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Hang them by the door :fan:you want to fight the fire on your way out if you can't put the fire out continue out the door

yes we do taper keeps wheels centered as to keep from wearing down the flanges side of flanges rubbing against rail would wear flange down to nothing and wheels fall off track

Welcome Don Live in Conyers George

Just got this E-Mail this morning I think it applys to a lot of us here MEN'S HELPLINE....A letter to the Men's Helpline: Hi Bob, I really need your advice on a serious problem: I have suspected for some time now that my wife has been cheating on me. The usual signs: if the phone rings and I...

Welcome Spedding84 As KVOM said live next door in Conyers George

"As a matter of safety and professional practice, pressure test your new boilers to twice operating pressure with all the bushes plugged. Once a year thereafter, test to 1.5 operating pressure with all the fittings in place. If there is ever a problem, they will turn up at test time." Please...

Jerry, What you have to realize is that Marv makes miracles happen George from Conyers Ga.

Dennis, I use a counter top oven (Wiffie wanted a new so she said old one was broke. It repaired itself between the house and the shop) I set temp about 250 F. and bake for about a hour. Then turn off oven and let cool. Paint comes out hard and dry. Just a thought George Seal Conyers Ga.

Cheer up guys, Mine has been on the back burner since 1975. That was when Rudy first published is plans in Poplar Mechanics Maybe one day The time spent building is just as important as finishing

Websterz, Nice write up I have the same vise from another vendor The first time I crankedthe handle it didn't feel right. So I took it apart again and found the thrust bearings were SOFT . They Had bearing numbers on them but had never went to heat treat. They must have failed QC and were...

I subscribe to all three HSM, MW, DM I read every artical. A gun smith write-up may contain how to radius a firing pin. I think how to radius a push rod for a IC engine. Look at these articals as general knowledge not limited to what the author has wrote

As Marv said DON"T do it Tractor Supply has them ever wenter in a large box and are sold as each. I pick up a couple each time I go buy bird seed They are used to reline heaters

Phil, I only buy one grade of tool steel ( for me it is O-1 ) so if its tool steel I know what it is When any metal that is purchased comes into the shop it is marked with MY identification ( different places use different colors for the same thing. It don't take long before this gets mixed up...

Marv, If those Realtors only knew I would think having you next door would be a asset Want to move to Georgia??????

Guys, Steve has taken a well designed engine and truly made it his own engine. Philip would have been proud of what he has done to his design By sticking to the orginal crictical deminisons every thing else is in Steve's words just BLING Well Done Steve :bow: :bow: :bow: