Re: Materials compatibility

2003-03-28 Thread Geoff Spenceley
"Ello Tony, Trust you to be a "smart alec"--I thought they were pieces of eight!! Well, you have the Duchess and the Britannia, so you must know! Cheers, Geoff. Hi Geoff, >As Punch said to Judy, (or the Duchess to Britannia), and Long John >Silver's parrot. >"That's the way to do it,

Re: Materials compatibility

2003-03-28 Thread Anthony Dixon
Hi Geoff, As Punch said to Judy, (or the Duchess to Britannia), and Long John Silver's parrot. "That's the way to do it, figures of eight, figures of eight"!. Regards, Tony D. At 12:24 PM 3/27/03 -0800, you wrote: Royce, Based on my experience in the compressed air industry, I wo

Re: Differently Sized Drivers For C-21, etc.

2003-03-28 Thread adriansherrill
That makes much more sense. Thanks very much for the clarification. Adrian > I think what you are seeing is the results of a well-meaning person > grossly simplifying a drawing to put it online. If you look at the > official D&RGW "folios" of the C-21 and C-25, reproduced in John > Norwood's "Ri

Re: Materials compatibility

2003-03-28 Thread Harry Wade
At 08:37 AM 3/28/03 -0500, you wrote: >All the large scale guys at PLS that have cast irons valves and/or >cylinders use engine oil to lubricate the cylinders after they are done >running. "Engine oil" could be a lot of things, do they not use steam oil? >Condensation and the inability to g

Re: Materials compatibility

2003-03-28 Thread Phil Paskos
All the large scale guys at PLS that have cast irons valves and/or cylinders use engine oil to lubricate the cylinders after they are done running. Condensation and the inability to get every last bit of water out of them after a run assures no rust the next time. One person forgot this last year a

Re: Grasshopper Speed Record

2003-03-28 Thread J.D. Toumanian
Hi Trent & Group, The "Great Trains Through the Garden" video was filmed / produced / distributed by my late friend Rick Runyon. The segment you are referring to was filmed at Sonny Wizleman's house here in the Los Angeles area. The runaway grasshopper belongs to Hal and Andrea Burschell (sp?)...