Re: Wheel turning

2001-09-06 Thread Harry Wade
At 01:58 PM 9/5/01 -0700, you wrote: To: Harry Hotspur Wade I have owed you a follow-up report on my wheel turning effort. . . . The biggest lesson learned was that the surface of cast iron is very tough to cut through, (snip) Steve Steve, Congratulations on the job. Yes, the skin can be

Re: Wheel turning

2001-09-08 Thread Harry Wade
At 10:08 PM 9/7/01 -0700, you wrote: I also recommend the carbide tools, but then you need a much harder grinding wheel, I don't know what's done in commercial practice but normally, since most carbides come pre-ground and are dirt cheap, amateurs generally don't bother grinding

Re: Wheel turning

2001-09-08 Thread Harry Wade
At 10:08 PM 9/7/01 -0700, you wrote: I also recommend the carbide tools, but then you need a much harder grinding wheel, I forgot one more thing that goes with the previous post. Carbides are very brittle (hence the tendecy to chip) do NOT like intermittant cuts. That will kill one

RE: Wheel turning

2001-09-10 Thread Harry Wade
At 07:58 AM 9/10/01 -0700, you wrote: When you refer to intermittant cuts do you mean as on a very rough surface where the tool bit is not cutting continuously? Steve, Yes, exactly. A condition where the tool bit isn't in constant contact with the work because of variations in the surface

4-wheelers was Dee locomotive

2001-10-21 Thread Harry Wade
At 04:21 PM 10/21/01 -0400, you wrote: Why do I get the feeling that you have detected the twinkle in my eye Keith Taylor I was simply forewarning you, the 4-wheel brigade makes up a large proportion of the garden railway world, and justifiably so. It's a great non-intimidating, low cost,

RE: Messages on this list

2001-10-23 Thread Harry Wade
. Best regards, Harry wade Nashville Tennessee PS With regard to my criptic, inside joke reference to Geoff Spencely, he's a transplanted Brit, a fine fellow, and for many years a resident of California, the land of fruits and nuts, where he must fit in because as far as I know they haven't ask him

RE: Messages on this list

2001-10-23 Thread Harry Wade
At 07:20 PM 10/23/01 -0700, you wrote: Well explained, Harry, In fact, as explicit as any Brit could be! I don't know how long I've been around either--thank goodness. Only problem I have with the list's contributions is that they are so full of gas! Even in Diamondhead, it's getting so gassy,

Brit locos was Messages

2001-10-24 Thread Harry Wade
At 12:03 PM 10/24/01 -0700, you wrote: Incidentally, I am pleasantly surprised as to how many colonists over here know about Brit locos--take that Harry Wade chap for example, I would explain how that came to be but it would require travel back in time and I'm afraid that in the soon

Re: Messages on this list

2001-10-24 Thread Harry Wade
At 06:13 PM 10/24/01 -0700, you wrote: Harry you can tell me your story off-list! Geoff. Sure.

Re: Project Locomotives

2001-10-26 Thread Harry Wade
tools and do it yourself. Affordable is of course relative. Regards, Harry Wade Nashville, Tn

Re: Budget live steam

2001-10-26 Thread Harry Wade
At 11:29 AM 10/26/01 +0100, you wrote: Harry mentioned that affordable is a relative term. (big snip) I currently have 4 live steamers, the most expensive one . . . a $900 boiler and chassis kit. To illustrate the alternative . . . . for that amount of money you can buy a reasonably well

Re: Meths vs Gas

2001-10-26 Thread Harry Wade
At 03:49 PM 10/26/01 -0400, you wrote: My family doctor gave me a tip add a little baking soda to the alcohol and it will make the flame burn a very noticable orange color! Keith Interesting. Can we assume for the moment that there are no side-effects to this cure? Cheers, Harry

Orange fireballs was Meths vs Gas

2001-10-26 Thread Harry Wade
At 04:52 PM 10/26/01 -0400, you wrote: Harry, I have noticed no side effects. Keith, I was thinking in terms of solid residue but then I was barred for life from chemistry classes after I allowed two old alchemic enemies to get together and renew an ancient animosity, thus leveling the east

Re: Budget live steam

2001-10-26 Thread Harry Wade
At 05:33 PM 10/26/01 -0700, you wrote: Ok, I have the equipment, I have built a simple pot boiler, Plan on building a simple steam engine. All not too hard. but I haven't seen a good detailed article on building a gas burner to heat the water. Where can such information be found? These sources:

Barely coherent ramblings on Budget live steam

2001-10-27 Thread Harry Wade
At 12:26 AM 10/27/01 -0500, you wrote: If you love machining, it's great. But be aware that your highly skilled time is saving you something in the range of $1-$2 per hour, depending on what the competing RTR or screwdriver kit costs. Victor I don't quite understand this savings comparison,

Re: die usage

2001-10-27 Thread Harry Wade
At 02:04 PM 10/27/01 -0700, you wrote: Hi listers. die had no reducing screw. Just a chamfer on the outer edge And two divits where the lathe dieholder locking set screws would catch the die. The must be some technique to get the die set to cut the correct diameter thread. Any help ? royce

Re: die usage

2001-10-28 Thread Harry Wade
At 10:52 AM 10/28/01 -0800, you wrote: I knew I could count on your formidable experience. royce Royce, I do have some experience in a very narrow area but I don't know everything by a long shot, and don't want to, but since I've struggled with this very thing you describe I thought I'd

RE: die usage

2001-10-28 Thread Harry Wade
At 07:54 PM 10/28/01 -0500, you wrote: I cannot duplicate it using the keystroke sequence you reference. What email client are you doing this in (the alt+248). I am using MS Outlook. Chuck Chuck, I use Eudora LT ver.3.0.6See my recent post to Royce. Cheers, Harry

Wheels and G1MRA Books

2001-10-29 Thread Harry Wade
me know off-list so we can get a rough count. I'm awaiting further information on castings availability and pricing. The object will be to consolidate orders to eliminate to the greatest extent possible duplicate costs. Regards, Harry Wade Nashville, Tn

Keyboard yak was Die usage

2001-10-29 Thread Harry Wade
At 01:55 PM 10/29/01 -0600, you wrote: To prevent further confusion about the degree symbol ( ° ), it will only work on the keypad, not the numbers across the top of the keyboard Being a CAD guy myself, I understand how Harry knew the trick, Trent, I'm not a computer wonk so I'm just using

Re: Wheels and G1MRA Books

2001-10-29 Thread Harry Wade
At 03:18 PM 10/29/01 -0500, you wrote: Could you find out wheel dimensions, details, spoke count, etc. so we can determine if they'd be suitable for another design we might have in mind? Jim Jim, I don't know what accomodations to scale have been made in the DEE project design but

Re: Wheels and G1MRA Books

2001-10-29 Thread Harry Wade
At 01:56 PM 10/29/01 -0800, you wrote: Regarding wheels for the Dee project, I'd like to see the book before commiting to buying wheels for the loco. What's your time frame for ordering wheels, as I don't anticipate receiving the book till late November at the earliest. Royce, The time

Re: G1MRA Project / Dee Wheels

2001-10-31 Thread Harry Wade
. Regards, Harry Wade Nashville, Tn

Our numbers was GR Mag

2001-11-01 Thread Harry Wade
At 12:22 PM 11/1/01 -0800, you wrote: Bob, I think maybe you should email Marc with your concerns. Bob was pretty much right-on with his assessment, and remember the magazine is no longer Marc's to do with as he pleases. The corporation's needs must be met. IMHO emailing a complaint, at

Our numbers was GR Mag

2001-11-01 Thread Harry Wade
At 12:22 PM 11/1/01 -0800, you wrote: Bob, I think maybe you should email Marc with your concerns. Bob was pretty much right-on with his assessment, I meant to say WALT was pretty much right-on with his assessment . . . . Cheers, Harry

Re: Messages on this list

2001-11-01 Thread Harry Wade
At 02:24 PM 11/1/01 -0500, you wrote: It is an organic substance, . . . . When grown as fuel, it is cut out of the earth with a square ended shovel into brick sized and shaped blocks that are roughly the consistancy of clay. When they dry out, it is a hard fibrous substance that burns hotter

Re: G1MRA Project / Dee Wheels

2001-11-02 Thread Harry Wade
For anyone interested, I have posted photos of samples of wheel castings from Mark Wood (UK) and Walsall Models (UK) in the SS Livesteamers photo drop box. URL per below. The photos show Walsall castings in photos Wals-1 thru 5, and Mark Wood castings in photos Wood-1 thru 4. The

G1MRA Project / Dee Wheels

2001-11-02 Thread Harry Wade
At 06:17 PM 11/2/01 -0600, you wrote: Are the wheels from both vendors as cast? Charles Charles, Yes, other than the partial machining and a light coat of flat black primer you see on the Walsall wheels, nothing was touched. I think the Wood wheels may receive a very fine grit or bead

Footplate cuisine

2001-11-11 Thread Harry Wade
At 02:29 AM 11/11/01 -0600, you wrote: That fella's too tough for me! Did he also make morning coffee from the water from the tri-cocks? Trent Trent, Not exactly, tea would have been the order of the day. Although I'm sure it must have happened, in what I read there was never a mention

Re: Aster Alison Shay (now horror story)

2001-11-09 Thread Harry Wade
At 05:29 PM 11/9/01 -0500, you wrote: This sounds like a fun winter project. Peter I was kind of thinking along those lines myself. Cheers, Harry

Re: Aster Alison Shay (now horror story)

2001-11-10 Thread Harry Wade
At 12:44 PM 11/10/01 -0500, you wrote: In answer to Peter, Harry and Robert, If the loco were mine, it would be a great winter project. Keith, We understand his dilemma, I've had a few can you take this box of bits and make it run? inquiries myself. This is one of those unfortunate

In/Out Super-Heater

2001-11-10 Thread Harry Wade
At 04:18 PM 11/10/01 EST, you wrote: Trent, Another reason may be that the point (or area) of most aggressive and invasive corrosion in a boiler is the area or line where water turns to steam. Since in a superheater tube a further steaming is taking place, going from a saturated state to a

Re: Engine Clean uo

2001-11-12 Thread Harry Wade
At 06:46 PM 11/12/01 -0600, you wrote: One of my friends has a 7.5 gauge steamer and he uses a tap on the side of the boiler that he puts a hose onto to steam clean his engine before putting it away. Trent, That's called a steam lance and I've always been surprised that more large scalers

Re: Engine Clean up

2001-11-12 Thread Harry Wade
At 07:59 PM 11/12/01 -0500, you wrote: I was thinking the other day that this may be workable with our steamers. We'd just have to use a very small nozzle on the tip to limit flow. :) Trot In some instances one could rig up a diverter tee on the steam line so that the throttle valve is also

This here tracksite ain't big enough for the both of us was Marshal Badges

2001-11-14 Thread Harry Wade
At 08:02 AM 11/14/01 -0800, you wrote: Jim McD and I agreed that if we were marshals then we ought to have guns. Oh yeah, that will solve ALL our problems. One thing that bothered me about being Deputy Track Marshal was . . . . . . wipe the rails free of oil before the next Daylight or

Re: clearances - long

2001-11-16 Thread Harry Wade
At 02:32 PM 11/16/01 -0800, you wrote: (being a novice) what the problem is, but it seems that a .001 clearance should produce a free turning eccentric strap. Royce, That it should, but I anticipate two problems. The first is that for that diameter, and for very close fits, the

Re: O.T.- Meteor shower tonight

2001-11-17 Thread Harry Wade
At 02:52 PM 11/17/01 -0600, you wrote: There is supposed to be a really spectacular meteor shower tonight - 4:00am (CST) Sunday morning. Trent, The last time I stayed up way past my bedtime on the promise of something really spectacular I was greatly disappointed! Cheers, Harry

Re: Hogwart's Express

2001-11-19 Thread Harry Wade
At 06:14 PM 11/19/01 -0800, you wrote: So, who is going to be the first to make a Hogwart's Express? Gary in Eugene, First, can you tell us what up front? You know it's not a King, so is it a . . . . [ ] A Saint [ ] A Hall [ ] A Royal Scot [ ]

Re: Hogwart's Express

2001-11-19 Thread Harry Wade
At 07:27 PM 11/19/01 -0800, you wrote: http://www.visitcumbria.com/whitehaven/whavhog.htmPhotos of the actual train used for Harry Potter's Hogwart's Express. Not even close. Someone is taking credit where no credit is due (as we can expect) and now any loco or train painted red will be

Re: Hogwart's Express

2001-11-19 Thread Harry Wade
At 09:36 PM 11/19/01 -0600, you wrote: It actually is a 4-6-0, though I don't know the loco's class. 5972 - Olton Hall. Built Swindon Works (GWR) April 1937. First shed allocation Neath. August 1950 shed allocation Carmarthen. (Fitted with 3 row superheater.) March 1959 shed allocation

Re: Hogwart's Express

2001-11-19 Thread Harry Wade
See http://www.hpgalleries.com/mgallery6.htm Cheers, Harry

Re: Hogwart's Express

2001-11-20 Thread Harry Wade
At 08:47 PM 11/19/01 -0800, you wrote: I took the opportunity to ask the web site at http://www.visitcumbria.com/whitehaven/whavhog.htm how they claim their engine to be the Hogwart's Express. Who would desire to falsely claim to children and train nuts that this engine was in the movie. Perhaps

Re: Hogwart's Express

2001-11-21 Thread Harry Wade
At 09:51 PM 11/20/01 -0800, you wrote: It is too bad that the purists are so upset. But Gary, it's their JOB to be upset! :-) Seriously though, you're right about the publicity and exposure, and this was first thing that occurred to me when I learned that this played a part in the HP

Re: Roundhouse Locos

2001-11-21 Thread Harry Wade
At 04:56 PM 11/21/01 -0600, you wrote: I own a SR#24 Roundhouse, If the appearance suits you this is really a superb engine. My other engine is a Aster Mikado and it will pull all the cars that I own Of course to each his own, but the large scale club I belong to (and helped found)

Regional Call

2001-11-24 Thread Harry Wade
Will anyone on the list who is a member of G1MRA, or a prospective member, and who lives in the following states: Louisiana Arkansas Mississippi Alabama Georgia Florida South Carolina North Carolina Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee please contact me off-list. Cheers, Harry

Journal

2001-11-24 Thread Harry Wade
At 06:05 PM 11/24/01 +1000, you wrote: Harry No I'm not in the US But in Oz (Australia), just curious, as I have not yet received my mags etc. Tony, They began arriving at US destinations a little over a week ago. Cheers, Harry

Re: clearances

2001-11-24 Thread Harry Wade
At 06:58 AM 11/24/01 -0800, you wrote: Although I'm getting the impression from your and Harry's input that my problems are more related to surface finish. Royce, It's difficult to say without seeing your particular problem first hand, but my first guess would be a question of clearances.

Re: Pickle in vinegar

2001-11-24 Thread Harry Wade
At 11:32 AM 11/24/01 -0800, you wrote: I found both apple cider vinegar and distilled white vinegar. Which to use? Bob, The white vinegar. Cheers, Harry

Atlas Lathe for sale

2001-11-25 Thread Harry Wade
Anyone interested in a good buy on a small lathe? This notice just appeared on the Machinists's BBS, IMHO it's a great bargain (because it's fully tooled) and someone shoiuld jump on this quick: For Sale: 6 Atlas lathe with tooling By: Brett near Portland [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday, 24

Re: Axle pump

2001-11-26 Thread Harry Wade
At 08:35 AM 11/26/01 -0500, you wrote: Small Scale Steam Issue #3 has an article I wrote for an axle pump I designed and installed on my Aster Mikado. Jim Curry Something that should be introduced into discussions on water pumps, if it hasn't been already, is nitrile balls. One of the

Re: Axle pump

2001-11-26 Thread Harry Wade
At 09:18 AM 11/26/01 -0500, you wrote: I think my Aster Grasshopper had a nitrile ball, ng in my opinion, switched to s.s. and it sealed right. Good point tho, experimentation is the answer. Jim Jim, My use, and all I'd seen so far, were in larger scale work. It may be that nitrile won't

Re: clearances

2001-11-26 Thread Harry Wade
At 06:54 AM 11/26/01 -0800, you wrote: prussian The most widely used brand name is Hi-Spot blue #107 made by Dykem (the layout blue people.) It's available in a .22 oz. tube and a little goes a long way. Now I have more info than I have time to use it. Do other's of you have the

Post-modernist wicks

2001-11-28 Thread Harry Wade
Has anyone yet tried replacing wicks with the ceramic/firebrick plug as described in Ken Parkinson's article in the last SitG? I'm keen to try this, and I've seen what I think is exactly the material he's using, but can't find it locally and don't know what to call it. Firebrick around

Re: Steam oil Again

2001-11-29 Thread Harry Wade
At 01:25 PM 11/29/01 -0800, you wrote: But when I opened the container I had just bought, it was black as coal and had a strong odor. Steve, If it has an acrid, almost sour smell you may have been given hypoid gear oil. Often this looks black or greenish-black like steam oil but it smells

Addresses

2001-11-29 Thread Harry Wade
Does anyone have current email adresses for Hank Peacock, Ken Matticks, and Jim Grummans? Cheers, Harry

Re: Post-modernist wicks

2001-11-29 Thread Harry Wade
At 08:40 PM 11/29/01 -0500, you wrote: Here is another link I forgot to add. Robb DeVries in Michigan Thanks Robb, I saw your pictures on the board. I could see the benefits of a small mushroom head. Great looking flame. Cheers, Harry

Re: Question on copper;

2001-10-11 Thread Harry Wade
At 02:19 PM 10/11/01 +0100, you wrote: Terry Griner asked:- Would this be thick enough to be a boiler? Terry, I agree with Mike, strong enough for the barrell but I wouldn't recommend it for the heads, which I'm guessing is what you want to use it for. IMHO the cost and bother of staying it

Re: Question on copper;

2001-10-11 Thread Harry Wade
what is typical in Ga1, the boiler is called upon to contribute an increasing amount of the structural spine of a locomotive and for that 1/32 simply won't do. Regards, Harry Wade Nashville, Tn

Re: Question on copper - sources

2001-10-12 Thread Harry Wade
and face the OD to 2 and clean up the ID at the ends. Viola! 2 tube. Regards, Harry Wade Nashville, Tn

Re: machining cast iron wheels

2001-11-30 Thread Harry Wade
At 10:39 AM 11/30/01 -0500, you wrote: Harry: A year or so ago I ordered a set of wheels from Bob Paule. Jim, I'm almost certain Bob was supplying Walsall wheels. There wouldn't be anyone else to buy from actually. I have several sets of their wheels and those are made the same way. The

Burner material

2001-12-14 Thread Harry Wade
Trent, I have narrowed the search for firebrick and I can't be certain yet but I may have located the material, or something closely akin to it, here in town. It's a refractory material used for heating boiler applications called insulating firebrick - lightweight. It is firebrick, but

Re: Burner material

2001-12-15 Thread Harry Wade
At 11:48 AM 12/15/01 -0600, you wrote: Yes, the size of bricks that were on the shelf was slightly larger than the typical building type brick. Trent, I've made more progress since I posted you. I have found a mfg (I'm sure there are others) and will write to ask them for samples the

Burner material was apology

2001-12-17 Thread Harry Wade
At 07:16 AM 12/17/01 -0500, you wrote: Trent, . . . . . . . . Besides, I am interested what you two are doing with the light firebrick, Gas Burners? Terry Terry, Nothing sinister, and I think I've mentioned all this before on the List at one time or another. I've been intrigued by the

Ga1 Wheel castings

2001-12-17 Thread Harry Wade
) within the next couple of days. Also, Jim Curry advises that he is preparing to make available laser cut frame sets for the DEE loco. Anyone interested in that please contact Jim or me. Regards, Harry Wade Nashville, Tn

Re: Ga1 Wheel castings

2001-12-17 Thread Harry Wade
At 11:03 AM 12/17/01 -0500, you wrote: Throw my hat-er check-in with the order. OK but be specific, is that one set DEE? hw

G1MRA Project / Dee Wheels

2001-12-18 Thread Harry Wade
, depending upon the exchange rate, plus post, so we are probably looking at around $200 per set all-in. Regards, Harry Wade Nashville, Tn

C-16 excessive steam oil usage

2001-12-18 Thread Harry Wade
At 09:58 AM 12/18/01 -0800, you wrote: Howdy all. . . . . . . . The bad news is the engine is still using excessive steam oil. Must be that pumpin' action we've heard so much about. :-) hw

Re: C-16 excessive steam oil usage

2001-12-18 Thread Harry Wade
At 12:15 PM 12/18/01 -0800, you wrote: Harry et al, Hah! I knew that would lure the critter out of his hiding place! I agree with Geoff on the lubricator valve business. I've often wondered if there was some product already available that could be adapted to make this building job

RE: C-16 excessive steam oil usage

2001-12-19 Thread Harry Wade
At 12:35 PM 12/19/01 -0800, you wrote: Cox was bought a few years ago by another company, but is still in business and still producing their engines and various other products. Thanks for this information Steve. Worth looking into, expecially if the remote valves are such that they could be

Re: Which fastener series for new design?

2001-12-19 Thread Harry Wade
At 04:47 PM 12/19/01 -0800, you wrote: So, I convert mm to inches by mulitplying by 4 and . . . . . Royce, Once I relented and commited to memory two numbers 25.4 and .03937, the rest was a piece of cake. At 02:46 PM 12/19/01 -0800, Richard wrote: 1. Good looking, model engineering metric

Valved lubricators again

2001-12-19 Thread Harry Wade
of spotty hole sizing or drilling, mostly oversize. Regards, Harry Wade Nashville, Tn

Re: Stationary steam engine

2001-12-21 Thread Harry Wade
of my fathers. My well-intentioned restoration destroyed for all time whatever value it had, which was considerable. Restore very very carefully. Long before the advent of Antiques Roadshow I learned the sometimes the most beneficial thing that can be done is nothing. Regards, Harry Wade Nashville

Re: Project Frames

2001-12-21 Thread Harry Wade
At 10:24 AM 12/21/01 EST, he wrote: Did you check these guys? Project frames for 10GBP = $15. http://www.justtheticketengineering.co.uk Pete Don't ya' just love these guys? hw

Some boiler test results - long

2001-12-24 Thread Harry Wade
I was reading some old issues of Model Engineer magazine this week and found an article that was of interest to me and pertinant to our hobby so I thought I'd pass it along. The article appears in Model Engineer #3342 (5 April '68) and was written by P.F. James, member of the Reading (UK)

Rubber feet

2001-12-27 Thread Harry Wade
. What I need would be roughly 3/4-1 diam x 1/2-3/4 high, maybe a dozen of them. I know where I can mail order in 100's, and the only thing available locally are small plastic things with sticky backs. Any help would be appreciated. Regards, Harry Wade Nashville, Tn

Rubber feet other things

2001-12-28 Thread Harry Wade
At 09:15 AM 12/28/01 -0800, you wrote: Harry, I believe that you are looking for adjustable levelers. Mike, Thanks for the try, and close, but those would be just a little much for the application I have. I always, ALWAYS try to exhaust every possible local alternative before asking for

Re: Boiler test results

2001-12-29 Thread Harry Wade
At 09:08 PM 12/28/01 -0800, you wrote: Yes, it would be interesting to know if the max pressure is in the 300 psi range, the 600 psi, or higher. I'd suspect it's pretty low, i.e. the fuel systems we use would never be able to produce the pressures used in the tests. But, it's a guess.

RE: Wick adventures

2001-12-29 Thread Harry Wade
At 11:36 AM 12/29/01 -0800, you wrote: I am going to print the wicks that are a-flaming for next years Xmas cards---beautiful-!! Geoff Geoff, Make of it what you wish but I consider those to be utility grade flames and for Xmas cards and other personal greetings I'd think you'd want to treat

Re: bead blasting

2002-01-01 Thread Harry Wade
At 06:15 PM 12/31/01 -0500, you wrote: I've got 2 drivers w/rust, I need them cleaned before painting. Jim, I thought if you were inquiring about possibly building one that would be simple enough to do but surprisingly a very quick search on Google didn't turn up anything on building a

Re: bead blasting

2002-01-01 Thread Harry Wade
At 05:45 PM 1/1/02 -, you wrote: I have had good service with respect to forking out back issues from - Stephans RR History - Talbott TN Art, I wasn't aware such a place existed. Amazing what one finds in one's own back yard. Regards, Harry

Re: bead blasting

2002-01-02 Thread Harry Wade
At 02:05 PM 1/2/02 -0500, you wrote: Thanks to everyone for all the input. One thing I hadn't considered was tumbling in a (fine sand?) that Keith has. Gratis is cheaper than wholesale. Jim, Very cheap to rig up a tumbler. I hear walnut shells are great as a tumbling medium. Regards,

Re: Bio

2002-01-03 Thread Harry Wade
a lateral move into live steam should be an easy one, and there is also a much greater depth of experience and knowledge on the List than is apparent from the usual daily banter. The focus here is on Ga1 but quite a few of us dabble in other gauges, scales, and steam project types. Regards, Harry

Tools was Bio

2002-01-04 Thread Harry Wade
At 09:44 AM 1/4/02 -0600, Trent wrote: Welcome aboard Les. List, With regard to Les's workshop I'd like to point something out, and this is a pet thing of mine but I promise I won't harp on it. Those of you who visited Les's site should have noticed his WW (watchmaker's/jeweler's) style

Re: Wick adventures

2002-01-04 Thread Harry Wade
At 11:32 PM 1/2/02 -0600, you wrote: Do you mind to elaborate on your thoughts of inconsistent firing due to the wet-dry-wet-dry cycle? Trent, Sorry for not getting back to you, this message got temporarily lost in the que. Did you ever see the Laurel Hardy scene where the Boys

Re: Tools was Bio

2002-01-04 Thread Harry Wade
At 06:01 PM 1/4/02 -0500, you wrote: the w-w is still made by Derbyshire, levin, boley, lorch and others. Keith, Boley is gone. Regards, Harry

Re: Tools was Bio

2002-01-04 Thread Harry Wade
At 06:50 PM 1/4/02 -0500, you wrote: boley is still stocked and sold by s. la rose co. in north carolina, Keith, Not unless someone has opened Boley back up. They may still list them but Boley sold out to Bergion (I think) a European watchmaking tool manufacturer who promptly closed the

Coal fired

2002-01-14 Thread Harry Wade
Anyone have a current email address for John Shawe? The last one I have for him is bouncing. hw

Re: Wheels for narrow gauge frames

2002-01-17 Thread Harry Wade
with conventional files. For the average person it would be far more cost effective to select a suitable wheel from say Walsall (where the Dee wheel castings are coming from) and buy them machined, insulated, and quartered on axels. Regards, Harry Wade Nashville, Tn

Re: Pattern Repository

2002-01-21 Thread Harry Wade
At 06:22 PM 1/21/02 -0600, you wrote: How is the Pattern Repository doing? Is there anything in it yet? Mike Eorgoff Two driver patterns. Neither specific to a particular locomotive, and one of those is on the road somewhere with Salty. Regards, Harry

Re: BA set screws

2002-01-27 Thread Harry Wade
At 10:59 AM 1/27/02 -0800, you wrote: SSSM DOES list 1/8 long 6BA setscrews only, but some longer ones would give better purchase on the threads, don't you think? Royce, I only takes a few threads to develop the service tensile strength of a screw so although a longer screw would be

Re: BA set screws

2002-01-28 Thread Harry Wade
At 07:05 AM 1/28/02 -0800, you wrote: On the other hand, I've waited months for orders from other suppliers in England. Royce Don't get me started . . . Oops too late. How about eleven months and three weeks for an order of standard, stock, off the shelf, fittings from a well

Tea Party was BA nuts

2002-01-28 Thread Harry Wade
At 06:16 PM 1/28/02 -, you wrote: Won't pay our taxes, won't drink our tea! Art Art, Oh I don't know about that, one of your teas is still my favorite, and the cost of the tea itself isn't so bad, nor the taxes, but I have to come there to get it so it ends up costing me around $1500/lb!

Re: Boiler storage

2002-02-01 Thread Harry Wade
At 02:15 PM 2/1/02 -0500, you wrote: Careful with the light bulb idea. All this is far afield from what we're concerned about in Ga1 but as long as we're at it, I don't think I've ever heard of anyone using a very small muffin fan to keep air circulating through a stored boiler. In 7-1/2 ga

Re: Boiler storage

2002-02-01 Thread Harry Wade
At 05:00 PM 2/1/02 -0800, you wrote: Greetings list, Geoff--Burp! Give 'em 'ell Geoff! A man who knows the roar of splitting hairs when he hear's it. :-) Regards, Harry

Re: Other boiler related topic

2002-02-02 Thread Harry Wade
At 07:10 PM 2/2/02 EST, you wrote: I pulled out Small Parts Inc. catalog, page 424, is list of small nylon bristle brushes. Bob They're up to about $119.50 each now aren't they? Regards, Harry

Re: Other boiler related topic

2002-02-02 Thread Harry Wade
At 09:28 PM 2/2/02 EST, you wrote: They're up to about $119.50 each now aren't they? No I was joking. Small Parts can be pricey. Regards, Harry

Bogie boogie

2002-02-03 Thread Harry Wade
Could anyone with Ga1 UK passenger stock, specifically GWR and/or BR, of any mfg, give me an tread diameter dimension for the wheels? I'm curious as to what wheel diameters are being or have been supplied for carriage bogies. Regards, Harry

Re: Other boiler related topic

2002-02-03 Thread Harry Wade
At 07:57 PM 2/3/02 -0800, you wrote: The hypothesis is that cleaning contributes to work hardening the copper. Richard, The copper would have to be stretched or otherwise displaced (worked) to do that and a brush with enough stiffness to do that really would damage flues. Regards, Harry

Re: Other boiler related topic

2002-02-04 Thread Harry Wade
At 09:41 PM 2/3/02 -0800, you wrote: So, to put you on the spot, Harry... Oh please please please don't throw me in that briar p . . . I mean put me on the spot Richard. :-) what do you think in terms of brushes in copper flues? Well, I may not be able to help you much, not ever

Re: Weymouth Steam Tug

2002-02-04 Thread Harry Wade
At 11:42 AM 2/4/02 -0800, you wrote: Hi Folks, John Page John, Please contact me off the List (again) I have marine stuff from the idiot simple to a lifetime project (but not Weymouth unfortunately) and some of it might be what you are looking for. Regards, Harry

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