holes not being correct to the axles.
Worth diagnosing and correctly aligning.
RussN
That can lead to the wheel holes not being correct to the axles.
Worth diagnosing and correctly aligning.
RussN