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Siems Stembel - was Standard Steel Drawing List

Hi, Dennis - given the day, I decided to go to the Library,bring a bunch of "used" tubes back to the reefer, and alongwith some specific tubes, I brought back 1 Siems tube. A SooBox, & Gon, NP flat,

By Bob Webber · #170441 ·

Re: Consumer Warning Labels

When my employer closed down my prototype printed circuit lab in 1992 I liberated a 3/4 full gallon jug of MEK that was slated for disposal. I've only used it occasionally since I began resin casting,

By Tom Madden · #170440 ·

Re: Consumer Warning Labels

I keep the MEK in the original metal cans and decanter a small amount into a plastic bottle (it has been proven to not evaporate from it) and then use it to put a 1/8" of so in my plastic dispenser

By Jack Burgess <jack@...> · #170439 ·

Re: New England Rail Service #1000 1/2 Door Add-On Kit.

Don's half doors are a great, cost effective way to create "fleet grade" (or better) models of tens of thousands of single and double sheathe auto boxcars, which ran through the entire timeframe for

By Ray Breyer · #170438 ·

Re: New England Rail Service #1000 1/2 Door Add-On Kit.

Don, Who are you and how do we get your product? Do you distribute through another website? I googled your company name and the part number but nothing comes up but a few random parts on hobby sites

By Matt Smith · #170437 ·

B&LE 82000 series box cars

Anyone have or know of any photos of a B&LE 82000 series box car? Supposed to be a double sheathed 100K ton car off their roster in late 1940 early 1941. 25 became M&StL 50300 series. A photo of one

By Clark Propst · #170436 ·

Re: liquid storage (was Consumer Warning Labels)

I have found that Tamiya jars are absolutely air tight. I even transferred contact and canopy cement to the jars and they remain perfectly fresh.

By Tim O'Connor · #170435 ·

Re: New England Rail Service #1000 1/2 Door Add-On Kit.

Hi, Don. I purchased 5 of the conversion kits several years ago and finally got around to doing my Accurail cars. They look pretty good to me and provide something different. My cars would never win

By Roger Huber <trainpainter@...> · #170434 ·

Re: Consumer Warning Labels

Hope you protected your MEK from evaporation. I bought a quart and decanted an ounce into a repurposed paint bottle. A couple of year later when I needed to refill the bottle, I found the can half

By Nelson Moyer · #170433 ·

Re: Consumer Warning Labels

Actually, MEK isn't illegal in California. I suspect that buyers were using if when other products were available. I've heard that it is still available in places that sell automobile paint. I bought

By Jack Burgess <jack@...> · #170432 ·

Re: Consumer Warning Labels

Well... true. You want me to smuggle some in to you? Hmm? Matthew Hurst

By Matthew Hurst · #170431 ·

Re: Consumer Warning Labels

On 3/8/2020 7:20 AM, Matthew Hurst wrote: Well it a reason it's hard to impossible to buy MEK, in CA, which is my favorite glue for polystyrene. --

By Jon Miller <atsfus@...> · #170430 ·

Re: New England Rail Service #1000 1/2 Door Add-On Kit.

Your product was featured in a Model Railroad Hobbyist article. Can you remind me how to order your product? I did not see a link on the internet. Last time it seemed there was a ten unit minimum

By Robert Allan · #170429 ·

Re: Consumer Warning Labels

It comes up because certain paints and adhesives are banned or hard to get in some places. To enforce the bans or restrictions a system of labels is required. It's about public health, a very hot

By Tim O'Connor · #170428 ·

Re: Consumer Warning Labels

Sorry but I gotta ask.... What does this have to do with Steam Era Freight Car Modeling? Matthew Hurst

By Matthew Hurst · #170427 ·

Re: Consumer Warning Labels

I am an industrial toxicologist by profession and was board certified until I retired. Until mid 2005, I was employed by an multinational corporation. My position involved making certain the company's

By Roger Perkins · #170426 ·

Re: Great Northern Flat Car 69958

For years I've wondered where BN idler flats to their barge ramp in West Seattle came from, think these are them. Excellent work, thank you for explaining in detail how to improve the deck because it

By espee4441 · #170425 ·

Re: New England Rail Service #1000 1/2 Door Add-On Kit.

Hi folks, I gather that someone must have presented an article in one of the modeling mags on converting some suppliers single door boxcar into a 1 1/2 door car judging from the number of

By Donald B. Valentine <riverman_vt@...> · #170424 ·

Re: Great Northern Flat Car 69958

Lester That’s another fine build thanks for sharing it. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

By Paul Doggett · #170423 ·

Re: Two Rung Sill Step

On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 07:34 PM, Steve and Barb Hile wrote: I will see what I can live with.Steve, Ron Sebastian had those tooled after he bought my resin kit line to replace the white metal steps I

By Dennis Storzek <destorzek@...> · #170422 ·

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