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Hello all I've recently started to build a small 4 3/4 inch gauge live steam locomotive, and so far it's gone well. The only hurtle I ran into was some problems with the Logan screw cutting lathe I'm using for it, as well as the milling machine I'm using (Which is similar to a Bridgeport, but...

Hello all. I'm starting work on a vertical boiler for a 4 3/4 inch gauge 0-4-0 "Clishay" style locomotive and I need a little help. I need to calculate how many tubes I'll need to get enough power out of the boiler and enough heating area, how thick the wall of the boiler barrel will need to be...

Hello all. I've recently purchased a Craftman model 109 lathe and I'm looking for some advice on how to go about running it, what kind of upgrades I can get for it or have made for it, and just in general how to use it properly, as well as the best way to use a parting tool with this lathe...

Not sure where else to post this, so here goes I've recently been having a quite troubling issue with an aging Accucraft open cab live steam shay of mine. It works just fine in forward gear, but throw it into reverse and it jams up right away. It'll rotate freely without steam, but when I open...

Hello, I'm Alex English. I'm relatively new to the machining community, and extremely inexperienced, but I hope to learn all I can about machining in my time on this site, as well as a thing or two about model engines and such if possible. Regards, Alex P.S. I have some problems with a couple...