Recent content by RReid

"nor packing retainer (whatever the proper word is)." I think the word you are looking for here is packing gland. Very nice project!

From my 1920 Machinery's Handbook. Only the most up to date info.

I thought I lost the above post so I redid a little later. Only just found this "awaiting approval" bit. This one can be ignored or deleted. Sorry.

I'm a new forum member, but I thought I might post a few pics of my first small live steam locomotive, which I completed about a year ago. It is based on Dave Watkin's Wild Rose III, which is a 16mm/ft scale model of a British 2 foot narrow gauge quarry locomotive. The drawings are very good...

I'm a new forum member, but I thought I'd post a few pics my first crack at building a small live steam locomotive. This was completed about a year ago. I worked from Mr. Dave Watkin's plans for his Wild Rose III. The drawings may be found here: Locomotives - Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge...

Thanks for the BAEM suggestion. I've considered a membership, seems a good group and may yet join, but the meeting site is about an hour and a half drive away; a bit of a hike plus the usual East Bay traffic.

I'm a retired engineer who bought a Taig lathe a couple of years ago. Since then I've built a couple of Elmer's engines, a live steam 0-4-0 logging loco to run on O-gauge track, a log car and caboose, a battery electric "diesel" loco with RC controls for the grandkiddos to run, and some tooling...