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Re: 3-D Printing Enters Popular Culture

But the show included a picture of "a really cool train". Tom Dempsey ________________________________ To: Steam Era Freight cars <STMFC@...> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 6:55

By Thomas Dempsey <thmsdmpsy@...> · #113658 ·

Re: 3-D Printing Enters Popular Culture

Bill Welch...apparently unaware of the quality [ hard to imagine using this word ] of food in Moderate Jail...says: "I am sure I will end up in jail for this." Nah. We aren't interested in petty

By Mikebrock · #113657 ·

3-D Printing Enters Popular Culture

I am sure I will end up in jail for this. Tonite two of the guys on "The Big Bang Theory" buy a 3-D printer, with some serious consequences for one of them. In my defense, Sheldon is model

By Bill Welch · #113656 ·

Seaboard decal

Was wondering if anyone might have a Speedwitch decal set for Seaboard B-6 1932 boxcar that they would be willing to sell. thanks tom Dill

By tomedill@frontier.com · #113655 ·

CN door and half boxcar

am getting ready to build a door and half box using an Accurail OB wood end kit and Standard Car co. 1/2 door add on. Richard Hendrickson did an article on the GTW car which is featured in the April

By tomedill@frontier.com · #113654 ·

Re: Chad Boas GN flat 65000 details

All, The car should have a drop shaft style. I didnt find any that are already made so I made my own for the Tichy parts. I used the #31 for the top part and used 2 of the #18 glued back to back for

By Chad Boas · #113653 ·

Re: Naperville...not

One won't be able to walk to Panera Bread for breakfast or lunch and where will Bob's Photos be ... :-( - Bob Witt -Chet French wrote:

By rwitt_2000 · #113652 ·

Re: Decal suppliers

Better use wsm@... the other address is for an out of business company I no longer work for. Thanks. Bill Mosteller

By William Mosteller · #113651 ·

Re: Uncoupling lever

Dennis I got my 2 CD:s with 1946 Car builders cyclopedia yesterday and found a picture of the lock. The shape made it clear how it could be push up to release the coupler. Thanks for your

By Roland Levin · #113650 ·

Re: Vertical Brake Staffs

These "geared at the bottom of the brake staff" hand brakes were used on a limited number of house cars. The original 1932 AAR cars had them, as did the cars of that design bought by the Soo Line in

By soolinehistory <destorzek@...> · #113649 ·

Re: Vertical Brake Staffs

Bill, I take a different tack on this. Instead of focusing on the dates affecting their use ... I go to my books and scan them for pictures. I go thru fairly quickly on the first pass - trying

By Jim Betz · #113648 ·

Re: Vertical Brake Staffs

Jeff Coleman said, "I think Gene is correct but vertical staff hand brakes are no longer manufactured. I purchased one in the late 1990's for a PPGX DOT 111A100W tank car. Since then Ellcon National

By Gene <bierglaeser@...> · #113647 ·

Re: Decal suppliers

Fellas, I have been ordering from Jerry Glow without a hitch---he makes very nice decals. He has done some extra work for me that I greatly appreciate. His communication has been

By Brad Andonian · #113646 ·

Re: Vertical Brake Staffs

And don't forget that a lot of flatcars used vertical staffs if they needed a clear deck. Bill Daniels San Francisco, CA ________________________________ To: STMFC@... Sent:

By Bill Daniels <billinsf@...> · #113645 ·

Re: Vertical Brake Staffs

I think Gene is correct but vertical staff hand brakes are no longer manufactured. I purchased one in the late 1990's for a PPGX DOT 111A100W tank car. Since then Ellcon National does not list them

By Jeff Coleman · #113644 ·

Re: Vertical Brake Staffs

Vertical staff hand brakes were never outlawed. Indeed, they are still that which is required. I'll explain. Vertical staff hand brakes have been identified by a number of different terms but the

By Gene <bierglaeser@...> · #113643 ·

Re: Decal suppliers

Tom, Try Bill Mosteller at _wmosteller@... (mailto:wmosteller@...) Great Decals. Chuck Hladik

By Charles Hladik · #113642 ·

Re: Decal suppliers

________________________________________ Group: As a modeler in the minority scale of S and of the time period 1952-53, I am always looking for decal suppliers whose product accurately represents

By Thomas Baker · #113641 ·

Re: Vertical Brake Staffs

I know I have photos of cars in service as late as 1973 with vertical staff brakes, long after our Steam Freight Car time frame. ______________ J. Stephen (Steve)

By Steve SANDIFER · #113640 ·

Re: Vertical Brake Staffs

Bill Botkin wrote: I don't know if they were ever outlawed as such, but they were certainly still permissible and in use in 1960, the outer limit of topics on this list. Tony Thompson

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #113639 ·

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