Hello, My name is Kent, and I live in Massachusetts. I bought a 1/2" LE PAcific on e-Bay a few weeks ago. It has already been started, and I hope to finish...
Hi I have a million (or should I say a googal amount) other projects on at the moment, but really want to have a 2 1/2" loco to play with this summer. I was...
Hi there Alan, Don't know what others think to this suggestion, but there are currently a few 2.5" gauge locos out there for sale on ebay, both at 150 pounds...
Hi Kent, I agree with you on the fact that things seem a bit quiet. I signed up a few weeks ago, and your voice is the first I've heard in all that time. Not...
Hi Rich,thanks for the info I am reluctant to pay dealers high prices and tend to use them to get aproximate prices for items. Dealers only seem to be in it...
Hi there David, They still exist in the back issues of model engineer (I can give you the exact dates, etc if you're interested). I made myself a complete set...
Rich The info was for a 'friend', he just cannot log into this group, so he is the one who is working on a Helen Long. So thanks for the help. David PS I know...
I do not look at this group as often as I should, so I was surprised to see a couple of unsuitable postings on here, I deleted them so as to keep things...
My current project is working on a tender for a US Austerity. I had to start making something as I have been inactive over the winter. Anybody tried bending...
... Dear David, if you want to get rid of "...unsuitable postings ..." you will have to be more selective in approving new memebers - you will find we have new...
Hi, I have actually deleted this name twice from the members list. I will check the settings to make certain that any members hare not automatically approved,...
I was looking in the photos, and saw 'handpump'. Which design was this used in. What is the advantage of this design, is it shorter than the usual pattern?...
Hi there David, I suspect that we haven't been specifically targetted, just that these 'systems' trawl the internet picking up e-mail addresses, etc wherever ...
Its for the Collin/Weise Flying Scotsman. Not sure how hard it would be pumping against a 100psi boiler in a panic with that 5/8" bore ram! Nice design though....
If you read the original ME articles, then the reasoning is exactly that - a desire to shift water into the bolier quickly without frantic pumping - and it's...
A whole month and no postings. Where is everyone? We must all be very busy! I now cannot use my work laptop to access this page as it blocked as it is...
Same for me at work, I cant even send e.mail to a yahoo address, they are 'filtered' out. We cant access Hotmail as it is classed as a virus risk - you are...
Hi all who read this I`m haveing the same problem accessing livesteamers at work as the NHS don`t like you accessing any other server/provider other than the ...
Hi All, Mick, your posting reminded me that someone I know has about 10 Gauge 3 ( 21/2 ") points ( and some curved track ) made by Bassett Lowke. He is moving...
I am making a loco pump for my USA austerity loco, looking at the drawings it is the same as Austere Ada (amongst others I guess). My question is, if I wish to...
Just use same dimensions for everything except the packing groove. Allow about 10 thou for the ring to roll in the groove (doubles the life of the o ring!),...
Simon Do I totally dispense with the gland nut, and just rely on the 'O'ring on the ram? Do I make the body longer, to compensate for the loss of support at ...
That's correct, no gland nut required. You could make the length the same as the overall length of the pump body and the nut combined, good idea I suppose. ...
BEING NEW TO THIS SCALE,WHAT WOULD BE THE SMALLEST SIZED CYLINDER AND BOILER PRESSURE TO USE WHICH WOULD STILL EFFECTIVELY PULL ONE PERSON AROUND A TRACK AND...
