At least this should keep the Bumble bees away for a while!
Gary B
>"Until further notice, all train movements on The SWAMP RR are suspended.
And I thought it had to be some hard-to-get chemical. {:] Thanks for
simplifying my life!
Trot, the fox who's sure he's already got those!
On Mon, 1 Jan 2001, VR Bass wrote:
> I use one of those superdetergents, like "Formula 409" or "Simple Green".
> Acetone or fingernail polish remover al
> Would you care to suggest a de-greaser?
I use one of those superdetergents, like "Formula 409" or "Simple Green".
Acetone or fingernail polish remover also do a good job.
-vance-
Would you care to suggest a de-greaser? {;]
I'm guessing that IPA could be used but I don't know where I can get it in
pure form unless I steal it from work. :/ I don't care for taking things
from here plus, it's pretty highly regulated. ;]
Just looking for ideas, I'm sure I'll eventually us
I'd be willing to bet that a good old-fashioned propane torch would work
better. ;] More easily controlled too!
Perhaps a bit harder on the back though... {:/
Hey, a butane powered snow/ice melting car to be pushed in front of the
lokie? =D Ok, so it's just an excuse to play with more fir
Have you tried an auto parts store? They have paint made for exhaust
systems and engines. That stuff is heat rated. {:]
Just a thought!
Trot, the idea'd, fox...
On Mon, 1 Jan 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I hate to bring this up but my research has proven fruitless.
>
> I seem to ha
Greetings LIST,
I subscribe to the monthly Brit "Garden Rail" as many of you do. It's a
great mag with a lot of live steam and well worth the rather expensive sub.
For those of you who are not familiar with this magazine, here is their
website:
http://www.soft.net.uk/cdsc
Apologies if this in
Clark as usual you are correct about making sure that
the bender is sized correctly for the rail. Llagas
Creek sells their unit with interchangeable rollers
and you can get 332 with a profile that matches
closely LGB and Micro Engineering.
mike
--- Clark Lord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gary Lan
I have used two different rail benders and prefer the
Llagas Creek unit. I strongly recommend that you
attach the bender to a work surface to assure
repeatable curves.\
Mike
--- Gary Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks for the feedback.
> The rail bender I inherited from a past club member
Ah, a variant of Murphy's Law. If you love it, it will find a way to smash up.
A friend kitbashed a loco and we had the pleasure of watching it leave the rails at top
speed and smack into a mound of earth with a real resounding thwap thud!
I hope I never have to see an Aster Garrett leave my trest
Geoff Spenceley wrote:
> Anyway, all the heat waves from the Ramada, keep melting that funny white
> stuff drifting up from Florida. Also helped my the warm air Clark brings
> from Nevada--I didn't say "Hot" air Clark!!
Well there will certainly be an abundance of "Hot" air to be found track
s
I've had great luck with high temperature paint for autos. I forget what the
particular brand is, but I don't think that's all that important. What
matters is that whoever it is makes both a primer and a topcoat. (Brand
compatibility has been discussed on this list before.)
Here's what I do...
Fi
Gary Lane wrote:
> I am strongly
> considering purchase of a rail bender that has slots for both the head and foot
> of the rail in the rollers. Any recommendations? I see benders for $80 - almost
> $500.00.
Well I use the bender from Sunset Valley Trackworks. Mine has rollers
with the rail prof
In a message dated 1/1/01 9:19:34 AM Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< The deep southern portion
of the US was our last stronghold against this invasion. >>
But in the opposite half of the year there are huge squadrons of miniature
dive-bombers, using a lance like device th
For the good Lord's sake , Lunky, Don't you know that Mississippi will be
lovely. Jerry Reshew Esquire has "SPECIAL" contacts with the Great Steam
Train God!
Anyway, all the heat waves from the Ramada, keep melting that funny white
stuff drifting up from Florida. Also helped my the warm air Cl
I have a rail bender from Llagas Creek. It has worked very well. I had
some old bent track form a previous RR (Had to remove rail after tree
fell on roadbed) and this bender straitened it out enough to be used
again. I am using code 250 Aluminum rail.
I hope this helps Robb
Salty and group,
My consolidation's tender, cab (?!) and boiler jacket were blackened with a
solution of cupric carbonate in ammonia. It's nasty stuff and I've had a hard
time getting it to produce consistent results.
The stuff they sell in the gun supplies department (Brownell's Brass Black)
In a message dated 01-01-01 13:02:25 EST, you write:
<< Have you "pickled" the clean brass in a mild acid to provide some
"teeth" for the paint to grip? Did you bake the painted brass in an
oven before significant handling? Charles >>
I have tried a little Muratic acid but it seems to discolo
In a message dated 01-01-01 11:19:34 EST, you write:
<< Now, the way I see it
all we have to do is all fire up our steamers at the same time and attempt to
heat our great country from coast to coast and save it from this terrible
stuff. >>
We will probably get in trouble and have environm
Have you "pickled" the clean brass in a mild acid to provide some
"teeth" for the paint to grip? Did you bake the painted brass in an
oven before significant handling? Charles
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I seem to have problems getting the hi-temp paint to adhere well to plain
> brass and have
Salty,
I have always blackened brass on my engines, so this is second-hand, but I
understand that "tooth" is critical. Someone suggested sand-blasting -- this
cleans the brass (also very important) and gives it "tooth" (surface texture).
Etching primer also works well, I'm told, even on copp
Salty,
I don't remember all the details but last year at DH, Chris (insert last name
here) painted his internally fired boiler to resemble a Russian Iron boiler. I'm
not sure exactly how many firings it had withstood until that point, but it
still looked great after several runs at DH. I'll try
If you try it, be sure to warn all your engineers and gandy dancers to
stand clear. We sure don't want any lawsuits or fried miniature people. And
for heavens sake, preoccupy Mr. Lunk. Your know how the bosses are, always
sticking their "noses" into all the business. I'm afraid that he'd have
wi
Have you tried sand blasting the brass, followed by a good primer and paint? It
worked for me on the body I built for my "Lady Anne".
Cheers,
Walt Gray
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I hate to bring this up but my research has proven fruitless.
>
> I seem to have problems getting the hi-temp
I hate to bring this up but my research has proven fruitless.
I seem to have problems getting the hi-temp paint to adhere well to plain
brass and have been unable to locate any primer that will withstand heat and
stick to brass. Who might offer a suggestion or two. Lets not make this a
Gary,
As a rule, the more expensive the locomotive, or the love of it, the more likely
it is to derail on a high trestle. An addition to this rule is the more detailed it
is, the most likely of all it is to completely jump the tracks. Parachute anyone?
Later,
Trent
Gary Lane wrote:
> I can r
Hello Keith,
Wow. Thanks are certainly in order for your great explanation. I've been lost
when trying to understand the valve gear in the past.
Now I'll have to go back and try to understand the books again. Why do I see
more questions for you coming up?
Later,
Trent
Mr. Lunkenheimer has suggested that I get out the heavy duty resistance
soldering unit and see if we could hook it up to the rails to try to cook
this stuff! Would it work?
Keep your steam up!
Walt, Mr. Lunkenheimer's associate
Dear Mr. Lunkenheimer,
I certainly hate to hear of your recent dilemma concerning the "mysterious
white substance" covering the SWAMP RR. The rest of the country has been
experiencing this same phenomenon for the past month or more. When this substance
is found in your region I feel that all ho
At 0600 EST, Mr. B. W. Lunkenheimer issued an emergency notice to all
employees of the SWAMP RR:
"Until further notice, all train movements on The SWAMP RR are suspended.
Expert environmentalists have been called in to identify the mysterious white
to almost clear substance that has made mo
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