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- Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:21 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: USA Trip from San Francisco to Las Vegas
- Replies: 17
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Re: USA Trip from San Francisco to Las Vegas
Christian, sorry to be of little help here as that is the opposite side of the country for me, but sometime in late May to July or August I am supposed to be in Hamburg, is there any way to see those beautiful locomotives in Germany later on in the summer? If you can squeeze it in, Chama New Mexico...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:14 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: USA Trip from San Francisco to Las Vegas
- Replies: 17
- Views: 813
Re: USA Trip from San Francisco to Las Vegas
Christian, sorry to be of little help here as that is the opposite side of the country for me, but sometime in late May to July or August I am supposed to be in Hamburg, is there any way to see those beautiful locomotives in Germany later on in the summer? If you can squeeze it in, Chama New Mexico ...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:47 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Auto rack
- Replies: 12
- Views: 754
Re: Auto rack
From Micro Mark I purchased three truck kits in plastic in 1/24 scale. My idea is to scan the parts with a scanner I'm yet to buy, and reproduce some, not all, of those plastic parts on the 3D Router I have. They would be done in 1/8th scale. When will I do the work, what material will I use, wont ...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:31 am
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build
- Replies: 710
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Re: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build
They come up on Facebook Market Place a lot for around 500 bucks. I have been tempted to buy one however no good place to put it in my shop. I just searched my local marketplace here in Connecticut, there's probably about 10 listings all under $500, and more under $1000. Every time I go to remove a...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:05 am
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build
- Replies: 710
- Views: 1102647
Re: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build
since I don't have a grinder, I use a square collet in my lathe with a stop in the back... your solution is much more elegant...but also requires that a smithy learn to run a grinder..... looks really cool....keep on truckin' I haven't paid much attention to the market lately, it's very possible mu...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:44 pm
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: Building a 4.5 in scale Foden Steam Truck in New England
- Replies: 76
- Views: 213073
Re: Building a 4.5 in scale Foden Steam Truck in New England
Bill, I think you're on to something there with running this thing and dykem first. When I first started playing with the dividing head I stuck a sharpie in the spindle just to make sure it all was adding up on the large scale, but it didn't really show too much. I think dykeming the whole shaft up,...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:48 pm
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: Building a 4.5 in scale Foden Steam Truck in New England
- Replies: 76
- Views: 213073
Re: Building a 4.5 in scale Foden Steam Truck in New England
Well tonight's update is a disappointing one. After spending the past few weeks working on the crankshaft disaster struck when I made an embarrassingly stupid misread of the dividing head again! Now a good month's worth of work is probably destined for the scrap bin. I had built up the entire shaft ...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:30 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Ed Woodings
- Replies: 11
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Re: Ed Woodings
I was telling someone about this locomotive is it has to have been one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. I went looking the other day for the photos that I think used to be posted at that UPenn website and now they're sadly gone. Does anyone know where I can find the build photos of this locom...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:17 am
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: Sunbeam 1018 headlight being built from the Sunbeam print
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3247
Re: Sunbeam 1018 headlight being built from the Sunbeam print
What did you do for the reflector? Did you find a donor flashlight or make something?
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 6:58 pm
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: Building a 4.5 in scale Foden Steam Truck in New England
- Replies: 76
- Views: 213073
Re: Building a 4.5 in scale Foden Steam Truck in New England
It was able to put in the phone call to England to John Rex this morning, where they built several of these a year. Apparently building up a crankshaft is a little bit out of date for them as they now do it all in one casting. However I don't have access to a crankshaft grinder, and I have most of t...
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 11:42 am
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: Building a 4.5 in scale Foden Steam Truck in New England
- Replies: 76
- Views: 213073
Re: Building a 4.5 in scale Foden Steam Truck in New England
It's been a while since I posted anything here so I thought I'd update on some progress. I haven't actually made any parts that will go on to the steam truck but what I have figured out finally is how to cut splines. I don't know if the Shay guys ever get into having to cut their own splines, but th...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:11 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Pattern Making
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1260
Re: Pattern Making
Every bit of PLA I have ever seen looks like it was 3D printed. It's too full of strands. I haven't played with any resin printers but they're pretty cheap these days and the print quality appears to be far better