Re: [Boost-docs] [SVG ICONs] Potentially final visual style andtheme

2007-07-22 Thread Peter Foley
Hi Cédric, Thanks for the feedback. From reading the other comments back so far it seems that people agree. That the Tip and Note icons are potentially around the wrong way. Peter. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cédric Venet Sent: Saturday, 21

Re: [Boost-docs] [SVG ICONs] Potentially final visual style andtheme

2007-07-22 Thread Peter Foley
Hi John, Thanks for the feedback! [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Maddock Peter Foley wrote: Let me know what you think. Well... I like them except for the note and the important icons which I really don't like at all, sorry :-( Thats ok =p, hence me asking for feedback

Re: [Boost-docs] [SVG ICONs] Potentially final visual style andtheme

2007-07-22 Thread Peter Foley
Hi Joel, Thanks for the feedback. I will move the light globe icon into the Tip slot =p. Thanks, Peter. -Original Message- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joel de Guzman Sent: Saturday, 21 July 2007 10:09 PM Cédric Venet wrote: I would personally switch between the note and tip

Re: [Boost-docs] [SVG ICONs] Potentially final visual style andtheme

2007-07-22 Thread Peter Foley
2007 11:38 PM To: 'Boost documentation format, structure, and processing discussion' Subject: Re: [Boost-docs] [SVG ICONs] Potentially final visual style andtheme From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter

Re: [Boost-docs] Order of precedence for the Admonitions (Gathered comments so far)

2007-07-19 Thread Peter Foley
Joel, What if we rename Warning to Danger and give it the utmost weight? Example (from Jake): Caution, wet floor Danger, toxic substance I think this is the best idea so far! Is there anything stopping us from renaming the Admonition within the Quickbook (DocBook) code?

[Boost-docs] Order of precedence for the Admonitions

2007-07-17 Thread Peter Foley
All, I have a question on what you feel the order of precedence is for the Admonitions; specifically for Important, Caution and Warning. Do you feel that the order is Important -- Warning -- Caution (from least strong to strongest). Also is it safe to say that if these icons were coloured

Re: [Boost-docs] [boost] Acceptable Licenses for Boost-Doc SVG Icons

2007-07-02 Thread Peter Foley
; reply-type=original Peter Foley wrote: *snip* Rather than risk proposing icons that are not licensed appropriately and then find that the license type was not acceptable I thought I would solicit feedback first. I have two questions for you to answer: The first question

Re: [Boost-docs] [Impoving Boost Docs] Help request, svg icons

2007-06-24 Thread Peter Foley
(note, important, warning, etc) and navigation arrows icons. Peter Foley has already find some useful stuff. You can read about this here: http://tinyurl.com/2prqm4 We need one guy to jump in and find a complete set nice looking svg icons. The admonitions and arrows must match the current

[Boost-docs] SVG Open source Icons (was Re: Clarifications, on the doc styles.)

2007-06-18 Thread Peter Foley
Guys, Not sure it helps but why reinvent the wheel. A simple Google search for open source SVG icons provides a number of links. These icons look alright http://svgicons.sourceforge.net/ We could download these icons and use them as place holders or search for different sets.

Re: [SSLiveSteam] boiler inspection

2006-10-16 Thread Peter Foley
At 10:39 AM 16/10/2006, Royce Woodbury wrote: No, I'm not suggesting inspection by others. I want to see the inside of my boiler (to check for contaminants - don't ask me how they might have gotten there). Does anyone have a way to see inside? I understand that there are ways to inspect the

Re: [SSLiveSteam] quiet list - newest project, please help

2006-10-10 Thread Peter Foley
At 10:12 AM 10/10/2006, David B. Orwig wrote: So here's the latest project, I want to bash this loco (or should I say lok) from a ruby kit. http://www.rauh2000.de/hf/Oppermann/Henschel22695/henschel_22695.htm That's a 2' (600mm) gauge loco, Dave, are you leaving it at 45mm or converting it

Re: [SSLiveSteam] Osmotor!

2006-01-24 Thread Peter Foley
At 12:12 PM 23/01/2006, Bert wrote: I am looking for drawings for an Osmotor, or any help which will allow me to build one. The last info I have is ads in Garden Railway Words 1990 by Steamlines and a welsh company called Falcon. Both no longer exist at the advertised address. I'm late getting in

Re: Lubricator

2005-02-13 Thread Peter Foley
At 04:12 PM 2/13/05 -0500, Henner Meinhold wrote: And one more question: Empty butane cans (the Korean grocery store variety) begin to pile up in my garage. Is there a political correct way to get rid of them ? When they are EMPTY (a very important consideration), use a screw driver to puncture

Re: Beck 'Anna' operation

2005-01-20 Thread Peter Foley
At 10:06 PM 1/19/05 -0600, Arthur S.Cohen wrote: Who needs an instruction booklet when a friend like you is around. Many thanks for all the information. You are most welcome! The gas filling valve leaks heavily so it has to be changed. I seem to recall having to replace the o-ring on the valve

Re: Beck 'Anna' operation

2005-01-19 Thread Peter Foley
At 03:36 PM 1/19/05 -0600, you wrote: I purchased a Beck Kessel Anna locomotive while attending the DH convention and no instructions were with it. The engine was made in Germany and it looks too be in excellent condition. Can anyone out there tell something about this engine or can supply me

Re: posts and frost heave

2005-01-05 Thread Peter Foley
At 10:39 PM 1/4/05 -0800, you wrote: Now that we settled depth is at minimum 3' let's discuss digging holes. big snip I'd check with the guys who install fence posts for you - I got 4x4 pressure treated pine posts, 8' total length, set 42 into the ground in 6 diameter concrete footings. These

depth of post footings and frost, was Re: sslivesteam-Digest - Number 1318

2005-01-05 Thread Peter Foley
At 10:48 AM 1/5/05 -0600, Rich wrote: OK, now here is my take on this frost heave item. To have any 'heaving there has to be either differential expansion or contraction. This will not happen across a free floating post that is in the ground almost any distance at all. I have to disagree,

Re: twin fire tube boilers

2005-01-05 Thread Peter Foley
At 06:02 PM 1/5/05 +0100, Bert Edmunda wrote: Has anyone an Accucraft C-21 or a K-27 and if so have you had problems with the left fire going out? This is the tube with the superheater running through it. Theoretical this tube should re-ignite due to the Stainless superheater glowing. It does

Re: Maxwell Hemmons Porter O-ring Replacements

2005-01-05 Thread Peter Foley
At 06:29 AM 1/5/05 -0800, mike gray wrote: My Porter has so many miles on her that that she looks like a steamer with the cylinder cocks always wide open. The dilemma is how to remove the connector pieces from the cylinder shafts to remove and replace the O-rings. Appears to be a press fit but

Re: posts and frost heave

2005-01-04 Thread Peter Foley
At 07:58 PM 1/4/05 -0500, Joe Betsko wrote: I am located in the Harrisburg, PA, area and frost heave evidences itself from time to time. I plan on digging post holes about a foot and a half deep, filling the bottom with about two inches of gravel, installing the post in the hole and then

Re: Sectional Track - Part 2

2004-10-05 Thread Peter Foley
At 07:54 PM 10/4/04 -0700, Steve Shyvers wrote: Does anyone have any additional info about Koppel? If it was a German company could Jubilee track been a patriotically-named euphemism for the same product for use on the Western front? Prefab sectional narrow gauge track was originally developed

Re: Ringburner++

2004-08-08 Thread Peter Foley
Hi Henner, Neat design! However, I couldn't get the dxf file to open (in AutoCAD). I got an error message: Improper color number 0 for Layer on line 140. Invalid or incomplete DXF input -- drawing discarded. Does your CAD program give you the option of saving as a dwg file, or in a different

Re: Cheddar Fule tanks and Valves

2004-07-11 Thread Peter Foley
At 09:16 AM 7/11/04 -0700, Paul Gamlin wrote: Does any one have experience with Cheddar Fuel ( Butane and butane/ propane ) Tanks . It looks like they have a large tank with a diaphragm type regulator valve as opposed to a needle valve I am trying to make a Long Runing engine and am

Tomcat and Java WSDP

2004-06-29 Thread Peter Foley
How do I setup WSDP 1.4 to talk to Jakarta-Tomcat (instead of its own tomcat)? Thanks --- ABS Web Site: www.abs.gov.au - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

interop with messaging service

2004-06-27 Thread Peter Foley
I am exploring .NET to Axis interoperability but can;t get the messaging service example to work SOAPMonitor shows EchoElements xsi:type=xsd:string xlmns=http://messages.samples;Hello/EchoElements being returned as the body but my webservice client returns nothing. Any ideas?

Re: Deionized water (was RH SRRL #24)

2004-06-25 Thread Peter Foley
At 04:11 PM 6/25/04 -0400, you wrote: How about the $1.29 gallon jugs from my local supermarket (Key Food) marked Steam Distilled Water? They're from a company called Wissahickon in Kutztown PA. I found this water website http://www.wspringwater.com/pdfs.htm and downloaded the analysis of

Re: Business Process Mapping

2004-06-22 Thread Peter Foley
: Peter Foley/Staff/ABS) | | Subject: Re: Business Process Mapping | | I am working for a government department that is interested in mapping

[Mono-list] upgrade to beta3

2004-06-20 Thread Peter Foley
I am running beta2 on fedrora 1 1. Should i uninstall beta2 before installing beta3 2. I have unzipped mono_all - what is the simplest rpm command to install it --- ABS Web Site: www.abs.gov.au ___

Business Process Mapping

2004-06-20 Thread Peter Foley
I am working for a government department that is interested in mapping (and managing) business processes (workflow). What we need is a customisable tool that allows us to draw the maps and save them as xml. Your product looks interesting. Can it do the following (or be easily extended) - a)

Re: 7/8n2 Forney [was RH #24]

2004-06-17 Thread Peter Foley
At 10:52 AM 6/16/04 -0400, jim.stapleton wrote: There is a commercial version of one of the WWF Forneys being offered by Rishon [Australian, I think] in 7/8n2. I can't say that they don't do a 7/8 scale Forney, but they definitely do a SRRL #6 (later KC #4, later still WWF #9) in 16mm scale

Re: RH SRRL #24

2004-06-15 Thread Peter Foley
At 09:13 AM 6/15/04 -0400, you wrote: RH SRRL #24 is ostensibly 1:20.3. I aways thought it was 1:19th Actually, in checking the model against known prototype dimension, it is closest to 1:24 or 1/21' scale. The original was a real monster on 2' gauge track. pf

axis happiness page - activation.jar

2004-06-14 Thread Peter Foley
the happiness page tells me it can't find javax.activation.DataHandler from file activation.jar but it seems to work anyway? Do I need it? where do I get it? I am totally new to this stuff so be gentle --- ABS Web Site: www.abs.gov.au

Re: [Mono-list] soap headers

2004-06-08 Thread Peter Foley
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[Mono-list] soap headers

2004-06-07 Thread Peter Foley
How can I get at the soap envelope (especially the headers) from inside a web service? --- ABS Web Site: www.abs.gov.au ___ Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Mono-list] how to do proper role based authentication in web apps

2004-06-04 Thread Peter Foley
: (bcc: Peter Foley/Staff/ABS) | | Subject: [Mono-list] how to do proper role based authentication in| | web apps

Re: [Mono-list] re: referencing a dll

2004-05-30 Thread Peter Foley
Thanks for your help. I am almost there now. 1. I didn't realise that xsp shows the reference it can't find. 2. This problem just shows how much plumbing that VS.NET hides 3. Is there an equivalent of the VS.NET debugger in MONO? 4. How can I get to the SoapHeader? In .Net I can add a

[Mono-list] missing reference

2004-05-26 Thread Peter Foley
From my web service I want to call a class in a dll I have put the using statement in the code but how do I specify the reference to the dll for my asmx file? thanks for help so far --- ABS Web Site: www.abs.gov.au

[Mono-list] re: referencing a dll

2004-05-26 Thread Peter Foley
I tried putting %@ Assembly Name=ABSSecurity.dll % in my asmx file but I get the error that the dll can't be found. It is is the same directory as the asmx file. Is this right? --- ABS Web Site: www.abs.gov.au

Re: [Mono-list] re: referencing a dll

2004-05-26 Thread Peter Foley
Foley/Staff/ABS) | | Subject: Re: [Mono-list] re: referencing a dll| | El jue, 27-05-2004 a las 06:00, Peter Foley escribi

Re: [Mono-list] getting started

2004-05-24 Thread Peter Foley
without wishing to start an argument (and as someone who has just gone through this exercise) not every linux machine is connected to the internet so Red Carpet etc do not work! For security reasons, virus protection etc (particularly in govt) these sort of machines are not connected to much at

[Mono-list] getting closer to running a web service

2004-05-23 Thread Peter Foley
I finally got xsp running (after getting nearly all the RPMs (except winform)) But a basic helloworld web service gives me a configurationexception in WebServicesExtension node anme add Am i missing some sort of configuration file? --- ABS Web

[Mono-list] What is the best way to ...

2004-05-23 Thread Peter Foley
call a Unix command or shell file from Mono? Should I use PInvoke or Process.Start? Something else? --- ABS Web Site: www.abs.gov.au ___ Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Mono-list] mcs on fedora core 1

2004-05-13 Thread Peter Foley
mcs -h gives unhandled exception in SIGILL mcs test.cs gives nullreferecence exception(maybe in Globalization) Have I not installed/configures something? --- ABS Web Site: www.abs.gov.au ___ Mono-list

[Mono-list] what do I need for asp.net etc

2004-04-28 Thread Peter Foley
what is monodoc? what rpms do I need to run it? do I need anything other than mono,mcs and xsp to run an asp.net application (especially a web service)? thanks - just getting going on this --- ABS Web Site: www.abs.gov.au

[Mono-list] How do I get the RPMs I need

2004-04-22 Thread Peter Foley
I have downloaded the Mono RPMs to a RedHat 9 install. The PC is NOT connected to the internet (for security reasons). How do I get all the dependencies I need (and what are they)? Is it possible for the MONO project to a) keep a mirror of all the RPMs they need for Mono b) supply a command

Re: Wicks: Stainless Steel or Glass or ?

2004-04-04 Thread Peter Foley
At 12:28 PM 4/4/04 -0700, Gary wrote: I have installed stainless steel radiant burner type mesh in my Aster Alisan shay burners. I did this with my Roundhouse 'Pooter'. The first bench test was rather exciting after about 3 minutes, when the meths started to boil in the wick tubes, and ejected

RE: Butane/Propane Fuel tank Pressure?

2004-01-21 Thread Peter Foley
At 09:08 AM 1/21/04 -0800, Steve Ciambrone wrote: I do not think I can test to the 350 Psi Mike recommended. 160 PSI might be a good compromise it is three times working pressure of butane at 120F and twice the working pressure of an 80/20 mix at 90F. I was planning on building my tanks out of

Re: Intro and question

2004-01-05 Thread Peter Foley
At 10:18 AM 1/5/04 -0800, Shekhar Patkar wrote: Could people give me suggestions asto what spare parts I should be keeping on hand for my Frank S? Then I'll order all of them in one go. An even better solution! Come to Diamondhead next week, and chat with all sorts of people about it, and the

Re: ANOTHER 1/4 SCALE LOCOMOTIVE

2003-12-05 Thread Peter Foley
At 08:02 AM 12/5/03 -0500, Casey Sterbenz wrote: Here is another link to a 1/4 scale live steamer. This one is an 0-4-0 geared engine with a vertical oscillating cylinder and a horizontal gas fired boiler. As shown on the drawings the platework is similar to British contractor engines. That

Re: Tenmille eBay item

2003-11-25 Thread Peter Foley
At 08:35 PM 11/24/03 -0600, Harry Wade wrote: I knew it was one of two, but rather than go back in and check it again I decided to guess and guessed wrong. Zee short term memory she ain't what she used to be. Not your error Harry, nothing wrong with either your short or long term memory (at

Re: Tenmille eBay item

2003-11-24 Thread Peter Foley
At 07:05 PM 11/24/03 -0600, Harry Wade wrote: For anyone interested in LB equipment there's a Tenmille GO14 kit on eBay with no bids on it last time I checked. Which is actually a Talyllyn kit, not LB. pf

Re: Coal fired loco design details

2003-11-20 Thread Peter Foley
At 07:31 PM 11/19/03 -0800, Jeffrey Williams wrote: 1. Do Ga1 coal fireboxes typically have water legs on the sides and back of the firebox? Apparently this is not a necessary feature any longer - somewhat thicker plate for the firebox takes care of heat transfer to the water in the boiler. 2.

Re: Outdoor Railroader

2003-11-02 Thread Peter Foley
At 10:21 PM 11/1/03 -0500, you wrote: Is someone out there who owns the following magazine and would be willing to lend it to me for a couple of days?: Outdoor Railroader October/November 1994 I am interested in the following two articles 15 Ton Class-A Climax (1897) 12 Ton Class-A Climax (1890)

Re: R/C alcohol loco?

2003-07-28 Thread Peter Foley
At 08:03 PM 27/07/03 -0700, Gary from Terror Trestle country wrote: I have been told it is and is not possible to R/C my Aster Alisan shay. I attended Portland's mini layout tour (9 layouts in one day, found 8 within the time constraints). A SRRL #24 had very small servos activating throttle and

Re: G1 Loco Drawings

2003-07-25 Thread Peter Foley
At 06:32 PM 25/07/03 +0100, Art Walker wrote: The LBSC of our times in my opinion. The clarity of the drawings instructions is just great. I don't know about that, Sir Arthur! I have the drawings and words for building his coal fired 'O' scale Schools-look-alike, 'Bat'. I've found half a

Re: Water Volumes

2003-07-06 Thread Peter Foley
At 07:33 PM 06/07/03 -0400, Chuck Walters wrote: I have never had a boiler run dry when using hot water compared to warm or cold water. As stated in my article in issue 69 of SitG, the difference in volume between water at or near freezing and water at or near boiling is not significant enough to

Re: Aster Climax - How to light fire?

2003-06-30 Thread Peter Foley
At 04:55 PM 29/06/03 -0500, you wrote: How do you light the fire on a gas Aster Climax??? The front doesn't open, the burner doesn't pull out. There is a big hole in the side of the burner, but so far this doesn't seem to do it. Lighting there seems to pull the fire out of the butane lighter,

Re: Minimum Firebox size

2003-06-16 Thread Peter Foley
At 07:32 AM 15/06/03 -0700, Jeffrey Williams wrote: What are your experiences with minimum practical sizes of fireboxes for coal fired Ga1 steamers? More specifically, how narrow can they get and still work well? LBSC designed a couple of 'O' gauge, 'O' scale coal fired locos. Plans for one

RE: Where to find plans

2003-05-27 Thread Peter Foley
At 10:45 AM 27/05/03 -0400, Terry Griner wrote: Also there are the plans to build a Kerr-Stewart in 'O' gauge listed off Vance's page, you might be able to 'upsize' the plans. Actually the 'Brazil' on Vance's site is built to 16mm scale (1:19.05) - 2' gauge on 'O' gauge track. For a 3' version o

Re: Re: Surveys Fuel

2003-03-16 Thread Peter Foley
At 07:40 AM 16/03/03, Bruce Gathman wrote: Accucraft asked the market at the Diamondhead 2003 convention. Hmm..I was there, but don't recall this at all. If my faulty memory has it correct, Accucraft wasn't even officially 'there' this year. Are you sure you're not confusing this with

Re: Re: Re: Surveys Fuel

2003-03-16 Thread Peter Foley
At 10:41 AM 16/03/03, Bruce Gathman wrote: It was on the table directly across from the registration table or towards to front door from the drawbar pulling table. Which proves I need to pay more attention to what's going on around me! Fog, you say!!! pf

Re: alcohol vs butane vs white gas

2003-03-16 Thread Peter Foley
At 10:46 AM 16/03/03, Gary in Eugene wrote: Have white gas burners like those used in light weight back packing stoves been used for locos? The heat output seems much higher than butane, and the flame is hot at high altitudes and cold weather (after the burner throat heats up). What you are

Re: Back to O rings

2003-03-11 Thread Peter Foley
At 11:08 AM 11/03/03, royce in SB wrote: I would, however, like a comment on the issue of the bore being .442 vs Oring .438. I did an experiment by packing the O ring groove with a strip of brass to bring the OD up to .444 or so. Interestingly, the exhaust beat increased from 1 per revolution

Re: O rings-Check

2003-03-06 Thread Peter Foley
At 09:21 PM 06/03/03, Earle wrote: If you suspect worn o-rings in the cylinders there is a simple check you can do. Royce Braderman (Quisenberry Station Roundhouse Dealer) suggested I try loosening the gland nut on the cylinders a bit allowing the packing there to leak steam. After raising steam

Re: Alisan plume?

2003-02-25 Thread Peter Foley
At 08:38 PM 25/02/03, Curious in Oregon wrote: OK, another naieve question. The Steamlines Shay, Ted's Roundhouse 7/8th scale Porter, and the Frank S all have obvious plumes from the smokestack during cold weather. This Alisan Shay runs almost plume free. The pop offs offer evidence that steam is

Re: Aster Alisan wick problem

2003-02-07 Thread Peter Foley
Hi guys, What hasn't been mentioned, but perhaps should be, is the issue of the quality of the meths. My only experience with US-made denatured alcohol is the stuff in use at Diamondhead. It was terrible - high water content and all sorts of other chemicals dissolved in it. Here, north of

Re: DEE Locomotive

2003-01-23 Thread Peter Foley
Hi guys, At 08:22 AM 23/01/03, Harry Wade wrote: There were two sets of DEE wheel castings (from Walsall) for sale at Diamondhead. One belonged to Mike Albert but he decided to keep them and I don't recall who the other set belonged to. They belonged to Mike McCormack, from the Boston area.

Fwd: Project Excelsior Latest

2003-01-21 Thread Peter Foley
Hi folks, I posted a note to the list just before Christmas about a guy in the U.K. developing some replacement cylinders for the Accucraft loco 'Excellsior' which would also fit the Ruby. That has now been done and the forwarded e-mail below gives additional details. The original message

possible replacement cylinders for Ruby, Ida and Mimi

2002-12-19 Thread Peter Foley
Hi guys, There's a new product in development in the UK. You can see it at http://www.sm32.co.uk/ - follow the 'Project Excellsior' link. 'Excellsior' (a Kerr Stuart loco running on the Sittingbourne and Kelmsley Rwy) is the loco developed by Accucraft for the UK market using 'Ruby'

Re: Cabeese and other questions.

2002-12-14 Thread Peter Foley
At 08:05 AM 14/12/02, Sam Evans wrote: What scale of 2 footer? Northeast Narrowgauge do kits of WWF coach combine and SRRL freight stock inc caboose in 1:20.3 scale. It's been said before, and it can't hurt to repeat it! I've found NENG kits to be a terribly frustrating experience - wood

Re: Fn3

2002-12-10 Thread Peter Foley
At 08:48 PM 10/12/02, Phil Paxos wrote: Thanks . I missed this one. What is a Roundhouse SR#24? Remember the original was a narrow 2 foot Gauge. The Roundhouse #24 is more or less 1/2=1' scale. It was simply too big if built to 16mm scale for gauge 'O', which would have been correct scale and

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2002-06-10 Thread Peter Foley
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Re: Pop Valves

2002-05-31 Thread Peter Foley
At 08:57 AM 31/05/02, CWolcott wrote: (Do you know if RoundHouse safeties are weepers or pop? I just steamed my Lady Anne kit for the first time and it's safety never went off, but did not weep anything like my Ruby's used to.) They are weepers. Early Roundhouse locos had pop type safeties,

looking for Pete Olsen

2002-04-12 Thread Peter Foley
Pete Olsen, if you're out there, please contact me off list. pf

Re: Old guy with a question

2002-04-03 Thread Peter Foley
At 03:14 PM 03/04/02 -0600, Mike Eorgoff wrote: So what scale is 2-1/2 gauge this week? This is gauge 3, one of the traditional, original model rail gauges. The finescale guys do it at 17/32=1', the 'close enuff is good enuff' guys do it as 1/2=1'

Re: Butane tank thread

2002-02-26 Thread Peter Foley
At 12:45 PM 26/02/02 -0500, Keith Manison wrote: Doe anyone know what thread is used on butane tanks? I've been able to succesfully make fittings for them using a 7/16 x 28 thread. However, that does not seem to be a standard thread, so I'm wondering if it's metric and I just got lucky. The

Re: New Accucraft Locos

2002-02-16 Thread Peter Foley
At 04:10 PM 16/02/02 -0800, Jeffrey Williams wrote: The Accucraft website was just updated and shows the following live steam locos under development Superior 2-6-0 Live Steam (Classic Series, 1:20.3) This is actually an 0-6-2T, a fairly large English industrial tank engine - very powerful,

Re: Cheddar Iver

2002-01-21 Thread Peter Foley
At 11:52 AM 21/01/02 -0500, Chuck Walter wrote: I noticed in one of the pics from DH that someone ran a Cheddar Iver there. For those who went to DH, how did it run? What impressions did it give you? Much the same as it did last year - big, heavy loco, really twitchy regulator. It was

Re: Engine Clean uo

2001-11-12 Thread Peter Foley
At 08:25 PM 12/11/01 -0600, Trent wrote: How about building a work car with a stationary boiler and using it to clean our locomotives with a steam lance. Or how about simply attaching your steam lance to the blow-down valve on your loco - use the last of the steam to clean off the gunge!

Re: 4-wheelers was Dee locomotive

2001-10-23 Thread Peter Foley
At 11:46 PM 22/10/01 -0500, Trent Dowler wrote: The BAGRS project got a lot of people excited about building their first locomotive. True, it was simple, required no machining, and was a 4 wheeler grin, but it was fun. We as a hobby need the next step up from that original design. Mark Horovitz

Re: elevated plywood

2001-09-10 Thread Peter Foley
At 06:15 PM 10/09/01 -0400, Jim Crabb wrote: The best I've seen to date for plywood -- a covering sprayed on that is the same material used for spraying liners into pickup trucks. Expensive, looks great and only time will tell how it holds up. Why not go to good one side, exterior grade,

Re: Sammie Bantam (was Re: Hello???)

2001-08-29 Thread Peter Foley
At 08:36 PM 29/08/01 -0400, Jess wrote: Does anybody know where I can find a picture of Bantum? Carl Malone told me, but I forgot. You'll find it at: http://www.argyleloco.com.au/bantam.html regards, pf

Re: Iver

2001-08-16 Thread Peter Foley
At 11:39 AM 16/08/01 -0500, Trent Dowler wrote: The detail is just not there, period. The wheels are plain with no spokes, the oscillating cylinders, no visible valve gear whatsoever, the smokebox front is VERY plain and has what appears to be a valve handle on it Sorry Trent, but what you are

Re: Iver

2001-08-16 Thread Peter Foley
At 12:48 PM 16/08/01 -0400, Walt wrote: Does anyone know who entered it in the weight lifting contest? I do not remember it and it should certainly have jogged my memory, unless it was when Trent and those Clydesdale ladies were cavorting about and I was distracted The fellow from Bruce

Re: Iver

2001-08-15 Thread Peter Foley
At 10:42 AM 15/08/01 -0700, Dave Cole wrote: let's get back on track (pun intended): the latest steam-in-the-garden arrived the other day with a second ad from yesteryear toys for the cheddar iver -- 0-4-0, gas fired, pressure gauge, goodall valve, $700, complete with r/c. has anyone

Re: RCS in my Ruby - It's ALIVE!

2001-08-13 Thread Peter Foley
At 01:02 PM 13/08/01 -0500, Chris Wolcott wrote: As far as batteries go, while at Radio-Shack I saw some small package size 2.4V 300mah rechargeable batteries for cordless phones. Each was much smaller than two AA batteries. If a way could be found to recharge them, and they were hooked in

Re: Accucraft Excelsior

2001-06-27 Thread Peter Foley
At 03:01 PM 26/06/01 -0700, Steve Ciambrone wrote: Has anyone run the Accucraft Excelsior yet. Comments? Similar to the Ruby/Ida? Lots of comments on the 16mm list, it's been out for several months in the UK. Main complaints concern a loud burner, and somewhat anemic steaming performance

Re: ???????????????????????????????

2001-06-27 Thread Peter Foley
At 04:50 PM 26/06/01 -0700, Geoff Spenceley wrote: I have just purchased an OLD kit of a Bing or Bassett-Lowke 4-4-0 inside cyl, D valves Brit loco--2-1/2gauge-it is partially all there--a few parts missing. I haven't received it yet. My accomplished machinist/silver solderer friend with me

Re: Cheddar Loco

2001-03-07 Thread Peter Foley
At 08:53 AM 07/03/01 -0800, Steve Ciabrone wrote: I was reading a boating magazine Marine Modelling International and they had an article on the UK company Cheddar models. They have a picture which shows a newly designed G gauge Loco it is a 0-4-0 configuration with oscillating cylinders and a

RE: Speaking of Steam

2001-02-28 Thread Peter Foley
At 08:22 PM 28/02/01 -0700, Vance Bass wrote: There's also another live steam loco named "Excelsior" on the UK market right now. Poor timing, it seems. If I remember correctly, it's a Finescale SM32 loco, but I'll have to check again if anyone wants particulars. Another Accucraft effort, this

Re: Propane powered Ruby

2001-02-25 Thread Peter Foley
Hi guys, At 02:09 PM 24/02/01 -0500, Roger WPW wrote: In some of the photos from Diamond Head there was a photo of a Ruby that had been converted to propane with the propane cylinder in a gondola . Has anyone else thought about trying that, and what problems might there be with that kind of

Re: Russia Iron (was Forced repaint)

2001-02-24 Thread Peter Foley
At 09:22 AM 23/02/01 -0800, Paul Gieske wrote: I believe that the instruction booklet that came with my Bachmann Mogul (or maybe I heard it somewhere else) had a Russian Iron boiler. It is definitely baby blue. What needs to be remembered with any manufactured product is that what's presented

Re: sslivesteam-Digest - Number 359

2001-02-05 Thread Peter Foley
At 02:21 PM 05/02/01 -0500, Salty wrote: In a message dated 01-02-05 10:05:01 EST, you write: While at DH01, which many of you attended, there was supplied steam oil. I noticed that there were a number of bottles of the dark very thick stuff as well as some that was lighter in color (light

RE: Characters??

2001-01-27 Thread Peter Foley
At 10:46 AM 27/01/01 -0500, Don Plasterer wrote: I use MSN Hotmail and for some reason the list server started bouncing back my postings to the list. I changed to Rich Text Format (whatever that is) and the messages get through but now have the strange characters. Generally it means you are

Re: Dead leg lubricator?

2001-01-27 Thread Peter Foley
At 02:31 PM 27/01/01 -0600, Trent Dowler wrote: On the plans and original notes it mentions a dead leg lubricator and my friend asked what that was since there is no diagram of it anywhere snip Correct, or do I once again have a lesson to learn? Correct If my friend were to use the dead leg

Re: Dead leg lubricator?

2001-01-27 Thread Peter Foley
At 07:50 PM 27/01/01 -0600, Trent Dowler wrote: Does the suppy line need to be routed from the bottom or near the top of the lubricator? The end of the line coming into the lubricator from the bottom should be at the top of the lubricator. It works by the same displacement method as the

Re: Ceramic burner for Creekside [was: Dead leg lubricator?]

2001-01-27 Thread Peter Foley
At 07:55 PM 27/01/01 -0600, Trent Dowler wrote: I have a Jane that I'd like to build a ceramic burner for someday. Since the Jane, Creekside, and Mamod all share a very similar (perhaps exact?) frame I would think that it should work in the Jane as well. There's a company in the UK called

Re: Ruby Tender

2001-01-26 Thread Peter Foley
At 06:03 PM 26/01/01 +0100, Z.R. Struzik wrote: Roundhouse in UK sells separately the tender from their William loco. I hope it is not too wide for Ruby. William is 125mm wide so I suppose so is the tender Actually they have two tenders - a bogie version (2 trucks), 8"lx4"wx3.5"h, as used with

Re: Gas - the other kind/coal types

2001-01-23 Thread Peter Foley
At 10:35 PM 22/01/01 -0800, Antony Dixon wrote: I read an article about John Shawe,s conversion of another Roundhouse engine, and recall he used Welsh coal. I assume you have asked him the source and type of coal he uses?. I talked to John at Diamondhead.

RE: Northeast Steam-up

2001-01-20 Thread Peter Foley
Hi guys, At 06:08 AM 20/01/01 -0500, Chuck Walters wrote: While I agree, Steamtown will be fun (I will be there), it hardly compares to DH or the National in the summer. A scheduled (sometime, same location), large attended event is what I had in mind when I started this thread. Someone on the

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