Someone was going to send a photo to Dave to post to the list showing PVC
pipe anchored in patio block to support an elevated running track. I have
not seen it and have been reading the list closely to be careful not to miss
it, but maybe I did.
Bob Blackson
I got a late start on the steaming season this year but am finally ready
to begin construction of my first outdoor track and need some advice. I
live in Pennsylvania where the summer temperatures go to the 90s and winter
temperatures go to zero.
I plan to use 20 foot diameter AristoCraft 33
Jun--
I, too, was unable to locate the valve from a PetsMart. I did, however,
find a metal double valve by Penn-Plax; the name on the bubble-pack card is
"Penn-Plax, Lok-Tite, Brass aquarium gang valve" which I purchased for $5.99
at a large, no-name pet store. The address of Penn-Plax on the
In purchasing distilled water, I always read the label to be certain that
it reads "steam distilled." I learned from some colleagues in the sciences
that some water sold over the counter as "distilled" is actually only super
filtered to a standard that allows it to be sold as "distilled." I r
After several "Forbidden" experiences, I accessed the SitG website on
March 1 at about 9:00 PM Eastern. I had had the same "Forbidden" problem
earlier in the day with the Rio Pecos website, but I was able to access it
through SitG in the evening.
Bob Blackson
The Pennsylvania Live Steamers sponsors two steam-ups each year, one over
the Memorial Day weekend and the other over the Labor Day weekend starting
on Friday around noon and continuing into Sunday. There are two permanent
tracks, featured in photos in back issues of SitG, and there is usually
"The Art of Silver Soldering" by Kozo Hiraoka appears on pages 20-27 of
the March/April 1996 (Volume 30, Number 2) issue of Live Steam. It is an
excellent piece with clear, instructive illustrations. I believe that my
earlier post on this article and ordering info should be in the list
archiv
Having seen a number of members' Ruby locos at the Pa. Live Steamers'
track, I had told myself that I didn't need another "starter" engine,
especially a "look alike" of what was already running. But then the
December issue of Garden Railways arrived, and I saw the St. Aubin
advertisement listi
Where I bought it I do not recall, but I have a NMRA-type standards gauge
made of brass which is close to square. The four sides have tabs or groves
as needed for "points," "flangeways," "wheels," and "track." The paper that
came with it is marked $10.00, and what I guess is the catalog numbe
I've just been catching up with the posts on couplers and have just a
couple thoughts. One is on price. I checked the Accucraft website and
noted the price. At a recent train meet (the kind that caters to electric
trains) a dealer had a carton of Bachmann couplers at one dollar each; I
bough
Salty,
The G1MRA project loco book is no longer an automatic benefit of
membership; you must purchase it separately. I joined G1MRA because I
wanted to sample the journal, but I also expected to receive a project book.
When the project book did not arrive, I inquired and was told that members
Tom Eaton and all,
Tom asked about when the Pennsylvania Live Steamers have a "major
steamup" each year. The Spring Meet is over the Memorial Day weekend, and
running starts around noon on Friday and continues through Sunday. The Fall
Meet is over Labor Day weekend, and, again, running starts
I took delivery of my Liberty Belle II on September 20, 1999, yes, 1999.
On the same date I telephoned Brandbright's U.S. distributor and ordered an
extra accessory part for the loco and also asked how to turn of the
chuff-chuff sound only. I have since then, on more than one occasion,
reminde
Today I received ssls list #20 with posts dated September 22, 1999. This
is not the first time that I have recently received in the year 2000 posts
from 1999, and the subject matter indicates that this is not new, current
material with the wrong date and year attached but posts from a year ago
I have found it impossible to locate locally the 222 Purple Loctite for
fasteners #2 to 0.25 inches to be applied before assembly. At a very large
hobby shop last evening, I noticed "featured" on the counter by the cash
register "Pacer Z-42 Thread Locker" ($2.99 for 5 ml.). The clerks highly
Gary,
A few years ago Model Railroader (sorry, Vance, but some of us got
started in live steam through steam locomotives that did not run on steam)
ran a series on building a brass steam engine with more-or- less common
tools on the workbench. I had no interest in building that loco, but I
fou
Don--
I have the glitch buster from Rio Pecos on both my Pearse "Switcher" and
my Pearse "Colorado." The brand name is "Sentinel," but I may have spelled
that incorrectly, and it was reviewed in SitG in the last couple years.
The glitch buster itself is about 1.25 inches square and 0.25 inc
Memorial Day weekend is a busy time at the Pennsylvania Live Steamers
with more locos and drivers that the club track can accommodate without a
long sign-up sheet. To alleviate the problem, Mike Moore offered to use the
occasion for the "first run" of his new track purchased from the chap in
F
Fox--
Although some maintain that one steam oil is as good as another,
regardless of color, if the viscosity is correct, I understand what you are
saying. I have the dark molasses steam oil from SSSM, but I also have the
lighter (color) variety. I bought some of it from Diamond Enterprises, t
Phil Paskos mentioned the Quirks' portable track. For most of the track,
the track is not on plywood. The "roadbed" is made of pieces of cedar. The
pieces were "end cuttings" left from another project not related to live
steam. So the grain of the wood runs perpendicular to the running rails.
ael Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Dr. Robert M Blackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: BAGRS kit reaction
Bob,
You bring up several interesting points. Please let it be understood that my
rebuttal is not in any way intended to invalidate your observations. In fact,
I appreciate you
Phil P. of Reading referred all hands to Potomac Steam Industries for
the BAGRS kit. In mid-August 1998, yes, 1998, I sent to Scott at PSI my
check #5800 for $239.00 for the kit with a soldered boiler using the order
form from his website. As of mid-January 2000, I am still waiting for the
ki
I'm 55 and was raised in a small division-yard town of the Pennsylvania
Railroad (PRR) in southwestern Pennsylvania, USA, where my fascination
with trains and the PRR began. My father and I as a boy spent many hours
watching steam locomotives in the yard and building Lionel layouts from
Thanks
Paul,
There were numerous complaints about the Ruby running faster in reverse
than forward on the Large Scale Live Steam website. Accucraft Trains has
posted "fit-it" instructions for adjusting the reversing valve on their
website http://www.accucraft.com/pg-manu-rubytech1.htm for those who ar
Joe--
Yes, I'm the one. If you were there Black Friday for the "Turkey Trot"
run day, I arrived after you departed and am sorry to have missed you. I
have sent the info on this list to Lee suggesting that he might mention it
in the next issue of the PLS newsletter. Other subscribers to the li
In July 1998 I bought a factory assembled Mamod as my "starter"
locomotive as an experiment to see if I would enjoy small scale live
steam after talking with a number of members of the Pennsylvania Live
Steamers on public run days. I ordered the butane burner kit that was
advertised for an ext
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