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by apm
Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:21 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...
by apm
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 ...
by apm
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 ...
by apm
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:31 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

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...
by apm
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...
by apm
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,...
by apm
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 ...
by apm
Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:30 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Ed Woodings
Replies: 11
Views: 4200

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...
by apm
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?
by apm
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...
by apm
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...
by apm
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