Murray Wilson might be a good source of advice on your Old Timer, Geoff.
Sir Art
In a message dated 01/05/01 19:50:55 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< this grown-up beginner is happy to say
I have completed the first bits of my first steamer.
>>
'A journey of a thousand li starts with a single step' - Lao Tzu
Well done John - keep reporting progress !!
Ar
In a message dated 19/04/01 00:39:39 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
<< how to get a copy of the book or other documentation >>
Apologies, List.
Had I bothered to read the rest of my mailings I would have realised that Sam
Evans & John Kowalchuck had already dealt with this issue
In case the hypertext in my last mailing does not come through, the site
address is -
http://www.gaugeone.org/resources.htm
Art Walker
You will find details here, DuWayne.
Art Walker
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In a message dated 18/04/01 04:56:12 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Has anyone come up with a conversion for running on butane
instead of "meths"?
I also wanted to ask about wheel castings availability. Should I consider
cutting my own from bar stock? How about making it a
In a message dated 02/04/01 16:46:33 GMT Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Speaking of Project Book, has anyone on the list read the new G1MRA "Dee"
book?
The book is now available, 'tho I do not know if Bob Paule has stocks as yet.
Very well presented 'tho the dimensioning is alm
In a message dated 23/03/01 04:54:09 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< if I fudge the math a little bit I think I can get away with constructing
the
last steam Newfie Bullet (Mikado) which ran on 42" narrow gauge >>
John,
Why not do it right & build in 1/2"/foot scale ie. 1/24
In a message dated 21/03/01 20:10:47 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
<< My father's family is from Kent--I think Knights were still
around then. >>
Kent, sir - everybody knows Kent ! - apples, cherries, hops and women.
(Dickens)
- and the de Spenceleys as well !!
Art Walker
In a message dated 14/03/01 16:05:56 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
<< until it glowed. Is this normal? >>
Yes. Needs to be this hot. You will notice when it is hot enough as the
solder will 'flash' into the joint. It is better in the dark as the Bishop
said to the Chorus girl
In a message dated 01/03/01 03:23:52 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
<< There's also another live steam loco named "Excelsior" on the UK market
right now. Poor timing, it seems. >>
The 'other' is a totally different loco by Mel Wright - Wrightscale.
Art Walker
Thank you, Jim - that's just what I wanted.
Art Walker - desperately trying to drill holes in the right place & in the
same place.
In a message dated 05/02/01 20:59:02 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
<< It was definitely not terminally boring to those in
the group and everyone going to Diamondhead should make the trek. >>
Bruce,
I thoroughly agree - I was really cautioning as to how people might find a
visit
Have at last got round to posting the digipix resulting from a visit with
Bruce Gatham. Erv Mueller & Keith Hawthorne - during the Diamondhead Steamup
- to this interesting little loc. Still complete with Christmas (or ? Mardi
Gras) lights.
Only of interest to Shay aficionados - others will f
Great explanation, Keith. I have printed it off & will stick it in the valve
gear books that I have never understood !
Art
As my understanding of steam engine valve gears is minimal I ought perhaps to
keep my head below the parapet.
I believe the correct name for this is the 'single eccentric link motion'. I
imagine it is a primitive arrangement which preceeded Walschaerts' work &
therefore for manufacturers to t
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Susan,
'Toy' steamers whether Mamods or Asters are generally fired by methylated
spirits ie 'meths' NOT methanol. Meths is just ethanol(& a good dose of
absorbed water)fouled up according to requirements of local Customs & Excise
people to prevent the public drinking it & avoiding the cripplin
Art Walker,
Guildford, England
In a message dated 04/12/00 14:10:46 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
<< Baldwin made NG locos by adjusting the chassis of
a small std gauge loco, so it is easy to model. >>
Pete, that's a half truth - sometimes yes, but items like the firebox would
get in the way. That is why
Thanks David & Jim for these cautions re. aol v6.
I too will stick with what I've got. Not that here in the old country we've
been offered the new version as yet.
Art Walker
PS We still count ballots by hand too.
Steve,
The long pole you mention is used to re-rail the locos - also to take weight
off the springs when making repairs.
The first tank locos on the DHR were pretty conventional side tanks, but were
succeeded by the 'A' Class which were well tanks ie. tanks between the
frames. That's why all t
Have posted some pix of a visit yesterday to this show. Only very selective
coverage I'm afraid, but I hope you enjoy.
As you will see, liked the 32mil gauge Indian Mountain Railway. Also some new
products on show such as very nice David Bailey Shay & new loco - their first
-from Cheddar/Bruce
Agree with Peter. I avoid the lathe but use a large plumbers tube cutter for
up to 2" diam tubes. Works well 'tho need to go slowly to avoid 'toe-ing in'
the diam at the cut. Copper in original hard state of course.
Otherwise all cutting & drilling with an appropriate sized domestic rolling
pin
We Brits don't call them 'Forneys', Vance, just as we would call a Forney an
0-4-4T which is what your pic shows. As in the States, used for suburban
haulage.
Not necessarily an easy design for small-scale steamers, as in addition to
allowing for the truck swing, if running in 'forward' mode t
There is a description in Brian Webb's book 'British Internal Combstion
Locomotive 1894-1940' publ David & Charles.
Looked pretty like a 2-6-2 tank but had a horiz. opposed 8 cylinder engine
mounted transversely. You are right, steam first to inner ends of cylinders
diesel on outer, but both
Charles, details are as follows -
Unit 3
23 Hatherton Street
Walsall
West Midlands
WS4 2LA
Tel/Fax 01922 633718
>From US delete '0' & add '44'. No URL or e-mail, so maybe not so year 2000
as I suggested !
It is perhaps invidious to mention individual suppliers & perhaps we should
remind our
The guy running it has been ill the last few months.
That said, under several owners, it has been a managerial bad joke for years.
A shame because their catalogue of items was uniquely useful for
small-steamers.
Luckily, for vital things such as wheel castings, there are alternative
suppliers
Vance,
Enjoyed reading your account of the visit to Denver & to Marc Horovitz.
Now I noticed you went with a laser cutting guy.
I have been playing around these last few weeks cutting 'bar' frames for 2 US
ga1, 1/32 scale locos from 1/8th steel plate as opposed to my previous
fabrications from
A useful widget-
Take a few inches length of 1/8th x 3/4" brass strip. Drill & tap hole at one
end to thread of jet. Remove blocked jet & screw into strip. Press strip &
jet - outlet face down - onto butane can with filler attached & blow out
blockage. You can still lose jet taking it out & put
I thought for a moment you were proposing an alternative to the 'POP POP
Regatta' !!!
Art Walker
Bob,
One dodge I forgot to mention re use of sq. or rect. brass is to stick two
bits side to side with (appropriate holes) using silver solder foil - using
cross stays if you feel it necessary - before soldering on the end plates.
Gives a tank twice as big & the lengthwise staying is achieved.
I have made several tanks out of 1" square steel tubing which is readily
available - & with flat unstayed end plates of 1/16 th + steel, ie similar
thickness to the tube itself.
They stood up to the Vancetest (before our comrade was rash enough to
describe it) They were silver soldered togethe
Peco used to supply code 200, nickel silver, flat bottom rail - whether they
still do I do not know.
Art Walker
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Chums,
I have posted some digipix of the Millenium Rally of the Guildford Model
Engineering Society, held last weekend,15/16 July, at Stoke Park.
The rain held off & we had a most successful event with many overseas
visitors.
Details on some of the pix are a bit marginal, so further info would b
Don't know the Calor part # or even their part description. A request for
(soft) ceramic heater element usually seems to produce the goods. Depends who
you get behind the desk. Don't think Calor operate in the States.
We can't send a pic round this list can we ? It's the same stuff that
Bruce/C
These can be obtained UK side from Calor gas depots.
Cost me £7.80 for a 5"x7" bit last year. This will do ~ 4 ga1 locos. I
retailed bits at DH'99 for 2 bottles of overchilled Bass/ 1 bottle properly
warmed Bass.
The stuff used for gas burner elements is 'soft' stuff - the last Calor
fitter
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A map & travel details for any wishing to attend our Rally & Exhibition at
Guildford, England, on Sat/Sun 15/16 July. Traction Engines, 7.25", 5", 3.5"
& 2.5" (test track only) plus 16mil garden railway ( 32mm & 45
Thanx guys for the advice re getting hold of these cartridges. I don't think
our nanny government has banned air pistols, but I will act quick 'cos it
will only be a matter of time.
Sir Art
PS. Uncle Geoff, I guess the fuss you made on boarding that plane was to
distract attention from the
The price of these cartridges in UK bike shops is also extortionate.
Can any UK listees tell where I can get these cheap ? I thought they were
used in soda syphons & that therefore they would be available from any 'offy'
( US = liquor store ) but no luck so far.
Art Walker
I will phone them tomorrow & see if they have received your letter - if that
is OK with you.
But never be surprised as to how long 'air-mail' takes - sometimes up to
17days from England to the US.
Art Walker
Jun,
Why don't you fax Walsall on the number I mailed on 25 /5/00 ?
They are a pretty responsive firm & take credit cards.
Tel/Fax (0)1922 633718
Art Walker
Chums,
I have posted some of my digipix of the steamup at the Nienoord Recreation
Park near Groningen, Netherlands, which I attended last week.
Intensive running over the four days of the event, & on the larger gauges
steaming went on well into the evening, supported by a fine bar & restaurant.
Neither Walsall nor Locosteam are on e-mail.
However Walsall do take credit card orders & may therefore be easier to deal
with from Japan. Both maker's castings are of good quality.
Walsall Model Industries
Unit 3
23 Hatherton Street
Walsall,
West Midlands,
WS4 2LA
Tel/Fax (0)1922 633718
Art Wa
re. Sam Evans -
I must disagree with your comment the the tin cans are 'inherently' stronger
than Roundhouse gas tanks. I have been told that the end 'valve' blows out at
two / three hundred psi.
The figures I quoted were given in conversation with RH & they apply both to
RH cylindrical & rect
Thought my remarks would cause a stirring in the Californian woods !!
Sir Art of the Outhouse
Charles,
If memory serves, Roundhouse gas tanks are tested to 500 psi and destruct at
~ 4500 psi so they are a bit tougher than the 10 tho' tin cans which these
LPG products come in. Whether the piddly little Ronson gas valves with their
4.5x 0.5 metric threads would last that high is perhaps d
David,
All best wishes for a full & quick recovery for your home & business
activities.
Art Walker,
Guildford, England
Well Walt, intrigued by your question I looked up the respective chemicals in
a '67 ed. of the Chemical Rubber Company ( Cleveland, Ohio - which - the
company I mean - is I guess just a rust-belt memory by now ) 'Handbook of
Chemistry & Physics'.
There is naturally no mention of BThus.but it gi
Pix of a very enjoyable steamup in Holland last Sunday.
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The Vulcan Duplex is covered in Donald Binns' book (ISBN 0.907941.10.9 Wyvern
Publ.1985) on the Kitson Meyer locomotives as technically it is of this type
ie. boiler mounted on a frame with firebox extending below frame level
between two steam bogies, each bogie having its pair of cyli
Nice pic, Carl. But remember ossies consume a lot of steam so make provision
for topping up the kettle !
Art Walker
Well 'they' are winning but slowly. I am just back from a visit to Warco just
outside Guildford, England, suppliers of Chinese & Taiwanese lathes & mills &
I asked them what proportions of metric & imperial specified machines they
sold. The reply was 60/40 in favour of metric, 'tho at the Yorks
I live in Guildford, England, 59ys old & recently retired. Got hooked on
playing trains some 20-25 ys.ago as a result of taking my two boys to
preserved railways etc. They grew up, I suffered reversion.
Interests, Brit built locos for overseas, Dutch steam trams, & US locos-
small stuff, parti
No Chris, this was a US publication. The GIMRA mag is officially the
'Newsletter' tho' it has 'Journal' as a sub header.
I am pretty certain the US pub. is defunct but I would like to find out how
long it carried on so that if there are any juicy back numbers I can pursue
them.
Art Walker
While pottering around my bookshelves, I came across a few copies of the
above mag, dating from '84- '86. It was edited & published by a Dan B Henon.
Can anyone tell me what happened to this publication ?
Art Walker
Members may be interested in this site of Rob Dickinsons. Plenty to delight
enthusists for all gauges. I am presently working through Rob's 'Zafra' CD
which has a fantastic gallery of US locos in Cuba. Hope some of you guys are
saving your dimes to repatriate a few when Castro goes.
Art Walke
Vance, may cook up something else in way of planation locos - perhaps Cuban,
Brazilian or even Louisianne !
Art
Vance,
Certainly the RSA 2 footers have been well covered.
Firstly -
Namib Narrow Gauge by Sydney M Moir & HT Crittenden, 1982, ( a familiar name
to you I guess ) which covers the 2ft RR of the former German South West
Africa, inc. the Otavi RR. Little US stuff in this one.
ISBN 0 620 05915 X
Look at what the commercial suppliers do & work out the relative volumes of
fuel tank & boiler - Ok, I know there are lots of other factors but that
should give some sort of starting point.
Much better to fit one of the systems for replenishing the boiler water tho',
then you don't need to wor
I imagine this is a trade name. Could anyone tell me what this stuff is, ?
industrial grade PVC or what, as I am interested in finding a source this
side of the pond. I have run on Walt's portable track at Diamondhead & it is
great.
Art Walker, Guildford
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