Thanks for sharing your photos. Dick Bale Carlsbad, CA

Where can I find those. I saw the photo from Naperville. Robert J. Miller, CFA "If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy" James Madison,

The Good Doctor writes: I am enjoying the comments of a number of perceptive attendants from this list at the recent Naperville, and the more distant (but also yet upcoming) Cocoa Beach

Tony probably meant to mention that a gondola would never have been a full load by volume - the pigs would have been piled up over the trucks and not in very big piles either. Low-sided gons were

Although I haven't used it that much, the biggest problem with the NWSL riveter seems to be is slop and the lack of a way to control the feed. A friend of mine took his NWSL riveter and added an XY

Hi Garth: Yeah, I know, I was just using the common appelation, taken from the AAR class description: "RB - Beverage, ice, water, or vinegar refrigerator. . ." Thanks, KL

Thanks for the good info Clark. BTW, I checked about half the list and all the RR cars were XMs and the private owner cars were RS. It may be a little early for my layout, maybe before RBs started

Denny, In fact, during Prototype Rails, I usually have my lunch catered: my wife goes across the street to Sonny's BBQ and brings me back a sandwich. I find that it is tasty, inexpsensive, and best

Hi, I would also like info on said rivet machine. THANKS, Davey

wow, just checked out the beautiful model photos. looks like we were very well represented at naperville RPM meet. thanks to brian for posting the link to the

I know I could be opening up a can of worms, but I can safely say I enter models in NMRA contests strictly for the sharing, and I know others do as well. I do use the possibility of being selected as

are way in sand to help CJ - The sand was special; it was almost an art in itself selecting the appropriate sand for casting work. Not just any sand will work. Some of the additives to the sand in

My experience with a foundry was they mixed a witches brew of oils and stuff in with the sand to make it hold it's shape. They said the stuff was proprietary and generally unique to the casting house.

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Well that didn't. I will see if I can post to files. David _____ Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 12:59 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: RE: [STMFC] casting foundry freight

Hi Marty, I am not sure if this graph will come through on group mail but I'll give it a try. It represents the carload deliveries to Rochester Metal Works, a small foundry, in Rochester Indiana

Charlie Vlk wrote: I couldn't agree more, Charlie. Well said. But in all fairness, if one is to conduct a judging, one has to have rules. We could all devise interesting sets of rules; the NMRA

Great photos! Thanks, Dave. It looks like gons have finally come into their own. Some truly exceptional weathering by a lot of folks. Elden ________________________________ From:

CJ Riley wrote: Yep. Foundry sand, when ready to use, is pretty sticky. Larry Jackman was right in saying that it is moistened to make a mold, but don't think it's just dry sand with some

Correct me if I am wrong, since my days of college industrial work are way in the past, but I seem to remember bagged powdered additives in the sand to help the cavity to hold its shape. CJ