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| (...) Yes, I remembered, but just after posting! (why does this happen? - I must need more sleep to help my memory!) :-) Dan, it's particularly good that your kit fits with the larger scale, and you managed to get it through the design and (...) (18 years ago, 28-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Ben Fleskes wrote: <snip> (...) A huge oversite on my part-- Ben, I know I've thanked you before, but seriously, again thanks for the wheel sets that you produce--without them, my pneumatic train wouldn't have happened, (...) (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: "Big Blue" Pneumatic 4-6-4 engine and tender
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| (...) Yep--did the 90 degree offset--when you watch the video, you can see the wheels pause 4 times per revolution (using compass points-- NE, SE, SW, NW)--that's when one phase is done and waiting for the next phase. 4 phases with two pistons! I (...) (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: "Big Blue" Pneumatic 4-6-4 engine and tender
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| <snip> (...) Very cool. I can't tell from the pictures, but are your driver wheels on either side of the engine set 90 degrees out of phase with the associated timing difference on your valve positioning? Ben In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David (...) (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Thanks! Your son is an inspiration to me, so we're even and no, I don't remember being around her 17 years ago...i'd be 23 though, and my 20's were big parties and lotsa excess... Well.. maybe not :) Just watching the vid from work, I have a (...) (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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