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by Santafescotty60
Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:39 am
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: little engines pacific drawings
Replies: 7
Views: 1975

Re: little engines pacific drawings

jessie Banning
by Santafescotty60
Thu Dec 08, 2022 4:01 pm
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: "Free Flow" boiler check valves from EE
Replies: 9
Views: 4164

Re: "Free Flow" boiler check valves from EE

hey Anthony, do you have any 5/16 check valves looking for a few if they are available
Scotty Lewis 619 208 9187
by Santafescotty60
Sat Oct 08, 2022 10:14 pm
Forum: Lathes
Topic: How to converge to the desired diameter when fitting pieces?
Replies: 24
Views: 14521

Re: How to converge to the desired diameter when fitting pieces?

Are you using telescoping gauges and a micrometer do you have a DRO on the lathe to measure the bore, if you must buy a brake cylinder hone and polish it up. once your close Cheers Scotty
by Santafescotty60
Sat Oct 08, 2022 8:37 pm
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: Looking for Little Engines 1 1/2 pacific front coupler pocket
Replies: 7
Views: 3390

Re: Looking for Little Engines 1 1/2 pacific front coupler pocket

Did you call Jessie he usually picks up the phone and do you have a good phone number
by Santafescotty60
Tue Jan 25, 2022 10:30 am
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: Products availability update
Replies: 6
Views: 6422

Re: Products availability update

Hi Mike my brother has had a lot of issues with his Eyes too... It Sucks to get old some days. hang in there, Scotty
by Santafescotty60
Mon Jan 24, 2022 10:34 am
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: 1/8 MTP fitting
Replies: 5
Views: 3912

Re: 1/8 MTP fitting

maybe Godshaws has taps and dies
by Santafescotty60
Mon Jan 24, 2022 10:31 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Gaskets for small surfaces
Replies: 8
Views: 3889

Re: Gaskets for small surfaces

Hello Good People ,I have used glass plate, comet and diesel fuel. That is what we lapped fuel injectors on older Mercedes diesels
by Santafescotty60
Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:10 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Driver Thrust Bearing
Replies: 77
Views: 24907

Re: Driver Thrust Bearing

I have just a silly question are you running a loop railroad the same direction could this be putting a lot of load on that driver? I like the bronze washer idea sounds good I assume these are firebox warmed journal boxes some super plastics get squishy at 500 Degrees F? McMaster Carr sells flush mo...
by Santafescotty60
Fri Jan 21, 2022 12:20 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: 1.5 LE Pacific/Atlantic Parts Request
Replies: 6
Views: 4468

Re: 1.5 LE Pacific/Atlantic Parts Request

Hello All. I call and e-mail Jesse@banninglocomotiveworks.com for 1/8 scale Atlantic parts never had a problem, just like Railroad Supply you have to call at a certain time to get ahold of them,,, So to catch Jessie early in the day say 8am Oregon time and e-mail him he tosses his phone down and is ...
by Santafescotty60
Sat Dec 25, 2021 9:29 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Wiha nut driver set question
Replies: 16
Views: 6898

Re: Wiha nut driver set question

I have made some hex socket drivers using a machined down head of an Allen cap screw fitted to a hardwood dowel would this work for you ?
by Santafescotty60
Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:18 am
Forum: Welding
Topic: Old lincoln buzzbox quit
Replies: 12
Views: 23445

Re: Old lincoln buzzbox quit

Hi on some of those boxes there is a thermo overload maybe it bought the ranch . check voltage I had a leg pop the breaker too
by Santafescotty60
Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:22 am
Forum: Grand Scale Railroading
Topic: 4” scale 4-4-0 patterns available
Replies: 7
Views: 10087

Re: 4” scale 4-4-0 patterns available

Yes Ben used a foundry in Tijuana for some aluminum and cast iron gave them a lot of grief if they tried to cast up junk metal a master builder