Friends:
Does anyone have one of the Microlux line of lathes and machine tools
offered by MicroMark? The 7x10 lathe looks to be similar to the ones
offered by Grizzly and Harbor Freight, but is more pricey. They also offer
a 7x14 lathe with English, not metric, threads. Does anyone know
Dear Friends,
I have about 2.0-2.5mm space between the boiler and the
jacket and I wonder whether insulating the boiler would
be a good idea and what the best material for this would be.
I am considering ceramic sheet like the one used for the
smokebox insulation or mineral or glass wool.
The
Tony:
I bought the Grizzly Model G4000, 9 x 20.
Jim
Is there any objection or disadvantage to the use of dilute HCl - available
as brick cleaning acid - as a pickle for boilers, as opposed to the more
common sulphuric or citric acids?
Art Walker
Steve,
Ive had afair bit of practise building US 4-4-0s and offer the
following ,
[1] Frames .laser cut in 3/16 steel,, the main problem is the long thin
front portion which carries the cylinders it will finish up about 1/4 inch
deep if you keep scale proportion, but is ok once you bolt
Steve wrote:
But seriously, coal-fired is what I have in mind, and a basic 4-4-0 or 4-6-0
American-style loco in 1:20 might be big enough and have the right
proportions to accommodate a home-made coal-fired boiler.
I've had this wild fantasy of building something more mid-nineteenth
century:
Just one word of caution. I tend to think many people get turned off by
live steam when they hear about he machinery that is required to build the
locomotives. I know of a guy who built the most beautiful 3/4 Raritan you
ever saw using just a 6 Atlas with a milling attachment and a decent
Thanks to all who replied to my question.
I think it might be a Mike Chaney safety valve. The metric thread tricked
me. Most of our locos have ME threads and with an American loco we assumed
(silly us) that it must have an American thread. We did not the Chaney
filler valve though.
cheers
At 12:45 PM 10/2/02 +0100, you wrote:
Is there any objection or disadvantage to the use of dilute HCl - available
as brick cleaning acid - as a pickle for boilers, as opposed to the more
common sulphuric or citric acids?
Art Walker
Art,
That's what I have used in the past, but not because
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Very happy owner of a 1916 South Bend lathe!
And me with my 11 x 36 1937 Southbend. I agree Keith! I found mine
in one
of my client's garage and paid $140!
Bob
Bob,
It must be really nice to have such a modern lathe! Seriously,
Is it bad list etiquette to post an item I may be considering selling?I can't
recall definitively if I've seen that type of posting on the list.
In a completely unrelated topic, what kind of prices are used SRRL #24's trading
hands at these days? Does the used steam market fluctuate
At 9:27 AM -0500 10/2/02, Vince Gortner wrote:
Is it bad list etiquette to post an item I may be considering
selling?I can't recall definitively if I've seen that type of
posting on the list.
no it is not against the rules (which are that individuals may sell,
not companies), but few have
I don't think anyone was proposing to make a 1n36 (1/32nd scale, 3'
gauge) 4-4-0 from a std gauge loco!
Oh. Well then.
So what was being proposed was a set of plans that would build two different
but basically identical locos, one standard gauge in 1:32 scale and the other
narrow gauge in
I've used cork without any ill effects.
Later,
K
Wool felt was the material of choice among builders in the UK way back in the
good old days. I have used it on a couple of locos and it works well and holds
up (surprisingly) well.
regards,
-vance-
Vance Bass
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Small-scale live steam resources:
I can't give the web-site reference, but boiler lagging tests by Chuck
Hackett in the larger scales showed the following -
adding a jacket, giving a trapped air gap, made a difference
adding insulation ie. lagging, produced NO additional benefit.
better however to have something to provide a
Hi,
Could Fibreglass (woven or matting) as used in boat building be used as
lagging?
Keep your steam up!
Walt
Re lagging, I note that the Aster KGV kit had no insulation around the
boiler--just an air gap. The burners and smoke box had insulation, of
course. The Flying Scotsman doesn't either, yet both locos seem to run
just as well as those with insulation (ceramic sheet or asbestos) . The
boiler
Hi Jeff,
I know. Just kidding about bringing it over.
Will call you later this week.
Regards,
Tony D.
At 10:23 PM 10/1/02 -0700, Jeffrey Williams wrote:
Tony,
It weighs a couple hundred pounds and it's bolted to a large table so the best
solution is for you to come on over to try
Walt,
I would choose to avoid fibreglass mat or cloth because:
1. It is difficult to cut accurately to small sizes and then it tends to
pull apart.
2. It is difficult to handle and work a sheet of it without it changing
shape and dimensions (as it pulls apart).
3. I have read that the
Hi Zbigniew,
I do not know which engine design you have, or coal, alcohol or butane
fired, but at 2-2.5mm gap you may be safe. But very dependant on actual
model, materials and design.
I recently experienced a major paint and soft soldered boiler ring
meltdown on a new engine at the
Hi Keith,
I was wondering when this suggestion would crop up.
I did not want to raise this one, having lived approx 20 miles from the
Myford factory in the UK, used them often, and was my model making lathe
reference point. I have not seen any offered in the USA, or any agents. So
if you
Kevin,
Well, well, well!.
So it was the cork burners who almost had the coal and kerosene
burners kicked out of Sacremento!.
Pleased of you to 'fess up after all this time.
The truth will out!.
Best Regards,
Tony D.
At 09:00 AM 10/2/02 -0600, you wrote:
I've used cork
Whilst it's quite possible to spend a small fortune on fancy materials for
lagging, one that works very well and costs little is a cut up Weetabix packet.
I kid you not.
Mike
Westabix packet? What's that?
Phil
Whilst it's quite possible to spend a small fortune on fancy materials for
lagging, one that works very well and costs little is a cut up Weetabix
packet.
I kid you not.
Mike
At 04:10 PM 10/2/02 -0400, you wrote:
Westabix packet? What's that?
Oh no! Don't get me started!!
Regards,
Harry
You can use it, but my opinion is that the HCI puts off more nasty type
fumes
Clint
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From: mart.towers [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 6:45 AM
Subject: pickle acid
Is there any objection
I just discovered that Enco has a sale on their 9x20 bench lathe--$699.
Lowest speed is 130 rpm. I have no Enco machines (just an 8 four-jaw
chuck--works fine, needed no clean-up) so I don't know what the lathe is
like. Walt did say he liked a mill of theirs.
Victor Lacy
You can also go to a parts store and get battery acid, it has pure sulfuric
diluted 3 to 1 in water
Battery acid 1/3 sulfuric to 2/3 water then you can calculate how much more
water to dilute it further. The last that I bought for my electroplating was
like 6.00 for 5 gallons
Clint
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From: Anthony Dixon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Keith,
I was wondering when this suggestion would crop up.
I also understand the factory does not have a web site, but a
local
machine tool agent in Beeston. UK. is the sole Web Site agent, but
only for
used
Hi Mike,
What about Kelloggs and Rice Crispy boxes also!?. (just kidding)
I thought the idea was to be inflammable as well as and insulator?.
Regards,
Tony D.
At 08:38 PM 10/2/02 +0100, you wrote:
Whilst it's quite possible to spend a small fortune on fancy materials for
lagging,
Just curious, and this may be a stupid question...
Our English locomotive, the Lady Edith (3' gauge, built 1887, Stephenson),
came to the US with oak block lagging. We then put asbestos on it in the
1960s which we recently paid to have removed for some major boiler work.
On a small
Try http://www.mini-lathe.com/ the comma between lathe and com, in the
first posting didn't work.
~Gary - The Train Trestle Nut
www.angelfire.com/or/trainguy
http://community.webshots.com/user/raltzenthor
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From: Clint D [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Multiple recipients
Go to http://www.mini-lathe.com there is a good comparison review of them,
also some info on the mini mills
http://www.homier.com has the best pricing on the same machines, and faster
shipping, and My opinion excellent service on warrantee items.
http://www.littlemachineshop.com sells tooling
Weetabix packet? USA translation Please.
Sincerely
Steve Ciambrone
Sr. Test Engineer
L-3 Ocean Systems
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From: Ciambrone, Steve @ OS [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 10:14 PM
Subject: RE: boiler insulation
Weetabix packet? USA translation Please.
Weetabix - a kind of dessicated, compressed,
What about companies like Prazi (I saw another either German or Austrian
lathe/mill product at the Model Engineer's show in Eugene, Oregon last
weekend), Shopmaster, Simplex, compared to Myford for example? Since Myford
seems to be a good standard to measure other mid to mini sized lathes.
~Gary
Gary wrote:
What about companies like Prazi (I saw another either German or Austrian
lathe/mill product at the Model Engineer's show in Eugene, Oregon last
weekend), Shopmaster, Simplex, compared to Myford for example?
Prazi's, in my opinion, are significantly overpriced. Shoptask
Hey, at least Grits are made of corn. ;] Just coat it with sugar and
butter and feel your arteries thank you.
Wonder if we could pour it into the air-space between a boiler and it's
wrapper? :]
Trot, the fox who's only joking... about the pouring...
On Wed, 2 Oct 2002, mart.towers wrote:
Oh No, I did a typo!! thanks for correcting that
Clint
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From: Gary [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: Lathes for Live Steamers
Try http://www.mini-lathe.com/ the
In a message dated 10/2/02 7:25:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It must be really nice to have such a modern lathe!
What is really nice is that it sat in his garage for 20 years without being
used. I also got a 4 jaw and 3 jaw and many accesories. It was the deal of
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