At 02:24 PM 7/2/02 -0700, you wrote:
>I'm new to scratch building with brass, and would like to find
>reading/training materials to learn basic shop skills.
John,
My 2p worth of advice would be,
1. Brass will "creep" meaning that if you make a row of embossed rivets
for instance, if the embossi
Hello all, especially skilled, experienced, learned experts...
I'm new to scratch building with brass, and would like to find
reading/training materials to learn basic shop skills.
Generous suggestions so far have included:
M.R. articles by Mel Thornburgh (I have one series, an HO locomotive).
V
Paul,
I hope that you and the Ruby will be at the Summer Steamup. I'd like to see
the conversion. It is rare to hear of an American-styled loco being reworked
to look like a British prototype. Did you use 16mm scale?
Steve
I read "Build a Vertical Boiler for the Graham Two Cylinder Engine (part
two) " (SSSHobbyisy April 2001). But I can not understand how to make
inside end caps. Please let me know the procedure.
Jun Kitsukawa
JAPAN
