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by Harold_V
Tue Mar 05, 2024 3:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Boring on the lathe
Replies: 23
Views: 680

Re: Boring on the lathe

What Glenn said! All of it! The resulting part appears to be very well done. It is good shop practice to keep **all** turning tools as short as possible. As Glenn suggested, that helps limit chatter, even on external cuts. Your setup would have likely been VERY troublesome had you been boring a toug...
by Harold_V
Tue Mar 05, 2024 3:20 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: steam channel
Replies: 43
Views: 2252

Re: steam channel

what kind of coal burner do you have harold? I don't actually own a coal burner, although I have a dismantled Little Engines Pacific that had been converted to oil burning (used to be a coal burner) long ago. The engine was owned and dismantled by Lee Carlson, who willed it to me upon his demise. H...
by Harold_V
Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:05 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: steam channel
Replies: 43
Views: 2252

Re: steam channel

YMMV
Your mileage may vary.

That I hold strong feelings doesn't mean others must share them. I speak ONLY for myself.

H
by Harold_V
Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:48 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: steam channel
Replies: 43
Views: 2252

Re: steam channel

It is obvious, at least to me, that the hobby is definitely changing (or has already changed), and for good reason. How many readers can honestly say they remember live steam when it was the norm on the railroads? The younger generations have no memory of them, so they have less of an interest, alth...
by Harold_V
Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:37 pm
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Anyone like shapers?
Replies: 20
Views: 1037

Re: Anyone like shapers?

probably slower, can't say. Correct. They cut less than 50% of the time due to the return stroke and overrun. some skill is required to get the grind on the tooling right. Also correct, but virtually the same as for lathe operation. Skills that anyone who claims to be a "machinist" should...
by Harold_V
Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Waste not, want not...
Replies: 17
Views: 638

Re: Waste not, want not...

Well done, Kelly.
I suspect your work won't interfere with the proper performance of the caliper. You did good!

H
by Harold_V
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:13 pm
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Building a 4.5 in scale Foden Steam Truck in New England
Replies: 76
Views: 213676

Re: Building a 4.5 in scale Foden Steam Truck in New England

Good shop practice typically suggests that any piece that requires close alignment should be roughed before finishing. Leaving an item oversized and then processing to eliminate or limit stresses that encourage movement when the item is altered (by machining or other functions) is always a good idea...
by Harold_V
Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stuff I see on Youtube
Replies: 5
Views: 614

Re: Stuff I see on Youtube

Nothing wrong with posting links to youtube so long as they pertain the themes of the board. I took the liberty of embedding it for those who prefer to view them that way. Thanks for the post. An interesting way to broach a keyway. A lot of work considering one must dismantle the compound. Doubt it ...
by Harold_V
Sun Feb 25, 2024 4:40 am
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build
Replies: 710
Views: 1105368

Re: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build

There's no reason for a bar to cut a taper unless the machine is not properly leveled, the bar is not firmly restrained, or the bar is not making contact at the proper point, **ONLY** the very tip of the tool (the cutting edge). That's assuming that the bar isn't extended unreasonably long. Even the...
by Harold_V
Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:11 pm
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build
Replies: 710
Views: 1105368

Re: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build

Thanks guys for the information. At least I know I have done my best to make this right. I would have thought a CNC Lathe would have gotten it right, apparently not. Because the slightest thing can cause a mismatch, a CNC isn't any better suited than a manual machine to accomplish the task, althoug...
by Harold_V
Sat Feb 24, 2024 12:41 am
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build
Replies: 710
Views: 1105368

Re: Railroad Warehouse 2.8.2 Mikado Logger Build

Matching tapers are incredibly difficult to make. Yep. When you do achieve the goal, it's more by luck than skill. Without the ability to create true surfaces (generally accomplished by grinding) it's nearly impossible to get a matching fit. Too many things interfere, including not being truly roun...
by Harold_V
Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:50 am
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: 15” gauge Cagney
Replies: 3
Views: 487

Re: 15” gauge Cagney

Glenn Brooks wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:55 pm I do also have separately available, approximately 750 LF of used, 8# rail (1500’ of track)
Please revisit this statement, Glenn. Makes no sense.

H