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- Wed May 12, 2021 7:55 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: looking for long life light bulb
- Replies: 42
- Views: 22622
Re: looking for long life light bulb
Hey Bill, Is there any way you could wire two sockets in series. Perhaps the sockets could be wired with enough slack that you could get the first build in and move it to the side to allow the second to be placed. On half voltage the bulbs would be very inefficient for light as most of their output ...
- Sat Aug 29, 2020 2:34 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Help identifying photos
- Replies: 54
- Views: 39550
Re: Help identifying photos
Keith, On close inspection the engine behind the camelback 1157 seems pretty clearly to be "999" , without the quotation marks of course. From the size of it I can see how it could be a large 3/4" scale or a small 1" scale. It just doesn't look like a 1-1/2" scale locomotive...
- Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:10 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Help identifying photos
- Replies: 54
- Views: 39550
Re: Help identifying photos
A quick post script. The photo caption of George Hoopes 176 is in error, that is a 1" scale loco. The other thing is that photo number twelve of No.1157 is also in error. That is most definitely Jim Ziegler's 1" scale Camelback. If you enlarge the shot as much as possible you will see the ...
- Sun Aug 23, 2020 4:47 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Machining a bell for better tone
- Replies: 34
- Views: 29318
Re: Machining a bell for better tone
Glenn, Long ago when the Penn Central catastrophe was being auctioned off I bought several large steam locomotive bells that had been stored at the Juniata Shops. All the bells sounded beautiful except for one that went very definitely "Thunk". Upon close examination it was observed that a...
- Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:54 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Help identifying photos
- Replies: 54
- Views: 39550
Re: Help identifying photos
Keith, Just to further muddy the waters, there was yet another Reading Camelback a-5-a at Pennsylvania Livesteamers built in the 1960's by Jim Ziegler who lived in Devon, Pa. not far from the old PLS track in Paoli on Ken Souser's property. The engine was built 1" scale and had an unusual screw...
- Mon Jul 13, 2020 8:42 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Bronze vs. Phosphor Bronze Identification
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10231
Re: Bronze vs. Phosphor Bronze Identification
You could take a sample of the bronze in question to a scrap metal dealer who deals in nonferrous alloys. They usually have hand held X-ray spectrometer and can "shoot" it and show you the composition of your sample by percentages of elements. Most yards around here are happy to do this as...
- Sun Jul 12, 2020 10:49 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Power Models "Maxi" aluminum rail & 8# ASCE
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14541
Re: Power Models "Maxi" aluminum rail & 8# ASCE
Hi Chris,
Sure, what do you have in mind?
Best regards, Mike
Sure, what do you have in mind?
Best regards, Mike
- Sun Feb 18, 2018 9:41 am
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: Allen Models raise prices
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3092
Re: Allen Models raise prices
Steve, I am sorry that your costs are going up and you have had to raise prices, it is an unavoidable fact of life. I can say without any doubt that I would rather pay a little more (it only hurts when I write the check) and have your castings and supplies available to me, than to have Allen Models ...
- Thu Feb 09, 2017 11:04 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Aluminum-Bronze
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9511
Re: Aluminum-Bronze
Bill, I had a problem with silversoldering aluminum bronze in the past. I wrote about it, maybe here, but I can't seem to locate my previous replyAnd it was a while ago. Here is what I know about the problem. I contacted Superior Flux Company, I think they were/are in Cleveland, not sure, but you sh...
- Mon Jan 02, 2017 2:10 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: looking for Russ Steeves
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6579
Re: looking for Russ Steeves
Mike,
Sent PM with Russ' information. Let me know if/when you receive it, I am never sure about PM's getting through.
Best regards, Mike
Sent PM with Russ' information. Let me know if/when you receive it, I am never sure about PM's getting through.
Best regards, Mike
- Sun Nov 13, 2016 10:04 pm
- Forum: Grand Scale Railroading
- Topic: Grand scale wheels
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14321
Grand scale wheels
Grand Scale Forum is a most welcome addition to the "family". Many thanks. I spent about twenty years as a locomotive engineer on Conrail. I retired and in 2011 we moved to Sweetwater, New Jersey on the southern edge of the Pine Barrens. Shortly thereafter I discovered Camp Haluwasa, a non...
- Mon Feb 22, 2016 7:27 pm
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: Mosley Generator
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3345
Re: Mosley Generator
Hello Dick,
If the sale for some reason fails to complete, would you be so kind as to put my name in play? I would be most happy to have a Mosley. I met the gentleman in 1965, a truly amazing person.
Best regards, Mike.
If the sale for some reason fails to complete, would you be so kind as to put my name in play? I would be most happy to have a Mosley. I met the gentleman in 1965, a truly amazing person.
Best regards, Mike.