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Ben's wheels have arrived in the UK, back where it all began... (URL) Stephenson's 'Rocket'>> Image is (URL) clickable> once the folder's been moderated. I just wanted to say a big thank-you to Ben for this excellent new part. Jason Railton (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Can't really comment on the longevity of the site the image came from. Christmas task - create my own version of the diagram and maybe some others and create an FTX page about the mechanical bits of a steam loco form a lego point of view. Your (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) you didn't! (...) I think for the most part, yes. That animated diagram (and your concise explanation of it) is pretty nifty. is it at a stable location? It seems worth linking from the header, or if ti's embedded in an info page that could be (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Think of it as a physics problem, since that is what it is. If the two connecting rods (one each side) are at 180 or 0 to each other, then when one is at a end, the other is at end as well. When you push on one or the other of them, nothing (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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I discovered a couple of uses for steering wheels while working on a current project. The first uses a tap and the wheel part removed from its base. (URL) need to lever the wheel off the base. Its a little snug but it will pop off without damaging (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) That may be (as lar said) because it's a static display. (...) No the counterbalance is only to balance (as much as possible) the weight of the connecting rod and bearing on the wheel. You'll notice the counter weight is much larger on the (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Like lar says, I'm sure that it is not the case that the quartering is the same both sides. However some points to consider A: like cars, steam locos come with different amounts of cylinders, the most basic being two (I think there were some (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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In lugnet.trains, Teunis Davey wrote: <snip> (...) Push rods and connecting rods are both on my list of possible parts to make. First things first, I'm busy working the flanged train driver wheel. Regarding the blind drivers, I'm working on that (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I suggest that you look again as that's counter to my experience, every steamer I have ever seen has the rods quartered. Is this a static model that maybe was disassembled and incorrectly reassembled? Or are you being fooled by something else? (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Bad form, replying to myself... The more I hear about the new dark gray, the more I think that the color mismatch I am seeing is just a slightly discolored old gray track being compared to a fresh old gray track that hasn't dicolored. Sorry (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Has anyone worked out how to get the push rods to work perfectly ?? On these combo's ,4 4 0 , 4 6 2 , etc ?? I've had a look ,at a real steam train, at a local park. And I found that the push rods are in the same position, on both sides. But (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I like how you have built the windows !! I will have to copy that design some time. Seven wide is the way to go ,not too small ,not too big , just right!! I hope to have my train pics up soon.Once I've worked out how to tranfer them from my (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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It was a neat show. Here are some more pics that I took while there, of the COLTC and the MichLUG displays: (URL) <pjanssen@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message news:Hq1u70.1qCp@lugnet.com... (...) OH, (...) it (...) tied (...) several (...) (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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(...) Thanks, James. jt (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I agree, they're very simple. But it took me forever to come up with the concept, I was trying every piece I could that would fit in those sloted rails and I just stumbled across the idea of using the windows. The locking effect was just a (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks, it takes 50 of those pieces pre-car. I think I'm going to build one more and strech it out a bit, if it looks good I might do the same to all the cars. jt (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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The latest/newest LTC website is now available: (URL) so much a new LTC as a smaller umbrella within the larger ILTCO umbrella - assuming our application is approved. We invite you to visit and see for yourself. Your comments are appreciated. SRC (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.announce)
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(...) Those particular containers did not come up, no, but there was some talk at various points during the weekend about the nascent NBLTC 6 wide container standard, which I quite like. Hopefully more info will be released about it soon. (21 years ago, 17-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Here are some more pics of our layout, Jason Spears' gallery: (URL) Paul (21 years ago, 17-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, James Trobaugh wrote: <snip re sliding doors> (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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