Re: Sammie mods

2000-03-25 Thread Phil. Paskos
Boy oh Boy; Are you guys getting mean. I'm sure that if you sent Vance your Sammie, it would come back in pristine condition with a new cab on it courtesy of Vance. If I had one I'd send it to him. Is it April 1st yet? Phil.P. Reading,Pa. > Salty, >He's just trying to see if there's

Re: Lagging (was Re: Sammie mods) *long*

2000-03-25 Thread TrotFox
Ok, I now know how to lag my boiler. =) Would it do any good to do the same to the cylinder's? I know if I stop the loco for anything over 5 secs it starts sputtering badly again... Trot, the curious, fox... -- TrotFox \ Always remember, /\-/\ AKA Landon Solomon \

Re: Sammie mods

2000-03-25 Thread Royce Woodbury
Salty, He's just trying to see if there's anyone out here that's not very bright. Now, it's my impression that most involved in the live steam avocation are individuals blessed with brains and talent, if not good looks. Suckers we're not. royce [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated

Lagging (was Re: Sammie mods) *long*

2000-03-24 Thread Kevin Strong
Sorry I'm entering this discussion late, I guess I was _lagging_ behind. Okay, bad joke, but I don't know any good ones. Anyway, I've lagged two boilers, including a pot boiler. (I just lagged the top, above the sidetanks.) It's really pretty simple. As Vance said, there are any number of mate

Re: Sammie mods

2000-03-24 Thread SaltyChief
In a message dated 00-03-23 23:34:15 EST, you write: << If someone would send me a Sammie to mess with, I could have a wood cab for it in a week or two. >> Are you living in a dream world? Two questions. What are you smoking? and why aren't you sharing it? -- Good luck. [:-) salty

Re: Sammie mods

2000-03-24 Thread VR Bass
> When you say 'wrapper' are you talking abou lagging the boiler? Will our > little girls benifit from that treatment? In the case of Sammie's saddle tank, I was just talking about applying a cosmetic cover with simulated rivet heads pressed into it. Just a "realism" detail. Lagging will hel

Re: Sammie mods

2000-03-24 Thread TrotFox
When you say 'wrapper' are you talking abou lagging the boiler? Will our little girls benifit from that treatment? Trot, the thermally efficient, fox... At 06:55 AM 03/24/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Vance, > >From what Iunderstand, the cab and the saddle tank is one unit. >Although Sammie gene

Re: Sammie mods

2000-03-24 Thread Joe Betsko
Vance, >From what Iunderstand, the cab and the saddle tank is one unit. Although Sammie generally looks appealing in standard trim, I personally like the idea of a wrapper painted Russian Iron and a wood cab. Sorry, but I don't have one yet. VR Bass wrote: (SNIP) > > The other detailing

Re: Sammie mods

2000-03-23 Thread VR Bass
> Are there any Sammie fixes that need to be done yet? Or are we looking at > the difference between a Mercedes and a Ford? I think it's more like a Toyota and a Mazda. Both are good cars, both are fairly reliable, but the Toyota's going to give you fewer little niggling problems over the lon

Re: Sammie mods

2000-03-23 Thread SALTYCRABB
In a message dated 03/23/00 7:34:29 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Are there any Sammie fixes that need to be done yet? >> I've got close to 50 hours on my SAMMIE and it runs like a Swiss watch. There were a couple of improvements to the MILLIE which found their way in

Sammie mods

2000-03-23 Thread Mike Eorgoff
Are there any Sammie fixes that need to be done yet? Or are we looking at the difference between a Mercedes and a Ford? MikeE