Re: Door Prize Flyer ERROR!!!

[Michael Martin]

Gary,

Yes, there's a dealer room.  I believe Kevin O'Connor is in
charge of that.  Let him know right away if you need space. 
I believe there has already been some spillover into the
halls.

On a related subject:  Have you billed us yet for the price
difference between the Aluminum and Nickel Silver?  I don't
want us taking advantage of your generosity!

Also, I have received very few responses from my Door Prize
mailers.  I'm a little worried they did not find their way
to their respective destinations. (Am I sounding
paranoid?!)  Seriously though, their form factor may not be
well liked by the automated sorting machinery.  Have you
received one yet?  Was it mangled?

Looking forward to the steamup and spending time with my
steam friends,

Mike
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Re: Door Prize Flyer ERROR!!!

[Gary Broeder]

Mike,

Will there be a dealer room?

Gary
-Original Message-
From: Michael Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 9:29 AM
Subject: Door Prize Flyer ERROR!!!


>All,
>
>I recently sent out ~50 postcards to dealers asking for door
>prize donations for the
>National Summer Steamup.
>
>The date prominently displayed on the mailer is INCORRECT!
>
>Please spread the word, THE CORRECT DATES ARE: JULY 27-29,
>2001.
>
>Please excuse my error.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Mike Martin
>NSS 2001 Door Prize Coordinator 
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
>
 

Re: Stainless Steel Rail Clamps do exist

[Gary Broeder]

The stainless steel rail clamps you write of are made by Split Jaw in
Portland, OR.

GaryB
 

Re: Epiphany!

[Jeanne Baer]

Sulphur Springs has the ss joiners (or at least they did a little over a
year ago).

Victor Lacy

-Original Message-
From: Dave Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: Epiphany!


>At 11:17 PM +0100 7/17/01, Kevin Strong wrote:
>>These joints
>>were replaced with stainless steel ones, and there have been no troubles
>>since.
>
>anyone know of any suppliers for these? all i know about are brass
>rail joiners ...
>
>thanks.
>
>\dmc

 

Stainless Steel Rail Clamps do exist

[Gary Lane]

Several train club members have used different brass rail joiners with the
following results:
LGB brass work fine until they get brittle and simply break in half
(over 8 years)
AristoCraft . . . weak even using the screws. Metal is too soft in my
opinion.
Aluminum . . . weak and prone to oxidation
Brass rail clamps . . . one brand simply has broken in half in a matter
of months.
Stainless Steel rail clamps   work exceedingly well without
electrolysis or loss of physical bond or loss of electrical contact in the
year I have used them outdoors in rainy Oregon.  (I ordered from St. Aubin
Station 1 888 STAUBIN  Orders, 1 815- 334-9100 Info, 1 815 334- FAX).

Gary of Eugene, OR
www.angelfire.com/or/trainguy



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From: "M. Paterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Multiple recipients of sslivesteam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: Epiphany!


> I do not have a source for ss joiners.  I do wish to
> comment upon the use of brass joiners.
> I have been using the brass joiners with al rail for
> over 8 years without any problems.  I am not pushing
> any electrons through the track.  Yes I have seen
> electrolysis between the joiner and the rail.  This
> has served to "bond" the joiner to the rail and when I
> have had to "break" the joint the rail does not appear
> to be materially damaged.
> Mike
>
>
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Re: Epiphany!

[M. Paterson]

I do not have a source for ss joiners.  I do wish to
comment upon the use of brass joiners.
I have been using the brass joiners with al rail for
over 8 years without any problems.  I am not pushing
any electrons through the track.  Yes I have seen
electrolysis between the joiner and the rail.  This
has served to "bond" the joiner to the rail and when I
have had to "break" the joint the rail does not appear
to be materially damaged.
Mike


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Re: Epiphany!

[Dave Cole]

At 11:17 PM +0100 7/17/01, Kevin Strong wrote:
>These joints
>were replaced with stainless steel ones, and there have been no troubles
>since.

anyone know of any suppliers for these? all i know about are brass 
rail joiners ...

thanks.

\dmc


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Re: Epiphany!

[Geoff Spenceley]

Kevin,

What you write matches my experience to the "T".

When my track was electrified, I joined the rails with aluminium joiners
with  copper wires and screws for jumpers, using the  recommended grease
(whats the name??) and had no problems with  electrolysis.
The track is SO eay to clean.

Geoff




>>From my own experience, I have not seen any deterioration with aluminum
>rail. My dad's had it down in the back yard since 1980, and after 21
>years it shows no sign of wear or tear. The only trouble we ran into was
>where we used copper railjoiners to hold it together. We had
>electrolysis problems, and the copper deteriorated badly. These joints
>were replaced with stainless steel ones, and there have been no troubles
>since.
>
>It is interesting to note that these rails haven't had electrons run
>through them since 1984, with no cleaning or anything. He had to power
>the rails for a promotional video for one of the train manufacturers,
>and after years of no maintenance, electrons flowed quite freely.
>
>So, if you're running your trains as they are supposed to run, you will
>definitely have no trouble, except for cleaning the oil off the tops. (A
>little denatured alcohol goes a long way.) Even if you insist on running
>electrons through, Aluminum rail will do you years of good service.
>
>Later,
>
>K


 

Door Prize Flyer ERROR!!!

[Michael Martin]

All,

I recently sent out ~50 postcards to dealers asking for door
prize donations for the
National Summer Steamup.

The date prominently displayed on the mailer is INCORRECT!

Please spread the word, THE CORRECT DATES ARE: JULY 27-29,
2001.

Please excuse my error.

Thank you,

Mike Martin
NSS 2001 Door Prize Coordinator 

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