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This is in response to a couple of posters in Brian's ongoing Corliss build. This is a suggestion for one way to do it. My disclaimer is that although I've used all these techniques at one time or another, including pressing on an outer rim, I've never used them all on the same flywheel...

I thought I would post a couple of photos of my current boiler project. This is for a 1.5" scale / 7.5"gauge 4-4-0 to the Walt Disney "Lily Belle" design which is being built by a fellow here in the USA. The overall length is 24.75", barrel length 15", and barrel diameter is 6.125". One...

I have a friend in the UK who is building a "Seal" engine (photo) and he has asked me for a recommendation for a steel for the camshaft which would not required heat treating. He's reluctant to case-harden the cam for fear of distortion and in skimming over the Craftsmanship Museum Seal...

I am looking for wheel castings for 3.5"ga locomotives sold by the old Stuart Turner (Henley) Models. The pattern/part number is X215. These are 10-spoke 2-1/2" diameter (on tread) with "S.T." and "X215" in raised foundry type on the back. Will also consider other Stuart or similar wheel...

I just got back from the UK where I was able to view the Cherry Hill models collection at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, London. They are, as most of us have always seen and read, spectacular in their detail and execution, made more difficult due to their scale (3/4") and the smallish...

I'm now in Cambridge (UK) and traveling to the Southwest (Devon, Wilts) tomorrow . . . So far so good, but still learning which lane in the roundabout I'm supposed to be in.

I rarely feel the need to vent about something I feel is unjust (or unjustified) but I have one today. I know that international post has gone up rather dramatically. Yesterday I inquired of a British tool merchant the cost of shipping a small lathe accessory to the USA via surface post. The...

Is there anyone here with experience with HP DesignJets? Not too long ago I replaced my HP DJ600 with a 750C-Plus. The 600 came to me configured to cut the paper after the last image (last line) plots, no matter how large or small, no matter what sheet size output. This was a great saver of...

In case you have one in the toolbox you'll part with . . . HSS, or what have you, 1/2"-3/4" shank.

I need some 4mmOD tubing to make a short low-pressure main lubrication line. Annealed because I need to make a couple of bends, and stainless (preferred) because it's located in a vulnerable place. The original aluminum line was "bumped" closed (hence the need to replace it.) I might be able...

Cherry Hinds Hill was born in Malvern, Worcestershire, England in 1932 to a family whose principle business was agricultural machinery specifically made for hop-picking. Her father, George A. Hinds, held numerous patents for designs and improvements to machinery and from 1934 was a principal in...

Tom (T. D.) Walshaw, BSc-Eng, DLC-Hons, AMIMechE, AMIPE, was born into a family of smiths and metalworkers in North Lincolnshire, England in 1912. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering at Loughborough University in 1934, and after a career in mechanical design returned to Loughborough to...

I'm about done converting a 14" Delta wood cutting band saw (Model 28-245) to metal cutting and the last bit to be done is to convert blade guides to something better suited to metal. Have any of you done similar conversions and if so I would be interested to hear what you did for blade guides...

I have a superb 7B shaper for sale. Serial no. 012557. Location Nashville TN. $1250 Go to http://nashville.craigslist.org/tls/3098650327.html for more details and email me here or there for more information and pictures.

Browser: Firefox 7.0.1 OS: Win 2000Pro I've recently cranked up a new PC with the above programs and now on several boards (including this one) I can no longer get login IDs and passwords to stay logged in permanently, so I have re-enter these each time I log in. With older versions of the OS...

My 20 year old HP Designjet 600 recently died and I've replaced it with a Designjet 750c (D-size) and I have a couple of setup questions I can't find answers to. 1. Despite being set to "Mono" (vs. Color) it continues to print in color, in the colors of the lines in my cad program screen line...

For 3.5"gauge / 3/4"scale LBSC "Mabel" 2-4-0 (aka Jumbo) Cast iron, need at least six wheels Prefer 12 spoke, but 10 or 11 will do Finish diameter 2-7/8" to 3" Thanks

OK let's start a new thread. Brad, The first decision to be made is whether to choose carbon steel or HSS. The most common material, at least in the US, is HSS and that's always my choice, unless carbon steel is the only choice available, or in situations where HSS carries and extremely high...

I need to replace the chuck on the Rockwell drill press I'm rebuilding (to be posted as a thread . . . someday) and I'm considering using a keyless drill chuck rather than a typical Jacobs keyed type. I've used keyless chucks on my lathes for years but these were bought a long time ago...

Does anyone know of a source, or have suggestions for, a quantity source of blue clock spring steel? I haven't been able to measure the size required yet but it will be in the neighborhood of .250" x .025". I know where to get a single clock spring made if I want one" spring but I am looking for...