Royce,
I would try this,
[1] cut a segment/backing plate for the letters from brass, say 0.5mm thick.
[2] clean up ,and using rub on lettering [letraset os similar]
put down the SPCO etc on the segment, make sure the letters are well
down on the brass.
[3] mask the back and edges
Vance,
Laser cutting seems like the way to go. A 1/32" endmill is wider than the width
of the lines in the letters. Now, do you have a friend who does laser cutting too? I
do think, however, that I will try the etching process with stick on lettering as a
resist. I would imagine they make
Now we're talking, Harley. I had considered using letter stamps and casting
letters indivudually, but thought it too difficult (and small) to get them out
and onto a pattern. But casting them in the arc and attaching to a wheel
pattern (I use Alumilite urethane resin) at the same time sounds
Hi Gordon,
Thanks for responding. I've gotten so many good suggestions from so many
that I'm afraid I won't have time to try them all. But, a question about your
process. Would you end up with the raised letters on a background? And how
would this be attached to the wheel without showing?
Now, do you have a friend who does laser
cutting too?
Yes, the aforementioned John Clark of Fall River Productions does the laser
cutting for my kits, Hartford's kits, and others. He's the one who showed me
that ABS could be laser-cut for modeling purposes.
I do think, however, that I
In a message dated 00-11-28 19:52:41 EST, you write:
You'll find that a goodly number of us are fine ladies, too.
My apology to slighting the "fine ladies". I was using the word gentlemen
in strictly a liberal term as the majority of those that I have corresponded
with on the net have
Royce,
If you want to get Rub on letters, try the local High School.
especially if they have architecture or mechanical drawing classes.
I remember using rub-on letters to 'label' final presentation
drawings. Also blueprint/architecture shop or College/technical school
book store. If you
Yes, the aforementioned John Clark of Fall River Productions does the laser cutting
for my kits, Hartford's kits, and others.
Thanks for the lead.
the press-on type industry has fallen on hard times. You may have to search high
and low to find some.
Oh, this is good news. : /
Why
Maybe when the prairies turn to dust again, and your grain crops fail
you'd wish you'd listened to the tree huggers a little more closely.
Clue: Read up on how Chaos Theory was developed by an American
weatherman and you may start to get the idea
Dan Pantages wrote:
(just don't let the
Dear All
A little something for those who like things a little steamy on holiday,
and to the above scale/gauge combo!!
Enjoy
Sam E
http://website.lineone.net/~sam.c.evans/holidays.htm
Thanks Sam, Knowing Dan tho--it was "tongue in cheek"! I am a STRONG
believer in timber harvesting and even tree plantations but not the way
some of the "foresters?" have raped the forests here. Listen to their
arguments about replanting and seeding--then fly over the forests as I do
every
I've been watching this thread with a lot of interest. Now my "two cents
worth".
If the laser cutting idea doesn't play out as planned, you might try a
wire EDM machine to "burn" the letters out of shim stock material. The
only restriction with the EDM is that the material being cut must be
I can't remember what I've heard about this so I'm asking you guys. :)
What is there to be done about the leakage from the piston-rod seals? My
Ruby will loose tracktion as long as there is only presure in the front
sides of the cylinders. When both sides have presure on the rear of them
In a message dated 00-11-29 20:21:49 EST, you write:
Trot, the fox with a leaky Ruby. {:/
You are not the only one with a leaky Ruby. I applied leak detector around
the entire front end and it leaks everywhere. The little screws in the valve
block leak like a crazy and around the piston
I think it's a matter of getting replacement parts from Accucraft. I
have a similar problem with mine, albeit on only one side. I'm waiting
to hear from them if they're going to offer ones with crosshead guides
before I get too worked up about it. I suppose, if you were adventurous,
you could try
OK, so I thought I understood Chaos Theory just a little. How does it
tie into the "granola eating tree huggers" comment?
Guess I'll take your advice and go do a little research.
Later,
Trent
Sam Evans wrote:
Maybe when the prairies turn to dust again, and your grain crops fail
you'd
Hi Trent,
The few who know me, know the slow progress of my project. I "steal" time
to work on it as work and family take the lion's share of what time I have
available. So you might imagine how both overwhelmed and yet thankful for all
the good ideas that have come from my querie. I hope
Trot,
My right-hand cylinder had the same problem, with the same result. I called
Accucraft and they sent me a replacment. If you have a lathe, you could
make yourself some more sophisticated rear cylinder covers.
More expensive locos have gland nuts, through which the piston rod moves.
How did I get into this!
LB
Geoff Spenceley wrote:
Thanks Sam, Knowing Dan tho--it was "tongue in cheek"! I am a STRONG
believer in timber harvesting and even tree plantations but not the way
some of the "foresters?" have raped the forests here. Listen to their
arguments about
Speaking of things Ruby, is there a way to "widen" the diameter of the
curve on the domes (where it sits on the boiler) to account for an extra
1/8" of material with the lagging that doesn't involve hours with
sandpaper around a tube?
Only if you have a lathe with a fly cutter and are
Vance,
Any suggestions on a brand of liquid gasket, or where to get it? As my
Ruby is currently in pieces on my workbench, now would be a particularly
good time to tighten the seams, as it were.
Later,
K
Any suggestions on a brand of liquid gasket, or where to get it?
The one recommeded to me, which I have bought but not yet tried myself,
was Loctite Liquid Gasket Eliminator.
-vance-
In a message dated 11/29/2000 8:42:06 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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Only if you have a lathe with a fly cutter and are willing to do some fancy
setup
work.
One of my cheating ways of doing this is to use a flycutter in the mill set
to the boiler diameter, then
Royce,
Another option would be finding someone with a 3D pantograph. That is how Grandt line
products did and
does their fine detail work in their molds. A good example is the 1/24th scale DRGW
trucks and wheels
that
are supplied by Ryan Equipment. The tools to produce these as well as
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