Re: bead blasting

Another solution that my Dad uses on a regular basis for "de-rusting" old tools is to submerge the parts in white vinegar. He uses an old cast iron kettle and has a piece of electrical conduit laying across the top with coat hangers used as hooks to suspend the parts and ease their retrieva

Axle/cylinder alignment

I was visiting this evening with a friend of mine who apprenticed as a machinist in England working in a locomotive repair shop, and who has quite a bit of experience with the ins and outs of steam locomotives. I mentioned to him the issue that has undergone some discussion here recently, of alig

Re: Building a live steam track

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > No, the bottoms in the sand don't rot here. It's the rest of the wood that > rots, baked in the high-altitude sun, dried, splintered, and falling apart. > What you need is to get a good rot-resistant wood, like locust, and make sure you get heartwood. Sapwood is

Re: Building a live steam track

I grew up in Los Alamos, New Mexico. I loved the aspens and clear streams of northern NM. ~Gary > I used to live in Eugene, a wonderful city, and loved the gentle rains, > occasional snow, and the green. Enjoy. > > Be of Good Cheer, > > Fr Donald Cram, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA > "The Brandy

Re: Flamability of Truck bed liners as track covers

At 6:32 PM -0500 1/1/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >In this area anything that would retain pollen would be a no-no. Pine pollen >can really screw up roofing, even aluminum roofing and siding. The pollen is >apparently a 'high energy' food and mold, mildew, etc., really proliferate on >it. i haven

Re: Flamability of Truck bed liners as track covers

In a message dated 1/1/02 1:29:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > (http://www.nonslipcoating.com/). > another thought: This does not sound like it is the same as the "speedliner" product. In this case, I wonder if the ground up rubber (old tires?) is really an asset. See

Re: Building a live steam track

Gary wrote, "I know that cedar fences eventually rot where they touch earth or are imbedded in the ground and have significant moisture for most of the year (i.e. desert is probably not a problem)." No, the bottoms in the sand don't rot here. It's the rest of the wood that rots, baked in the

Building a live steam track

Encouraging Geoff! I built my trestle of cedar and took two additional precautions. 1. I coated the last three to twelve inches of trestle bent with a "below grade fence post coating" to prevent rotting even on fir placed in ground. 2. I set each leg onto a small cement block (dobe blocks are eith

Re: bead blasting

Harry Wade wrote: > > At 06:15 PM 12/31/01 -0500, you wrote: > >I've got 2 drivers w/rust, I need them cleaned before painting. > > Jim, > I thought if you were inquiring about possibly building one that would > be simple enough to do but surprisingly a very quick search on Google > didn't

Re: Flamability of Truck bed liners as track covers

At 10:07 AM -0600 1/1/02, steve wrote: >Walt replied in the thread, (building a live steam track) where I >had talked about using truck bed liner as a cover. He asked about >its burn rate and melting point. The product I am planning to use -- and I believe it is the same product that Jon Bloom

Re: bead blasting

At 05:45 PM 1/1/02 -, you wrote: >I have had good service with respect to forking out back issues from - >Stephans RR History - Talbott TN Art, I wasn't aware such a place existed. Amazing what one finds in one's own back yard. Regards, Harry

Re: bead blasting

I have had good service with respect to forking out back issues from - Stephans rr history PO Box 1062 Talbott TN 37877 e-mail Karen at - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Art Walker, Guildford, England. - Original Message - From: "VR Bass" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of sslivesteam" <[E

Re: Flamability of Truck bed liners as track covers

In a message dated 1/1/02 11:06:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > www.speedliner.com Hi, Went to the page, and found that the material is pretty flammable. Under durability they were very proud of the fact that the color would not fade, but they never mentioned how long

Re: bead blasting

> I thought if you were inquiring about possibly building one that would > be simple enough to do but surprisingly a very quick search on Google > didn't turn up anything on building a small inexpensive one. There was just such an article in Model Railroader, showing how to build both a ca

Flamability of Truck bed liners as track covers

Walt replied in the thread, (building a live steam track) where I had talked about using truck bed liner as a cover. He asked about its burn rate and melting point. He referred to alcohol dribbles burning on such products and I told him that I had seen small amounts of alcohol burn with no pro

C-16 Smokebox

Thanks Vance, My fingers typed firebox in the subject but of course I meant smoke box. I have some fiberfrax to use on the firewall of my homebuilt airplane so I'll "steal" some of that. At least the castings are brass. I guess you better have a look at the loco before I run i

sand blaster

Jim, I have a Pasche "air eraser" I use in the office to clean metal castings and have occasionally used it for a purpose like your wheels. I believe Micro-Mark caries it as do other hobby suppliers. I have seen it locally in art supply stores. We use Aluminum Oxide as the blast

Re: bead blasting

jim, bring them over to my house, we'll tumble them. keith - Original Message - From: Jim Curry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 6:15 PM Subject: Re: bead blasting > Harry, > > I've got 2 drivers w/rust, I ne

Re: bead blasting

At 06:15 PM 12/31/01 -0500, you wrote: >I've got 2 drivers w/rust, I need them cleaned before painting. Jim, I thought if you were inquiring about possibly building one that would be simple enough to do but surprisingly a very quick search on Google didn't turn up anything on building a smal