The Home Machinist!

the extra width in my case is the area where the flanged would be,
this locomotive has successfully been around 25 foot radii with out any issue

if the box is a simple split bearing with no res and waste, I use a good synthetic grease. oil does not stay put long enough imho.
I tend to deliver the grease via a center and cross drilled axle.

SteveR wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 8:40 pm Still down AFAICT.
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SteveR

it's going through some code updates.

Website is back online

Many including I have used this variant https://www.clippard.com/part/MAR-1C machine up a cam that will be used to depress the plunger. its not an idea design as the vibrations from moving down the track tends to move the cam, I believe Tom Bee used the same valve but machined in a very course threa...

yup, its down, I let Steve know,

really cool.... Can you power your house (internet / TV / fridge / water pump) with it when the grid goes down? well if times get that hard lol,,, i figure a solar charge controller to deal with the varying output and a bank of batteries.. but i would need to pull the propane burner and make some g...

Bruce_Mowbray wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 8:30 am knowing what to do when your diameter is suddenly .005" undersize even though you were taking .001" cuts.

this has happened to me more then a few times.. if it is car axles, i reach for the bottle of 680 retaining compound and i move on.

What amazes me is that guys with lathes manage to accomplish the task. It can be done, but it requires patience. paying attention to detail, understanding the limitations of the machine and knowing how to sharpen carbide seem to key factors in my case. Oh, and not using gummy steel for axle stock. ...

Love your pacific! Is that rolling road turning chains to something? adding a load? Thank you,, this pacific is a creation that started out as an Allen Ten wheeler. I wanted something different... and this was the finished product the treadmill (rolling road), yes it all rollers are chained togethe...

or you can go to the next level and build something like this

also, if you have the drivers just hanging in the air, it will sound rough.