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I use 1/4" x 3/4" flat bar with 1/8" x 1" welded to the bottom to tie it together. I then screw ties to the track panels. My track was built by Lawn Tracks and I have been happy with it for the most part. He also built my switches. I run on the ground and ride on a flat car behin...

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7 1/2" Gauge "West Valley Baby Consolidation" for sale. I bought a pair of these a year ago, I am finishing one for myself and decided to sell one to make some room in my shop. I have not run into any issues with the one I am assembling right now. Includes boiler. Asking $5000. I can ...

Tormach PCNC 1100 for sale. This is an older machine with low hours. Has been upgraded to a series 3 machine. Mill comes with flood coolant, mist coolant, custom chip tray and Tormach splash guard. It has about 10 hours run time on a new spindle. Has touch screen monitor and jog pendant. It is set u...

There has been a lot of "Live Steam" locomotive parts and or partially built projects. on eBay lately. A lot of high-priced junk too. People must be cleaning out the grandparent's basements or something. Here is a link to a nice looking 1 1/2" Mich-Cal Shay, but no real good descripti...

Looking at your setup, assuming you started with tubing, not a solid piece, it's entirely possible that the finished sleeve isn't going to be round due to chucking pressure. If that's the case you'd be well served to turn the ID and install a short plug so the chucked portion can't collapse under c...

I figured out Stock Drive Products catalog and found what I needed. Thanks

I’m using grey cast iron, same as the cylinder castings.

I haven’t looked into it to much, but when I did I was having a tough time navigating any of the gear suppliers web sites

Making some progress on the 2-8-0, working on the cylinder sleeves.