Re: Lubricator

At 04:12 PM 2/13/05 -0500, Henner Meinhold wrote: And one more question: Empty butane cans (the Korean grocery store variety) begin to pile up in my garage. Is there a "political correct" way to get rid of them ? When they are EMPTY (a very important consideration), use a screw driver to puncture

Re: Beck 'Anna' operation

At 10:06 PM 1/19/05 -0600, Arthur S.Cohen wrote: Who needs an instruction booklet when a friend like you is around. Many thanks for all the information. You are most welcome! The gas filling valve leaks heavily so it has to be changed. I seem to recall having to replace the o-ring on the valve bod

Re: Beck 'Anna' operation

At 03:36 PM 1/19/05 -0600, you wrote: I purchased a Beck Kessel Anna locomotive while attending the DH convention and no instructions were with it. The engine was made in Germany and it looks too be in excellent condition. Can anyone out there tell something about this engine or can supply me wit

Re: Maxwell Hemmons Porter O-ring Replacements

At 06:29 AM 1/5/05 -0800, mike gray wrote: My Porter has so many miles on her that that she looks like a steamer with the cylinder cocks always wide open. The dilemma is how to remove the connector pieces from the cylinder shafts to remove and replace the O-rings. Appears to be a press fit but wit

Re: twin fire tube boilers

At 06:02 PM 1/5/05 +0100, Bert & Edmunda wrote: Has anyone an Accucraft C-21 or a K-27 and if so have you had problems with the left fire going out? This is the tube with the superheater running through it. Theoretical this tube should re-ignite due to the Stainless superheater glowing. It does no

depth of post footings and frost, was Re: sslivesteam-Digest - Number 1318

At 10:48 AM 1/5/05 -0600, Rich wrote: OK, now here is my take on this "frost heave" item. To have any 'heaving" there has to be either differential expansion or contraction. This will not happen across a free floating post that is in the ground almost any distance at all. I have to disagree, R

Re: posts and frost heave

At 10:39 PM 1/4/05 -0800, you wrote: Now that we settled depth is at minimum 3' let's discuss digging holes. big snip I'd check with the guys who install fence posts for you - I got 4x4 pressure treated pine posts, 8' total length, set 42" into the ground in 6" diameter concrete footings. These

Re: posts and frost heave

At 07:58 PM 1/4/05 -0500, Joe Betsko wrote: I am located in the Harrisburg, PA, area and frost heave evidences itself from time to time. I plan on digging post holes about a foot and a half deep, filling the bottom with about two inches of gravel, installing the post in the hole and then backfi

Re: Sectional Track - Part 2

At 07:54 PM 10/4/04 -0700, Steve Shyvers wrote: Does anyone have any additional info about Koppel? If it was a German company could "Jubilee track" been a patriotically-named euphemism for the same product for use on the Western front? Prefab sectional narrow gauge track was originally developed

Re: 2-8-8-8-2

At 09:27 PM 9/12/04 -0600, Vance Bass wrote: OK, here's another one, this time in 1:19 scale: a 4-4-4-4-4 by Graham Stowell. Why he would put all that effort into a machine using Mamod running gear is a mystery we'll have to ponder, but the result is amazing! It's also a compound - the set under

Re: Ringburner++

Hi Henner, Neat design! However, I couldn't get the dxf file to open (in AutoCAD). I got an error message: "Improper color number 0 for Layer on line 140. Invalid or incomplete DXF input -- drawing discarded." Does your CAD program give you the option of saving as a dwg file, or in a different

Re: anybody out there?

At 12:57 PM 8/4/04 -0700, Steve wrote: Been quite on this list. So.Post something provocative to stir things up a bit. pf

Re: Cheddar Fule tanks and Valves

At 09:16 AM 7/11/04 -0700, Paul Gamlin wrote: Does any one have experience with Cheddar Fuel ( Butane and butane/ propane ) Tanks . It looks like they have a large tank with a diaphragm type regulator valve as opposed to a needle valve I am trying to make a Long Runing engine and am wonder

Re: Deionized water (was RH SR&RL #24)

At 04:11 PM 6/25/04 -0400, you wrote: How about the $1.29 gallon jugs from my local supermarket (Key Food) marked "Steam Distilled Water"? They're from a company called "Wissahickon" in Kutztown PA. I found this water website and downloaded the analysis of W

Re: 7/8n2 Forney [was RH #24]

At 10:52 AM 6/16/04 -0400, jim.stapleton wrote: There is a commercial version of one of the WW&F Forneys being offered by Rishon [Australian, I think] in 7/8n2. I can't say that they don't do a 7/8 scale Forney, but they definitely do a SR&RL #6 (later KC #4, later still WW&F #9) in 16mm scale (g

Re: RH SR&RL #24

At 09:13 AM 6/15/04 -0400, you wrote: > RH SR&RL #24 is ostensibly 1:20.3. I aways thought it was 1:19th Actually, in checking the model against known prototype dimension, it is closest to 1:24 or 1/2"1' scale. The original was a real monster on 2' gauge track. pf

Re: Wicks: Stainless Steel or Glass or ?

At 12:28 PM 4/4/04 -0700, Gary wrote: I have installed stainless steel radiant burner type mesh in my Aster Alisan shay burners. I did this with my Roundhouse 'Pooter'. The first bench test was rather exciting after about 3 minutes, when the meths started to boil in the wick tubes, and ejected f

RE: Butane/Propane Fuel tank Pressure?

At 09:08 AM 1/21/04 -0800, Steve Ciambrone wrote: I do not think I can test to the 350 Psi Mike recommended. 160 PSI might be a good compromise it is three times working pressure of butane at 120F and twice the working pressure of an 80/20 mix at 90F. I was planning on building my tanks out of

Re: Intro and question

At 10:18 AM 1/5/04 -0800, Shekhar Patkar wrote: Could people give me suggestions asto what spare parts I should be keeping on hand for my Frank S? Then I'll order all of them in one go. An even better solution! Come to Diamondhead next week, and chat with all sorts of people about it, and the sup

Re: Roundhouse questions

At 12:53 PM 12/18/03 -0700, Kevin Strong wrote: Second, does anyone have a source for the counterweighted flycranks? I don't need the whole assembly (wheels, axles, cranks), just the counterweighted cranks themselves. If it's grotesquely expensive, I'll just live with the uncounterweighted ones

Re: ANOTHER 1/4" SCALE LOCOMOTIVE

At 08:02 AM 12/5/03 -0500, Casey Sterbenz wrote: Here is another link to a 1/4" scale live steamer. This one is an 0-4-0 geared engine with a vertical oscillating cylinder and a horizontal gas fired boiler. As shown on the drawings the platework is similar to British contractor engines. That

Re: Tenmille eBay item

At 08:35 PM 11/24/03 -0600, Harry Wade wrote: I knew it was one of two, but rather than go back in and check it again I decided to guess and guessed wrong. Zee short term memory she ain't what she used to be. Not your error Harry, nothing wrong with either your short or long term memory (at least

Re: Tenmille eBay item

At 07:05 PM 11/24/03 -0600, Harry Wade wrote: For anyone interested in L&B equipment there's a Tenmille GO14 kit on eBay with no bids on it last time I checked. Which is actually a Talyllyn kit, not L&B. pf

Re: Coal fired loco design details

At 07:31 PM 11/19/03 -0800, Jeffrey Williams wrote: 1. Do Ga1 coal fireboxes typically have water legs on the sides and back of the firebox? Apparently this is not a necessary feature any longer - somewhat thicker plate for the firebox takes care of heat transfer to the water in the boiler. 2.

Re: Outdoor Railroader

At 10:21 PM 11/1/03 -0500, you wrote: Is someone out there who owns the following magazine and would be willing to lend it to me for a couple of days?: Outdoor Railroader October/November 1994 I am interested in the following two articles 15 Ton Class-A Climax (1897) 12 Ton Class-A Climax (1890) An

Re: R/C alcohol loco?

At 08:03 PM 27/07/03 -0700, Gary from Terror Trestle country wrote: I have been told it is and is not possible to R/C my Aster Alisan shay. I attended Portland's mini layout tour (9 layouts in one day, found 8 within the time constraints). A SR&RL #24 had very small servos activating throttle and

Re: G1 Loco Drawings

At 06:32 PM 25/07/03 +0100, Art Walker wrote: The LBSC of our times in my opinion. The clarity of the drawings & instructions is just great. I don't know about that, Sir Arthur! I have the drawings and words for building his coal fired 'O' scale Schools-look-alike, 'Bat'. I've found half a doze

Re: Water Volumes

At 07:33 PM 06/07/03 -0400, Chuck Walters wrote: I have never had a boiler run dry when using hot water compared to warm or cold water. As stated in my article in issue 69 of SitG, the difference in volume between water at or near freezing and water at or near boiling is not significant enough to

Re: Aster Climax - How to light fire?

At 04:55 PM 29/06/03 -0500, you wrote: How do you light the fire on a gas Aster Climax??? The front doesn't open, the burner doesn't pull out. There is a big hole in the side of the burner, but so far this doesn't seem to do it. Lighting there seems to pull the fire out of the butane lighter, bu

Re: Minimum Firebox size

At 07:32 AM 15/06/03 -0700, Jeffrey Williams wrote: What are your experiences with minimum practical sizes of fireboxes for coal fired Ga1 steamers? More specifically, how narrow can they get and still work well? LBSC designed a couple of 'O' gauge, 'O' scale coal fired locos. Plans for one of

RE: Where to find plans

At 10:45 AM 27/05/03 -0400, Terry Griner wrote: Also there are the plans to build a Kerr-Stewart in 'O' gauge listed off Vance's page, you might be able to 'upsize' the plans. Actually the 'Brazil' on Vance's site is built to 16mm scale (1:19.05) - 2' gauge on 'O' gauge track. For a 3' version o

Re: alcohol vs butane vs white gas

At 10:46 AM 16/03/03, Gary in Eugene wrote: Have white gas burners like those used in light weight back packing stoves been used for locos? The heat output seems much higher than butane, and the flame is hot at high altitudes and cold weather (after the burner throat heats up). What you are describ

Re: Re: Re: Surveys & Fuel

At 10:41 AM 16/03/03, Bruce Gathman wrote: It was on the table directly across from the registration table or towards to front door from the drawbar pulling table. Which proves I need to pay more attention to what's going on around me! Fog, you say!!! pf

Re: Re: Surveys & Fuel

At 07:40 AM 16/03/03, Bruce Gathman wrote: Accucraft asked the market at the Diamondhead 2003 convention. Hmm..I was there, but don't recall this at all. If my faulty memory has it correct, Accucraft wasn't even officially 'there' this year. Are you sure you're not confusing this with a

Re: Back to O rings

At 11:08 AM 11/03/03, royce in SB wrote: I would, however, like a comment on the issue of the bore being .442 vs Oring .438. I did an experiment by packing the O ring groove with a strip of brass to bring the OD up to .444 or so. Interestingly, the exhaust beat increased from 1 per revolution

Re: O rings-Check

At 09:21 PM 06/03/03, Earle wrote: If you suspect worn o-rings in the cylinders there is a simple check you can do. Royce Braderman (Quisenberry Station Roundhouse Dealer) suggested I try loosening the gland nut on the cylinders a bit allowing the packing there to leak steam. After raising steam a

Re: Alisan plume?

At 08:38 PM 25/02/03, Curious in Oregon wrote: OK, another naieve question. The Steamlines Shay, Ted's Roundhouse 7/8th scale Porter, and the Frank S all have obvious plumes from the smokestack during cold weather. This Alisan Shay runs almost plume free. The pop offs offer evidence that steam is

Re: Aster Alisan wick problem

Hi guys, What hasn't been mentioned, but perhaps should be, is the issue of the quality of the meths. My only experience with US-made denatured alcohol is the stuff in use at Diamondhead. It was terrible - high water content and all sorts of other chemicals dissolved in it. Here, north of th

Re: DEE Locomotive

Hi guys, At 08:22 AM 23/01/03, Harry Wade wrote: There were two sets of DEE wheel castings (from Walsall) for sale at Diamondhead. One belonged to Mike Albert but he decided to keep them and I don't recall who the other set belonged to. They belonged to Mike McCormack, from the Boston area. T

Fwd: Project Excelsior Latest

Hi folks, I posted a note to the list just before Christmas about a guy in the U.K. developing some replacement cylinders for the Accucraft loco 'Excellsior' which would also fit the Ruby. That has now been done and the forwarded e-mail below gives additional details. The original message con

possible replacement cylinders for Ruby, Ida and Mimi

Hi guys, There's a new product in development in the UK. You can see it at http://www.sm32.co.uk/ - follow the 'Project Excellsior' link. 'Excellsior' (a Kerr Stuart loco running on the Sittingbourne and Kelmsley Rwy) is the loco developed by Accucraft for the UK market using 'Ruby' cylind

Re: Hunslet Quarry loco

At 06:48 PM 19/12/02, Jim Stapleton wrote: Does anyone know who produced a live steam Hunslet quarry loco in 32mm or 45mm ga? Are they still in production or readily available? Any help would be appreciated. Hi Jim and list, Only currently available Hunslet quarry loco that I am aware of is

Re: Cabeese and other questions.

At 08:05 AM 14/12/02, Sam Evans wrote: What scale of 2 footer? Northeast Narrowgauge do kits of WW&F coach & combine and SRRL freight stock inc caboose in 1:20.3 scale. It's been said before, and it can't hurt to repeat it! I've found NENG kits to be a terribly frustrating experience - wood p

Re: Fn3

At 08:48 PM 10/12/02, Phil Paxos wrote: Thanks . I missed this one. What is a Roundhouse SR#24? Remember the original was a narrow 2 foot Gauge. The Roundhouse #24 is more or less 1/2"=1' scale. It was simply too big if built to 16mm scale for gauge 'O', which would have been correct scale and

Steamlines Shay, a reprise

Gentlebeings, It seems I fell off the list when my ISP changed the domain name in my e-mail address several weeks ago. I'm back, and bringing with me what has to be one of the real cherries of the list! Yes, you saw the subject line - once more we'll dissect the Steamlines Shay. And just in

Re: Pop Valves

At 08:57 AM 31/05/02, CWolcott wrote: >(Do you know if RoundHouse safeties are weepers or pop? I just steamed my >Lady Anne kit for the first time and it's safety never went off, but did >not weep anything like my Ruby's used to.) They are weepers. Early Roundhouse locos had pop type safeties

looking for Pete Olsen

Pete Olsen, if you're out there, please contact me off list. pf

Re: Old guy with a question

At 03:14 PM 03/04/02 -0600, Mike Eorgoff wrote: >So what scale is 2-1/2" gauge this week? This is gauge 3, one of the traditional, original model rail gauges. The finescale guys do it at 17/32"=1', the 'close enuff is good enuff' guys do it as 1/2"=1'

Re: Butane tank thread

At 12:45 PM 26/02/02 -0500, Keith Manison wrote: >Doe anyone know what thread is used on butane tanks? I've been able to >succesfully make fittings for them using a 7/16" x 28 thread. However, >that does >not seem to be a standard thread, so I'm wondering if it's metric and I >just got >lucky.

Re: New Accucraft Locos

At 04:10 PM 16/02/02 -0800, Jeffrey Williams wrote: >The Accucraft website was just updated and shows the following live >steam locos "under development" > >Superior 2-6-0 Live Steam (Classic Series, 1:20.3) This is actually an 0-6-2T, a fairly large English industrial tank engine - very powerfu

Re: Cheddar Iver

At 11:52 AM 21/01/02 -0500, Chuck Walter wrote: >I noticed in one of the pics from DH that someone ran a Cheddar Iver there. >For those who went to DH, how did it run? What impressions did it give you? Much the same as it did last year - big, heavy loco, really twitchy regulator. It was diffic

Re: Guinness Brewery 0-4-0

At 11:09 PM 16/01/02 +, Tim Lockley wrote: >These engines also had a special trick up their sleeve, which no-one has >mentioned yet. Guinness' also had broad (5'3") gauge sidings and a >connecting spur to the mailn line at Kingsbridge, with a couple of shunting >(switch) engines. To provide ad

RE: Guinness Brewery 0-4-0

At 07:44 AM 15/01/02 -0800, Steve Shyvers wrote: >Thank you for researching this little loco. From the museum's description of >the spiral tunnel through which this loco traveled, I am going to guess that >the overtype configuration was chosen to make the loco as short as possible >with minimal fo

Re: Diamondhead Plans?

At 08:12 PM 28/11/01 -0800, Michael Martin wrote: >How many list members are planning on attending the >Diamondhead Steamup (aka International Small Scale Steamup >and Arts Festival 2002) this January? Three from Ontario, driving straight thru! pf

Re: Engine Clean uo

At 08:25 PM 12/11/01 -0600, Trent wrote: > How about building a work car with a stationary boiler and using it to > clean our locomotives with a steam lance. Or how about simply attaching your steam lance to the blow-down valve on your loco - use the last of the steam to clean off the gunge!

Re: 4-wheelers was "Dee" locomotive

At 11:46 PM 22/10/01 -0500, Trent Dowler wrote: >The BAGRS project got a lot of people excited about building their first >locomotive. True, it was simple, required no machining, and was a "4 wheeler" >, but it was fun. We as a hobby need the next step up from that original >design. Mark Horovitz

Re: elevated plywood

At 06:15 PM 10/09/01 -0400, Jim Crabb wrote: >The best I've seen to date for plywood -- a covering sprayed on that is the >same material used for spraying liners into pickup trucks. Expensive, looks >great and only time will tell how it holds up. Why not go to good one side, exterior grade, press

Re: Sammie & Bantam (was Re: Hello???)

At 08:36 PM 29/08/01 -0400, Jess wrote: >Does anybody know where I can find a picture of Bantum? Carl Malone told >me, but I forgot. You'll find it at: http://www.argyleloco.com.au/bantam.html regards, pf

Re: Diamond Head

At 08:09 AM 20/08/01 -0500, Chris Wolcott wrote: >My wife and I have made plans to go to next year's Diamond Head >Steamup What should I bring besides my Ruby, some tools, and fuel? Benzedrine. pf

Re: Iver

At 12:48 PM 16/08/01 -0400, Walt wrote: >Does anyone know who entered it in the weight lifting contest? I do not >remember it and it should certainly have jogged my memory, unless it was when >Trent and those "Clydesdale" ladies were cavorting about and I was >distracted The fellow from Bruce

Re: Iver

At 11:39 AM 16/08/01 -0500, Trent Dowler wrote: >The detail is just not there, period. The wheels are plain with no >spokes, the oscillating cylinders, no visible valve gear whatsoever, the >smokebox front is VERY plain and has what appears to be a valve handle on >it Sorry Trent, but what you ar

Re: Iver

At 10:42 AM 15/08/01 -0700, Dave Cole wrote: >let's get back on track (pun intended): the latest steam-in-the-garden >arrived the other day with a second ad from yesteryear toys for the >cheddar iver -- 0-4-0, gas fired, pressure gauge, goodall valve, $700, >complete with r/c. > >has anyone pur

Re: RCS in my Ruby - It's ALIVE!

At 01:02 PM 13/08/01 -0500, Chris Wolcott wrote: >As far as batteries go, while at Radio-Shack I saw some small package size >2.4V 300mah rechargeable batteries for cordless phones. >Each was much smaller than two AA batteries. If a way could be found to >recharge them, and they were hooked in

Re: ???????????????????????????????

At 04:50 PM 26/06/01 -0700, Geoff Spenceley wrote: >I have just purchased an OLD kit of a Bing or Bassett-Lowke 4-4-0 inside >cyl, D valves Brit loco--2-1/2"gauge-it is partially all there--a few parts >missing. I haven't received it yet. My accomplished machinist/silver >solderer friend with me

Re: Accucraft Excelsior

At 03:01 PM 26/06/01 -0700, Steve Ciambrone wrote: >Has anyone run the Accucraft Excelsior yet. Comments? Similar to the >Ruby/Ida? Lots of comments on the 16mm list, it's been out for several months in the UK. Main complaints concern a loud burner, and somewhat anemic steaming performance u

Re: Cheddar Loco

At 08:53 AM 07/03/01 -0800, Steve Ciabrone wrote: >I was reading a boating magazine Marine Modelling International and they had >an article on the UK company Cheddar models. They have a picture which >shows a newly designed G gauge Loco it is a 0-4-0 configuration with >oscillating cylinders and

RE: Speaking of Steam

At 08:22 PM 28/02/01 -0700, Vance Bass wrote: >There's also another live steam loco named "Excelsior" on the UK market >right now. Poor timing, it seems. If I remember correctly, it's a Finescale >SM32 loco, but I'll have to check again if anyone wants particulars. Another Accucraft effort, thi

Re: Propane powered Ruby

Hi guys, At 02:09 PM 24/02/01 -0500, Roger WP&W wrote: >In some of the photos from Diamond Head there was a photo of a Ruby that had >been converted to propane with the propane cylinder in a gondola . >Has anyone else thought about trying that, and what problems might there be >with that kind of

Re: Russia Iron (was Forced repaint)

At 09:22 AM 23/02/01 -0800, Paul Gieske wrote: >I believe that the instruction booklet that came with >my Bachmann Mogul (or maybe I heard it somewhere else) >had a Russian Iron boiler. It is definitely baby >blue. What needs to be remembered with any manufactured product is that what's presen

Re: sslivesteam-Digest - Number 359

At 02:21 PM 05/02/01 -0500, Salty wrote: >In a message dated 01-02-05 10:05:01 EST, you write: > >While at DH01, which many of you >attended, there was supplied steam oil. I noticed that there were a number >of bottles of the dark very thick stuff as well as some that was lighter in >color (light

Re: Ceramic burner for Creekside [was: Dead leg lubricator?]

At 07:55 PM 27/01/01 -0600, Trent Dowler wrote: >I have a >Jane that I'd like to build a ceramic burner for someday. Since the Jane, >Creekside, and Mamod all share a very similar (perhaps exact?) frame I would >think that it should work in the Jane as well. There's a company in the UK called 'Pa

Re: Dead leg lubricator?

At 07:50 PM 27/01/01 -0600, Trent Dowler wrote: >Does the suppy line need to be routed from the bottom or near the top >of the lubricator? The end of the line coming into the lubricator from the bottom should be at the top of the lubricator. It works by the same displacement method as the pas-

Re: Dead leg lubricator?

At 02:31 PM 27/01/01 -0600, Trent Dowler wrote: >On the plans and original notes it >mentions a dead leg lubricator and my friend asked what that was since >there is no diagram of it anywhere >snip >Correct, or do I once again have >a lesson to learn? Correct >If my friend were to use the dead l

RE: Characters??

At 10:46 AM 27/01/01 -0500, Don Plasterer wrote: >I use MSN Hotmail and for some reason the list server started bouncing >back my postings to the list. I changed to Rich Text Format (whatever >that is) and the messages get through but now have the strange characters. Generally it means you are

Re: Ruby Tender

At 06:03 PM 26/01/01 +0100, Z.R. Struzik wrote: >Roundhouse in UK sells separately the tender from >their William loco. I hope it is not too wide for >Ruby. William is 125mm wide so I suppose so is the >tender Actually they have two tenders - a bogie version (2 trucks), 8"lx4"wx3.5"h, as used w

Re: Gas - the other kind/coal types

At 10:35 PM 22/01/01 -0800, Antony Dixon wrote: > I read an article about John Shawe,s conversion of another > Roundhouse engine, and recall he used Welsh coal. I assume you > have asked him the source and type of coal he uses?. I talked to John at Diamondhead.

RE: Northeast Steam-up

Hi guys, At 06:08 AM 20/01/01 -0500, Chuck Walters wrote: >While I agree, Steamtown will be fun (I will be there), it hardly compares >to DH or the National in the summer. A scheduled (sometime, same location), >large attended event is what I had in mind when I started this thread. >Someone on

Re: "Kaye" Loco

At 11:11 AM 19/01/01 -0600, Trent Dowler wrote: >Have any of the rest of you found the Coleman Butane canisters like the >one in photo #6 on Flemmings page? Here in the states I haven't run across >any of them. The 'Taymar' canisters are only available in the EU, as far as I know. I have neve

Re: more pix

At 10:55 PM 16/01/01 -0700, Vance Bass wrote: >More comments on more pix: > >Montgomery's tiny engine is HO. I don't remember the details of it >either, but >the HO track was basically laid so he could run, and he has four or five >different HO steamers. Forgot to add this one to my note to you

Re: half-round brass

At 10:55 PM 16/01/01 -0700, Vance Bass wrote: >and it appears that Reeves will be resuscitated, so the situation may be >pretty good. Do tell, any details yet? pf

Re: Displacement lubricator size increase?

Hi group, At 10:49 AM 17/01/01 -0500, Don Plasterer wrote: >Does anyone have any knowledge of a small steamer seizing up or wearing >out a set of piston rings? I've never heard of a case. Wouldn't that be >the result of to little or no steam oil? Yes, I bought one second hand from a guy who

Re: Displacement lubricator size increase?

At 08:23 PM 16/01/01 -0600, Trent Dowler wrote: In your opinion (or anyone else who wants to chime in), does superheated steam >effect the amount of oil needed? If I add a superheater to my Ruby, do I >need to >open up the hole in the displacement lubricator? Changing the size of the opening in

'semi-walsherts', was Re: Bassett Lowke mogul

At 09:55 PM 30/12/00 -0600, Trent Dowler wrote: > I e-mailed Trevor at The Signal Box asking for more information. With the >exception of telling me that it had a single piston valve between the >frame, he >had no information available other than what's already been discussed here. He >did men

Re: Accucraft Excelsior

At 05:31 PM 30/12/00 -0500, Chuck Walters wrote: >I have been reading notices from the 16mmngm list. They have been talking >as of late about the Accucraft Excelsior. This appears to be an English >model. I have not heard a word from anyone about it here in the states. >Accucraft doesn't have a

BAGRS as class 'A' Climax

Gentlemen, I've been exploring some of the possibilities with the Midwest boiler and the BAGRS loco design. I'm thinking of moving it one step up, and trying for an early class 'A' 7 ton Climax design (4 wheel type), with 4:1 gear reduction off the engine shaft to a central layshaft below the

Re: BAGRS loco questions

Hi guys, At 08:51 AM 12/9/00 -0500, Doug (reefman) wrote: >I'd like to see it too. I'd also like to know where you bour\ght the >Midwest Kit. I found the best price at Hobby People ($54.99, plus shipping). See: http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/572719.htm enjoy, pf

Re: BAGRS loco questions

Hi Michael, At 07:04 AM 12/8/00 -0800, you wrote: >1. The Roundhouse lubricator was specified in the original instructions and >works quite well. However, if you wish to build your own I'd be happy to send >you a drawing. Yes, please, I'd like to see it. >2. Due to the reduction gearing the

BAGRS loco questions

Hi guys, I picked up a Midwest Products Model VI steam engine and boiler kit, recently. I've been looking at the instruction pages on the Potomac site and have the SitG issues with the improvements, but have still managed to come up with a few questions, which I hope you will have some though

Re: ssBoilers

At 06:17 AM 12/7/00 -0600, Charles Brumbelow wrote: >If my mental arithmetic and memory are both right, Gauge 3 IS 1:20.3 >standard gauge. Nope, Gauge 3 is 1:22.6 scale and track gauge is 2.5" or 63.5mm. pf

Re: 1:20.3 std gauge

At 06:19 AM 12/6/00 -0600, Charles Brumbelow wrote: >If my calculator is correct, 1:20.3 standard gauge is 2.78 actual inches >. . . round to 2.75 for practical work. And, if my memory is correct, >that is the old # 3 gauge (our track for 1:20.3 three foot gauge @ 1.75 >inches is the old # 1 gaug

Re: Butane tank

At 05:28 AM 08/09/00 -0400, newbie tom wrote: >here the question without offending the companies >and dealers who supply these great little locomotives is there anyway as >group we could ask nicely? or if we must demand !that they give us at least >in the USA an option to have a propane tank in

Re: Ladder Chain & Sprokets

Hi guys, At 09:20 PM 00-07-06 -0400, Bruce Gathman wrote: >Does anyone know of a good source to purchase ladde chain >and sprockets? In Delrin, look at: http://servolink.com/ You can buy direct, but in larger quantities than you may wish. These have been used on some home built 'tramway' loco

Cricket, was Re: Osmotor

At 12:06 PM 00-03-01 -0500, SaltyChief wrote: >I really get a kick out of mine, but I wish it had a little longer run time. >At best I have coaxed 15 minutes out of it. I noted that the type A shown in >the picture has a different exhaust than the one I have. Even found a prototype for it!

Re: Osmotor

Hi guys, I saw the posts about the Cricket being built with oscillating cylinders - it just doesn't sound right. Checking some back issues of SITG, it's noted as having fixed cylinders/spherical pistons - can someone confirm an earlier version built as oscillator? Not terribly important, I know

Re: Potomac Industries

7;s more a caricature, but can be built into a credible kind of tramroad engine (as in homebuilt). I like them - but then I've always been a sucker for little vertical boiler lokies. rta, Peter Foley Hamilton, Ontario.

Re: New roster, apology ...

Hi Dave, I checked the bio page - Terry Griner's appears under my name. From the archives, my bio is at: http://www.mail-archive.com/sslivesteam@colegroup.com/msg01102.html Thanks, Peter Foley Hamilton, Ontario.

Re: Osmotor

n. I have no direct experience with them - I heard them described as being very wasteful of steam, but that is obviously a second hand opinion. It always seemed to me to be a good idea, but since they never 'took off', I'd assumed there were problems with the performance or production. rta, Peter Foley Hamilton, Ontario.

Re: Butane Fuel

nt in this kind of forum would be the kind of problem the steam fraternity doesn't need. There seems to be entirely too many folks anxious to regulate us in some way. rta, Peter Foley Hamilton, Ontario.

Re: Nightmare Units

a professor at Please don't. If you really feel the need to straighten him out, please take it off list. rta, Peter Foley Hamilton, Ontario.

this 'n that from the archives

ade of the lath strips that they use to separate timbers when they're stacked for pressure treatment. The lath ends up pressure treated too, and is a throw away at the local garden supply place. It's considerably more flexible, and moves a lot more with winter frost action. Can't wait for spring, Peter Foley Hamilton, Ontario.

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