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I don't know. He just showed me the youtuble links.

A friend just showed me this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n9kFqfmwoU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acq7Vuy5wNc&feature=related

Hi everyone. I've started building the shay loco from Kozo's book and have run into a problem. The journals for the eccentrics (the ones on the far right in the picture) are drawn the way I have them machined, but when I compared them to the photo in the book they are reversed. Will this matter...

Hi everyone. Happy new year. I was browsing the post today and saw the one in links that talks about the old machinist's handbook. I wanted to share with you a find I came across in a used bookstore about 20 years ago. It is a 1919 machinist handbook. Second edition. fifteenth printing. Total...

Hi IronHorse. That is a work of art. Kevin

Thanks. It was a working buiseness until last September when I closed it down. From now on I get to work on fun stuff.

Here are some pictures of my shop. It's my first time to post pictures so I hope it works.

Stainless chips are hard to break and the worst to cut you. Another problem is leaving stringy chips on the floor while you are working. If you happen to step on the ends (forming a loop) and the other foot catches in the loop when you take a step they will cut the heck out of your ankle. It...

That's a beauty!

Thanks. I liked the drive train on the Shay. (and the smokestack) Now I'll be like a kid all week waiting for the mailman.

Thanks guys. I just orderd kozos book on building the shay. It should be here in time for me to start on it over the holidays.

Has anyone here built a steam locomotive? Can you recommend a good place to get accurate drawings or plans or other good resources?

Hi Ironman, I see you are in Waco. I'm just down the road in Bryan. If you are ever down this way stop by and visit?

Thanks for the welcome everyone. I saw that other posts had a short bio. I'm from central Texas. I've been machining other peoples projects for over 40 years and always wanted to build an engine, but just never got around to it. Lately I've been looking at a site called fine art models and then...

The EE is from monarch's EE toolroom lathe. My name is Kevin. Thanks for the welcome

Hi everyone, and merry Christmas. I've been looking over the forum and it looks like a great place. I've always wanted to build a model engine and this place has got the fever going again.