Re: Ruby Page Update

[Joe Betsko]

Kevin,

Your page looks great and the pix shows up just fine on my iMac  :-)  I
might be echoing a suggestion here but have you considered a
marine-grade finish?  I know that Varathane makes a marine-grade finish
for boats and exterior doors.  This could solve the warping problem. 
Their site is http://www.varathane.com .  I hope this proves to be
helpful if you would like to keep the wood look.

Cheers,
Joe

Kevin Strong wrote:
> 
> Okay, folks - I've updated the "Ruby Bash" page. Check it out if you're interested.
> 
> http://home.rochester.rr.com/kevstrains/Rubypage.html
> 
> Again, I welcome your comments and suggestions, especially when it comes
> to the roof. The darned thing warped on me. Not enough to immediately
> make me want to redo it, but if someone has a way to do a nice wood
> roof, let me know.
> 
> Later,
> 
> K

-- 
Regards,
Joe Betsko
Pennsylvania USA

Bala Cynwyd Railway:  http://jsb.pennsy.home.att.net
Primer for Novice Live Steamers:  http://www.gardensteamers.com/tips.html
Share Live Steaming Tips:  http://www.gardensteamers.com/exchange.html

iMac - Hey, I don’t do windows! 

Re: Ruby Page Update

[Kevin Strong]

Trent Dowler wrote:
> 

>   Have you thought about brass for the cab roof? 

Duh

I knew there was a reason I asked the group for help.

Now, who knows where I left my X-Acto knife?

Later,

K 

RE: Mamod engines

[Shyvers, Steve]

Vance,

Peter Jones' "Kissing Frogs" Mamod articles are a good introduction to what
is possible and what is recommended in the way of engineering for small,
simple locos.  His instructions on how to use a punch to make a hole smaller
later saved me from using a lot of bad language when an ambitious loco
project over-reached my machining skills.

One of Jones' Mamod episodes was in the first issue of SitG that I received
when I subscribed.  Not being very smart, I didn't think to look for a SitG
index online or anywhere else. Instead I started ordering SitG back issues
in batches of five or six until I had all of Jones' articles in hand. Of
course I also had a lot of SitG issues with a wealth of loco reviews, design
info, machine tool basics, and so forth.

The SitG back issues also introduced me, through steamup reports and written
articles, to many individuals in the hobby that I have since had the
pleasure to meet in person.
 
Steve
 

Darjeeling tanks & well tanks

[Shyvers, Steve]

Art, Sam, and the List,

The info a couple of weeks back about Darjeeling tanks and loco water tanks
sent me back to the library again. I found a very informative discussion of
the DHR and its various tank locos in 'Locomotives in Profile', volume 2, by
Brian Reed (general editor), Doubleday & Company, Inc. Garden City, NY,
1972. There are two volumes in the series, and each chapter covers a
distinct locomotive type, such as the American 4-4-0, the Britannia, the
Crewe type, mallets, and the Darjeeling tanks.

The Darjeeling "A" and "B" tanks used well tanks between the frame plates.
The well tank in the A-type contained 250 gallons. ("Imperial" gallons, no
doubt. Would any other type of gallon even have been considered?) This works
out to 40 cubic feet of water. The capacity of the B-type's well tank is not
given, but it was probably similar.

The tanks under the cylinders are reported to have contained no more than 10
gallons each. Reed speculates that they might have been there to protect the
cylinders in case of derailment, because the tank capacity is so small.

The A-type had a small saddle tank added behind the stack to get better axle
loading when there was a load on the drawbar.  The B-types were designed at
the outset with a 120 gallon saddle tank, giving a reported total 380 gallon
water capacity when no tanks were fitted under the cylinders.

Undoubtedly others on this List are familiar with Reed's book. For those who
have not seen it I recommend it highly.

Steve Shyvers


  

Re: egroups small_scale_steam_models

[David M. Cole]

At 11:27 AM -0800 12/11/00, Jim Curry wrote:
>Oh?  What's that? Did I hear that a super fast iMac couldn't do something
>better/faster than a pc? My, my, this better not get forwarded to Steve
>Jobs:>)

OK, let's cut this one short ... we've got enough troubles without the
Mac/PC debate.

BTW, it's no problem here at Cole World Headquarters, because you can run
PC software on a Mac (SoftWindows) ... oh, you can't do that on a PC?

\dmc


^^^
Dave Cole
Gen'l Sup't:  Grand Teton & Everglades Steam Excursion Co.
  Pacifica, Calif. USA  
List Mom: sslivesteam, the list of small-scale live steamers
  
Editor:   TRELLIS & TRESTLE, the newsletter of the
  Bay Area Garden Railway Society 
  
Webconductor: Pacific Coast Live Steamers 
  
^^^

 

Re: egroups small_scale_steam_models

[Jim Curry]

Oh?  What's that? Did I hear that a super fast iMac couldn't do something
better/faster than a pc? My, my, this better not get forwarded to Steve
Jobs:>)

Jim
 

RE: egroups small_scale_steam_models

[Geoff Spenceley]

 Special Susan et al,

Agreed--we get up to ( and over) 20 a day. If I had to d/l  pics etc
too-(and there would be many). Despite my "user friendly"  super fast iMac
I would quit !!  Did I hear clapping out there?--shutup!!

Geoff.



Hi Dave, All.
>
>I would absolutely NOT want the SSLS list to move away from plain text, or
>to allow the addition of attachments.
>
>I pay for my connect time and being suddenly faced with a one megabyte plus
>download with a slow connection would be a serious pain. I often send and
>collect emails during the day when calls are at a premium rate, because I
>can get it all done within the minimum charge time. Browsing etc. I do at
>evenings and weekends.
>
>And it would pose a serious security risk, something that as a MickySoft 98
>user I am all too aware of. I do not allow Java or ActiveX scripts to run,
>nor do I accept cookies. The first two are security risks and the latter is
>an invasion of privacy. Otherwise, what's the point of using a firewall?
>
>The practice of providing links to pictures etc. works fine by me. Of
>course it is extra hassle to ftp the images, and maybe make up a page to go
>with them, but then that stops whimsical graphics from being inflicted on
>the unsuspecting.
>
>For example of late there has been much expounding on the beauty of various
>peoples Rubies. Which I think is great. But being deluged with images of
>the self same beauties (and one of me in my pink bikini) would have been
>totally over the top.
>
>I too think this list is great. To whit, interesting, informative and even
>fun!
>
>Please keep it accessible.
>
>Best wishes,
>Susan.
>
>P.S. I get this list as a daily digest, which works very well for me.
>
>


 

Re: mamod searches

[Pthornto]

In a message dated 12/11/00 3:01:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

> Through your efforts and others on the list I am learning more and more 
>  all the time about using the browsers. I will give  http://www.google.com/ 
  
>  a try as the AOL search engine always gives me far more sites than I 
really 
>  want to look at. 

As I know lots of us use the 'net for research, and usually get more than we 
wanted, here's my couple of tips...
 - I use Dogpile when I have an obscure search, as it passes your request to 
lots of different search engines and shows you the results.  P.S.  take a 
close look at the 'search string' it sends out to each one.
 - for fast searches, I use the altavista engine on 
http://ragingsearch.altavista.com/ (this is the stripped down version without 
the "portal".)
 - figure out the syntax used.  In general, the "+" between words means you 
want docs containing both.  [e.g. Aster+steam will not show all references to 
Aster crockery!]  Similarly, using quotes [as in "Aster Steam"] forces a 
search for the exact string.

And to get back to steam... I have an old Mamod or two, and my opinion is 
that only a masochist would want to spend the time making them good runners.  
Buy a Roundhouse or similar loco instead.

Pete 

RE: egroups small_scale_steam_models

[Susan Parker]

Hi Dave, All.

I would absolutely NOT want the SSLS list to move away from plain text, or 
to allow the addition of attachments.

I pay for my connect time and being suddenly faced with a one megabyte plus 
download with a slow connection would be a serious pain. I often send and 
collect emails during the day when calls are at a premium rate, because I 
can get it all done within the minimum charge time. Browsing etc. I do at 
evenings and weekends.

And it would pose a serious security risk, something that as a MickySoft 98 
user I am all too aware of. I do not allow Java or ActiveX scripts to run, 
nor do I accept cookies. The first two are security risks and the latter is 
an invasion of privacy. Otherwise, what's the point of using a firewall?

The practice of providing links to pictures etc. works fine by me. Of 
course it is extra hassle to ftp the images, and maybe make up a page to go 
with them, but then that stops whimsical graphics from being inflicted on 
the unsuspecting.

For example of late there has been much expounding on the beauty of various 
peoples Rubies. Which I think is great. But being deluged with images of 
the self same beauties (and one of me in my pink bikini) would have been 
totally over the top.

I too think this list is great. To whit, interesting, informative and even 
fun!

Please keep it accessible.

Best wishes,
Susan.

P.S. I get this list as a daily digest, which works very well for me.