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Re: 3D printing

Yes - that's true. As Tom indicates, Shapeways rendered the first draft of those ladders without a problem, so my guess is that the change in spec was a business decision, not technological. Not

By Robert kirkham · #110810 ·

Re: NEW HAVEN's 36' Rebuilt Boxcars

Short answer: Keep the steel end car :^) Longer answer, including additional information (also from the excellent two-part series in Mainline Modeler) follows: Over 12,000 of these cars were rebuilt

By Chris Adams · #110809 ·

Re: 3D printing

We seem to have this conversation every couple of months. The last time it came up we heard about a step backwards in the available technology. See Rob Kirkham's post #108304 from this past March 29.

By Tom Madden · #110808 ·

Re: W&LE steel gondolas of 1921 - more images

Hi Eric and List Members, Thanks for the wonderful image you posted. This is of interest to me on two fronts - in N scale there is an existing model that is a good starting point for the W&LE

By Claus Schlund \(HGM\) · #110807 ·

Re: 3-D Printing - SP Flat

Sorry, Better link http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/photos/album/1277986279/pic/list Larry Castle

By sp1930s · #110806 ·

Re: Oldest Caboose Candidates

The TH&B wood cabeese that I've seen had the wood siding deteriorate to dust under the steel sheets screwed onto the sides. But replacing the wood siding on the CB&Q caboose cupolas with galvanised

By midrly <midrly@...> · #110805 ·

3D printing .. when it started

Rapid prototyping and stereolithography (SL) were 2 terms coined in 1986 by 3D Systems based in California (then to Colorado, now just south of Charlotte in SC). Desktop modelers, commonly called "3D

By Jim King · #110804 ·

Re: 3D printing

Warning: minor rant coming... Correction. Jay Leno doesn't DO anything except write checks. He even had one of his minions do the driving for him when he entered a fighting robot (built by someone

By ken_olson54022 <kwolson@...> · #110803 ·

Re: 3D printing

By Mikebrock · #110800 ·

Re: 3D printing

I have put some photo's of some 3D printed items in my photo folder, nvrr49. They are not Steam era freight car items, but they do give an idea of the detail that can currently be achived. When

By nvrr49 <nvrr49@...> · #110799 ·

Re: 3D printing

Was watching a Speed channel show a year or so ago. Jay Leno has a machine in his shop. if he needs a part for his ?? 1903 Stanley Steamer He tales the part puts it in and makes a copy Then he

By NHJJ4@... · #110802 ·

Re: RE Early NP Mechanical Reefer

Same here. Bob McCarthy ________________________________ To: STMFC@... Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 3:03 PM Subject: [STMFC] RE Early NP Mechanical Reefer Hi Bob, can't seem to

By Bob McCarthy · #110801 ·

Re: 3D printing

John Degnan wrote: Certainly by the mid-1980s it was already being investigated by academics. When I was at Carnegie Mellon in those years, the mechanical engineering faculty had a number of

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #110798 ·

Re: 3D printing

It is my understanding that this technology has been around since the late '7s or early '80s. John Degnan Scaler187@... Scaler164@...

By Scaler164@... · #110797 ·

RE Early NP Mechanical Reefer

Hi Bob, can't seem to get that link to work. Can you double check it? John Phillips Seattle Here is a link to a very early (very late steam era) NP mechanical reefer from the University of

By J.A. Phillips · #110796 ·

Re: Fish Car

Bob, Experience on the Colorado Midland Rwy, the US Fish Commission had a major hatchery located just west of Leadville CO on the CMs Aspen Short Line cut off between Malta and Aspen Junction. The

By Tom Vanwormer · #110795 ·

Colorado Midland Coke Car

Here is a link to a Colorado Midland coke car from the University of Washington Library Digital Archives. Tom VanWormer of Monument, CO, provided some background. Bob Chaparro Hemet,

By Bob Chaparro <thecitrusbelt@...> · #110794 ·

Re: Central Valley caboose cupolas

Steve, Probably 30 cupolas or more to make a resin casting practical. About what you can get from a mold before it needs to be replaced. Obviously the greater the number we make the better the price

By ghslaw31 · #110793 ·

Re: NEW HAVEN's 36' Rebuilt Boxcars

Charles, That is kinda what I thought, but was not sure. Thanks for the information. I appreciate it . Eric Thur

By erict1361 <erict1361@...> · #110792 ·

NEW HAVEN's 36' Rebuilt Boxcars

Good afternoon! Could someone provide images of these 36' boxcars? Are there any drawings of these cars? Would like to build one in Scale S. Thanks, Bob

By Bob McCarthy · #110869 ·

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