Why not get together the folks who want a particular wheel, produce a
pattern, and then go to one of the suppliers with a firm order for such and
such a number of units? That might be just the incentive they need to
expand the available selection of wheels.
Casey Sterbenz
From: "VR Bass"
At 12:00 AM 2/26/01 -0800, you wrote:
From: Charles Brumbelow
Interestingly, wonder how knurled tread would work in our scales?
Charles,
It would probably work fine, except for the faint hum of the knurls
running on the rails. Another consideration would be machining. The
conventional
At 12:00 AM 2/26/01 -0800, you wrote:
From: VR Bass
Mark Wood in the UK has Baldwin C-16 and 14T Heisler wheel castings
Yep, like I said ... a very limited selection (for most of our purposes).
I would
love it if we could get something of the quality of Mark Wood's wheels here.
we're still too
Why not get together the folks who want a particular wheel
OK, folks, I know a very good jewelry and industrial caster here in
Albuquerque (the largest jewelry manufacturing city in the US). Let's start by
agreeing on the particular wheel we all want.
This is going to be good. :-)
First, start two columns to tally the results:
Box Pock and Spoke.
And away we go!
Walt
In a message dated 02/26/01 12:13:59 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
does it run or just a display
It has been known to run (in fact I have VHS movie) on the Cumbres Toltec
Scenic RR track out of Chama, NM.
Jim Crabb
Seabrook
In a message dated 01-02-26 13:21:18 EST, you write:
Jim C.
Cumbres Toltec Scenic RR track out of Chama, NM.
In my year long journey I plan on going there, right after I leave your
place and visit Vance. Sonni H. said he might get me a ride in the cab of
one of thier engines. (they
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
does it run or just a display.
Indeed it does run and is steamed up 2 or 3 times a year.
Clark
Tony et al.
Actually, I wouldn't knurl the wheels on my KGV--just wish it had steel
tyres! The little Finescale GWR 48xx 0-4-2T "grips" so well with the steel
drivers. Those SS tyres are OK for toughability and rust prevention but not
very practical for adhesion. I still like Walt's idea of
Ed Stinson of Northeast Narrow Gauge has announced three kits for the Ruby.
One is a tender and the other two are Baldwin configurations. You can
contact Ed at:[EMAIL PROTECTED] for details and drawings.
Usual disclaimers.
Don
_
So are the Mark Wood wheels sand cast or investmemt cast? It seems to me
that there surely is some foundry here in the good old USA that would be
willing to cast wheels for us.
I am currently enrolled in a local community college course on jewelry
making and metal smithing. This
Fellow steamers:
I took a couple of hours off from work to do a little track construction
and to do a little track QC with my British saddle tank. Below is the proof...
http://jsb.pennsy.home.att.net/Feb26_01.html
Better weather is around the corner!
--
Regards,
Joe Betsko
Pennsylvania USA
In a message dated 01-02-26 19:05:59 EST, you write:
Better weather is around the corner!
Well Joe it is here in Oregon - Sunny skys and moderate temperatures
Salty (wondering if I forgot and moved to southern CA)
And, it has run out of Durango on the DS
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "Multiple recipients of sslivesteam" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: Eureka Palisade No.4's home
In a message dated 02/26/01 12:13:59 PM Central Standard
Dew? What's that? Does it come in white flakes? We've got lots of those!
Funny, I've never seen the oil float on top of it before. Must be a
"Florida" thing.
(sigh... How many more days until June?)
Later,
K
What quantity of a given size/design of wheel is it economically necessary
to produce using the various techniques being bantered about in these wheel
discussions? Normally a manufacturer needs to make a minimum quantity to
get the unit cost down to a "reasonable" amount that results in a price
Trent could probably answer this one. I sold my old Hurco CNC back in '95.
I'm sure the mills today could do a much better job, faster than the old
Hurco. What would the production cost be to mill wheels out of blanks or bar
stock? Considering the cost of making molds, casting, and then
Trent could probably answer this one. I sold my old Hurco CNC back in '95.
I'm sure the mills today could do a much better job, faster than the old
Hurco. What would the production cost be to mill wheels out of blanks or bar
stock? Considering the cost of making molds, casting, and then
Clark and everyone,
Thanks for the great pics and the inside information that accompanied them.
I too have seen the various videos of Eureka No. 4 and only last night dug
one of them out and watched it again. It shows No. 4 being off loaded from the
lowboy truck and of course running. This
Ferdinand,
Yes, the interest is here for a web page about photographing our little engines.
Seems no matter how hard I try, I always end up with a "toyish" look. Sonni Honneger's
(sp?) photo that
appeared in Garden Railways a while back looked so good that I had to look twice to
see if it
If you make the patterns, you can get them cast in bronze for less than $5
each, plus the cost of making a rubber mold to shoot the waxes. This is
around $40-50, and is of course amortized over the amount of castings you
have done. Don't know how iron would affect this price -- probably not
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