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2005-02-10 Thread postmaster
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Re: Off Topic

2005-02-10 Thread Gary
Like usual there always are good uses for those things we think have no good use on earth for. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,145014,00.html And this qualifies me for a daily double off topic award I believe! Steaming Sparking over Terror Trestle in Eugene, Oregon ~ Gary

RE: Ruby pony truck

2005-02-10 Thread Daniel McGrath
BTW. Feel free to forward these photo's to Trotfox I do not have his address. ThanksDJM Daniel J. McGrath From: "Vance Bass" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: sslivesteam@colegroup.com To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam sslivesteam@colegroup.com Subject: Ruby pony truck Date: Wed, 09

Re: Off Topic

2005-02-10 Thread Keith Taylor
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a different time, I was a gunsmith. In days of old, Blueing was actually Browning, and was accomplished by promoting rust to the exterior finish of a firearm and then steaming the finish, etc., etc.. On the right firearm (or small

Re: Off Topic

2005-02-10 Thread Royce
Harry Wade wrote: Whatever it is its main quality, and what it was orginally developed for, is water displacement, thus WD. . . . . although it certainly does displace moisture. Regards, Harry So what does displacement mean ? I'm guessing that it must get between water molecules and

Re: Off Topic

2005-02-10 Thread Harry Wade
At 06:16 AM 2/10/05 -0800, you wrote: So what does displacement mean ? I'm guessing that it must get between water molecules and whatever the water is in contact with. Royce, That's close enough. So how does it do this? I have no clue. Regards, Harry

Re: Off Topic

2005-02-10 Thread Walt Swartz
After WWII, thousands of German and Japanese long guns found there way to the US as the troops came home. My Dad fashioned a great varmit rifle chambered for .257 Roberts. A local 'old time' gunsmith helped Dad to formulate a blueing salts formula for the gun. I got involved in this. It was

RE: Ruby pony truck

2005-02-10 Thread Vance Bass
Dan, thanks for your reply, but the photos were stripped off by the list server. Would you be kind enough to send them directly to my address? Thanks! -vance- A dead man asks you to remember the highest ideal of the warrior is that he lay down his sword. Jet Li in Hero

Re: Off Topic

2005-02-10 Thread Geoff Spenceley
Keith, I use WD40 for weed killer around the track, none ever touches my locos or the grandfather clock! Geoff - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a different time, I was a gunsmith. In days of old, Blueing was actually Browning, and was accomplished by promoting rust

Re: BAGRS Project Loco

2005-02-10 Thread Arthur S.Cohen
I'll tell you what axle boxes are all about. My father told me about 65 years ago. He was in the engineer corps in the U.S. army and stationed in France during the first world war. He worked as a maintenance mechanic (oil gun) in the RR yards in France during the war. He told me that the

Re: BAGRS Project Loco

2005-02-10 Thread Kevin Strong
I used ball bearing pressed into the wood sideframes. I wanted as little rolling resistance as possible, as I was informed that the Midwest kit had very little power, and you needed to minimize friction at all costs. The ball bearings work fantastically. Take the cylinder off the crank, and

Re: Off Topic

2005-02-10 Thread Gary
Well, I guess from previous remarks it does not mean removes grit, grime, and muck. ~ Gary | At 06:16 AM 2/10/05 -0800, you wrote: | So what does displacement mean ? I'm guessing that it must get | between water molecules and whatever the water is in contact with. | | Royce, | That's close

Re: Off Topic

2005-02-10 Thread Keith Taylor
Hi Geoff! It's great for that! Just be sure it doesn't get on grandfatheras it may take care of him too! Keith - Original Message - From: Geoff Spenceley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam sslivesteam@colegroup.com Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 12:03 PM

Re: Off Topic

2005-02-10 Thread TrotFox Greyfoot
Oh, don't forget that it's good for your skin! Yes, I am joking... but I do know of people who have used it almost as a hand lotion. : / I understand it can be a decent cleaner so long as you clean it off with something else like kerosene? I think I'll just stick to Formula 409. : ] Trot,

Re: BAGRS Project Loco

2005-02-10 Thread Arthur S. Cohen
- Original Message - From: mdenning [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam sslivesteam@colegroup.com Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 4:43 PM Subject: Re: BAGRS Project Loco Could you tell what axle boxes are used? I have the Sulphur Springs kit, it has the axles and

Kevins tea pot steamer

2005-02-10 Thread DougK
Kevin, Are you going to do an article on Allison's tea pot steamer you ran at Diamondhead? Doug

RE: BAGRS Project Loco

2005-02-10 Thread Michael Martin
The photo link has been repaired (thanks to Vance's discovery). Mike The photos page comes up blank. Are the photos available? Thanks Michael - Original Message - From: Michael Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam sslivesteam@colegroup.com Sent: Tuesday,

RE: BAGRS Project Loco

2005-02-10 Thread Michael Martin
Michael, The original used castings from Brandbright Ltd. Their part number RSA2A. They have brass sleeve bushings that work well. The reason I specified them at the time was that they were the only ones available that could be through bolted to the frame without modification. I have seen way

Re: Kevins tea pot steamer

2005-02-10 Thread Kevin Strong
Allison is writing an article for Steam in the Garden. It's her loco, after all. ;) It's got a 3-wick alcohol burner of a rather generic design. It *does* fly, though. It tipped off the track at one point, which is what prompted me to choke the exhaust to slow it down a bit. Later, K