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- Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A spindle oil question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 193
Re: A spindle oil question
Thanks for the info, Rich, Bill and Steggy. My rational self has won out and I'll order from McMaster. About $25 for a gallon plus shipping. Considering the value of my machines, it's best to get the right stuff. (And I won't forget to order those 3/32 drill bits, too.)
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 8:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A spindle oil question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 193
Re: A spindle oil question
Ah, Bill — THANKS! 3/32 drill bits! (viewtopic.php?p=472719#p472719)Bill Shields wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:37 pm You and me both.
Get some cutting oil while you are at it, and some drills.
I keep a list on my computer ....
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A spindle oil question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 193
Re: A spindle oil question
Just suck it up and have a gallon shipped and chalk it off as shop expense. Yeah. But the Scottish in me resists that. I'll have to have a talk with that part of me. (And, of course, if I order from McMaster, as soon as I submit the order I'll think of at least two other things I could have ordered...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A spindle oil question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 193
A spindle oil question
Hi folks. After many years I've used up the gallon jug of "spindle oil medium" that I've used for the tapered roller bearings on the Atlas lathe (The Flexible Flyer), the other machine tools, and other things around the shop. There is no other info on the jug as to what it was. The Atlas b...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:08 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: pancakes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 615
Re: pancakes
The cinders would add a bit of roughage, too.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:31 pm
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: "If at first you don't succeed..." Indiana Northern #4- Allen 0-4-0
- Replies: 40
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Re: "If at first you don't succeed..." Indiana Northern #4- Allen 0-4-0
A couple of tips for a new shop: lots of electric outlets. Put them bench height from the floor, and not less than 4-hole. Perhaps about 4 to 6 feet apart. Consider an outlet strip at the back of the workbench. A few 220-volt also. And Do Not use white PVC for air. Some folks do but it is not recomm...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:22 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: USA Trip from San Francisco to Las Vegas
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1309
Re: USA Trip from San Francisco to Las Vegas
And there is the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris. That's a bit out of the way but they have a large collection of locomotives, cars and traction equipment.
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:00 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: USA Trip from San Francisco to Las Vegas
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1309
Re: USA Trip from San Francisco to Las Vegas
Oh my. I totally missed the "via LA" part of your post. Much of what I wrote was assuming you'll be going straight from SF to Vegas. In addition to what Andy mentioned, there is Travel Town, next to the LA Live Steamers. If you can, take a peek into Los Angeles Union Station. The architect...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:48 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: USA Trip from San Francisco to Las Vegas
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1309
Re: USA Trip from San Francisco to Las Vegas
John above mentions the Roaring Camp and Big Trees railroad in Felton. I didn't note that because it's really not on the way from SF to LV, but it is most worth a visit if you can make it. They run a Shay into the woods and up one of the steepest grades in the country. You can get a cab ride and to ...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:46 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: USA Trip from San Francisco to Las Vegas
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1309
Re: USA Trip from San Francisco to Las Vegas
If you give us more information about your route and schedule we can better advise you. You have two options for a route: over I-80 toward Reno (or 50 past South Lake Tahoe) and down 395 on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains, cutting through Death Valley, or down through California's Ce...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:05 pm
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build
- Replies: 726
- Views: 1331955
Re: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build
I have more tools, supplies, and miniature train jewelry than I'd like to admit that I bought but hasn't yet used. However, I have a sense of wellbeing just knowing they are going to be there when and if I do need them, so they were a good investment. No, Dick. It doesn't work that way. See my post...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:31 pm
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: Northern 4-8-4 Build 3/4”
- Replies: 276
- Views: 67307
Re: Northern 4-8-4 Build 3/4”
Re. white lead, if you can find an old tube of artist's oil pigment labeled white lead, that's probably what it is. I've got one that is perhaps 30 years old and have used it for lubing centers and it seems to work.