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Re: Fine Wire Screen Material Found in my Kitchen
Marty McGuirk
Bill (and all): I added a blog post to my blog with a couple of photos of the teabags with their "fine mesh" screen. Tea wasn't all that great - the material seems promising for window screens. http://centralvermontrailway.blogspot.com/2014/03/window-screen-material.html
Marty McGuirk
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Re: MODELING TOOLS - SHEARS
Jack Burgess <jack@...>
Bill...
Are you talking about shears for cutting thin metal such as photo-etched parts? If so, I really like my Xuron 440 Mini-Scissor. Clean cuts and nice feel...
Manufactured in the USA too...
Jack Burgess
for drills and one for tweezers. Can someone recommend a really good quality pair of shears? I have been buying the "popular" brand sold by Walthers and Micro Mark for years and they just do not hold up. I so not drop them on the floor, throw them against the wall or cut rebar with them. Yet I seem to have to replace them on a frequent basis. I would appreciate any suggestions.
Bill Pardie
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MODELING TOOLS - SHEARS
WILLIAM PARDIE
There have been several good discussions on this list lately concerning tools for modeling. One of these was for drills and one for tweezers. Can someone recommend a really good quality pair of shears? I have been buying the "popular" brand sold by Walthers and Micro Mark for years and they just do not hold up. I so not drop them on the floor, throw them against the wall or cut rebar with them. Yet I seem to have to replace them on a frequent basis. I would appreciate any suggestions. Bill Pardie
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Re: Steam freight car modeling tools - a decent pair of tweezers
thecitrusbelt@...
This was written by Dick Roberts on the Model Railroads of Southern California website:
“When I worked as a Supervisory Instrument Mechanic for the Navy, Otto Frei was one of our principle sources for watchmaker's tools. For modeling work, the Dumont #7B tweezers (serrated, curved tips, perfect for handling small parts) are indispensible; yes they are pricey but well worth the investment. I recently found another source, since I have been needing to replace some of mine: From: "Electron Microscopy Sciences", http://www.emsdiasum.com .
I ordered a six-pack @ $32 each, they make great Christmas gifts for those special model builders in your life.”
Dick is the owner of the excellent Nevada County Railroad in San Diego, CA. This layout has been featured in Model Railroad Planning 2001, and the Sept/Oct 2006 NARROW GAUGE & SHORTLINE GAZETTE. A key feature of the layout is the steel bridge over the Bear River (completed in 2006). The October 2008 issue of RAILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN features an article by Dick on modeling this bridge, no doubt with the help of excellent tweezers.
Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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interior wood lining
this is a sheet of .020 scribed Evergreen styrene that has been painted
a "wood" color. as needed I just cut out pieces for interiors or other uses. the base color is streaked with very thin washes and/or pigments to vary the colors and make it look like used varnished wood https://www.flickr.com/photos/45425384@N04/13448980975/in/set-72157642917479595 Tim O'Connor
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Re: Steam freight car modeling tools - a decent pair of tweezers
Denny Anspach <danspachmd@...>
In my recent post to this good list on this subject, I neglected an important issue re: the fine Swiss Dumont/Vigor tweezers: most do NOT have serrations. For me, the serrations are a necessity to being able to reliably grasp and hold tiny parts, and the 7B type tweezers that I favor and treasure have the fine serrations that I require. The curved tips of these tweezers also allow my wrist to comfortably rest easily and naturally on the table top while being used.
Denny Denny S. Anspach Sacramento, CA
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Re: Steam freight car modeling tools - a decent pair of tweezers
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Re: National Film Board of Canada CN Train 406 video...
riverman_vt@...
Thanks for this reference, Steve. All of these films are worth viewing so I'm glad you have found them for us. Cordially, Don Valentine
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Fw: michaelegross@aol.com
michaelegross@aol.com <michaelEGross@...>
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Re: Steam freight car modeling tools - a decent pair of tweezers
jon miller <atsfus@...>
On 3/26/2014 6:38 PM, Ned Carey
wrote:
I can't explain why but I have always preferred curved tweezers. I got set on Amazon. Good tweezers and really low cost. The problem I had was I ordered two sets and only got one. Asked the shippers to send another set but they told me it was difficult and simply refunded the money. They are still available if anyone wants to try (free shipping); 13cm Length Black Anti-magnetic Straight Curved Tweezers 2 Pcs -- Jon Miller For me time stopped in 1941 Digitrax--Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI User NMRA Life member #2623 Member SFRH&MS
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Re: Steam freight car modeling tools - a decent pair of tweezers
Ned Carey
I can't explain why but I have always preferred
curved tweezers. If you haven't tried them I suggest you pick one up.
Ned Carey
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National Film Board of Canada CN Train 406 video...
midrly
Taken on the run of this hotshot from Cornwall, Ontario to Turcot Yard in Montreal, Quebec, this 1958 documentary shows late steam-era operation on CN, as well as MANY US roads' STMFC's rolling on CN rails. An SP boxcar being switched in Montreal, and several US reefers next to the van (caboose) on this train. GMD, MLW, and CLC power all are featured. And the work dress of railroaders of the time is interesting in itself.
Steve Lucas. https://www.nfb.ca/film/train_406
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Sunshine Inventory
Nelson Moyer <ku0a@...>
Now that the kit inventory has dwindled down so much, I don’t understand why Trish can’t make a list of remaining kits and distribute it to the faithful so we don’t write checks only to have them returned with an apologetic note that the kits we wished to purchase are no longer available.
End of rant.
Nelson Moyer
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Re: Sunshine Type 30 and other tanks
David
Yep, 62.1 and 62.5 are NLA.
David Thompson
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Re: Fine Wire Screen Material Found in my Kitchen
riverman_vt@...
I needed to order some screen for teh "vents" and expected to order from Clover House but your message about the screen from the coffee maker being better prompted me to look at their site. SInce several sizes were found I'm not sure whetgher their screen mesh size varies or only the physical size of the filter. That is what prompted my question.Which of teh Bodum filters do you recommend?
Thanks again, Don Valentine ---In STMFC@..., <fgexbill@...> wrote : Don I long ago lost the packaging the Clover House screen came in but knowing me I ordered the smallest available.
Bill Welch
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Re: Steam freight car modeling tools - a decent pair of tweezers
riverman_vt@...
Stullers also offers vacuum tweezers if that is what you need, Tim, and has some two to three pages of tweezers on their site with 20 to 30 shown per page. You should be able to check the best price and pick your poison Cordially, Don Valentine
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Re: Steam freight car modeling tools - a decent pair of tweezers
Yeah, I was kinda joking there, Dennis.
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I'm reminded of talking with Frank Hodina at Naperville as he was assembling a resin kit and he basically eschewed having a large selection of tools, giving the impression that he had a hammer, a pair of pliers, a razor saw, X-Acto knife and some glue and that's all ya needed to build stuff. :-) Tim O'
I had one of those years ago, Tim, and it proved to be less useful than it would seem at first. The item to be picked up needs a flat surface at least as large as the hole in the tip; even then, there was nothing to keep the part from pivoting around its point of contact. One of the advantages of real tweezers is they maintain a fixed alignment between part and hand, so slight adjustments of the wrist will change the angle of the part, even after it has made contact with the model. With the vacuum tweezers, not so much.
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Re: Steam freight car modeling tools - a decent pair of tweezers
destorzek@...
I had one of those years ago, Tim, and it proved to be less useful than it would seem at first. The item to be picked up needs a flat surface at least as large as the hole in the tip; even then, there was nothing to keep the part from pivoting around its point of contact. One of the advantages of real tweezers is they maintain a fixed alignment between part and hand, so slight adjustments of the wrist will change the angle of the part, even after it has made contact with the model. With the vacuum tweezers, not so much.
I should dig that thing out and see if it still works and put it on e-bay. Dennis
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Re: N&W Test Loading Boxcars
George Eichelberger
SRHA has a video of the Southern’s screen sided car being smacked into at various speeds. At times, it was loaded with cans of whitewash that would be dumped and spill out the sides of the cars after a rough coupling. There is also a scene where a double sheathed (wood) box car (freshly painted on the side toward the camera) is left fouling a turnout then another box car is kicked into it derailing one and laying the other on its side. Both clips are on a SRHA DVD set Green Frog issued a year or so ago. (Excellent scenes of laying welded rail, working on the Lake Ponch. bridge, etc. The DVDs are available from the SRHA Grab (srha.net).
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Re: Fine Wire Screen Material Found in my Kitchen
A quick Google search shows there are some incredibly fine wire mesh products available,
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down to about 0.001 or smaller wire sizes. https://www.midwesternind.com/pdf/wire_mesh_chart.pdf Tim O'
Thanks for a great tip, Bill, but please advise which size you bought or is there no difference in the screen size amongst them? Can't tell from wgt is coming up with the Google search.
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