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Re: An alternative body filler putty
There's a large Yahoo group devoted to the subject of casting!
There is information there about putties and Devcon products. http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/casting/ Tim O'Connor |
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Re: LA's Totally AWESOME
And if it doesn't strip your paint, well, you can clean the bathroom with it. Try that with Chameleon or lacquer thinner! Tim O'Connor Reginald, |
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Re: LA's Totally AWESOME
Greg Martin
Reginald,
It is the one that looks yellow... Kinda like, well you know... Tall bottle with Red writing. Sorry I should have been more specific.
Greg Martin
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From: Reginald Bowman To: stmfc Sent: Fri, Sep 6, 2013 8:54 am Subject: [STMFC] LA's Totally AWESOME Help?
Ok, so I go to Dollar Tree to get some of this stuff and find out they have about six different kinds on the shelves. Can anyone be a little more specific regarding exactly what the label says and what kind of container (how many oz's, etc) it is in?
Thanks in advance,
Reginald Bowman
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Re: Phoney RPM Meet
Tony Thompson
Bob DeMoss wrote:
Read the email from Don Valentine. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, tony@... Publishers of books on railroad history |
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Re: Phoney RPM Meet
Bob DeMoss
Tony. I received this "E" mail, and I don't know what you are talking about, regarding the RPM. Please enlighted me. Bob DeMoss L.A. Division Director. On Sep 6, 2013, at 1:01 AM, Don wrote:
I understand Don's frustration with the odd arrangement he describes, but in fact NO ONE "has control" of the RPM title. This is ordinarily not a problem, but situations like this one raise the ugly possibility of misuse. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, tony@... Publishers of books on railroad history |
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Re: Phoney RPM Meet
As my daughters would say, "meh"
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Just one man's opinion of their snotty attitude, Don Valentine |
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Re: Phoney RPM Meet
Tony Thompson
On Sep 6, 2013, at 1:01 AM, Don wrote:
I understand Don's frustration with the odd arrangement he describes, but in fact NO ONE "has control" of the RPM title. This is ordinarily not a problem, but situations like this one raise the ugly possibility of misuse. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, tony@... Publishers of books on railroad history |
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1920s national freight car fleet data
Eric Hansmann
I am searching for recapitulation of car equipment data that covers all US railroads (or just Class One operations) for specific years through the 1920s and a few years in the 1930s. I am familiar with these reports appearing under individual railroads ORER pages, but my 1925 and 1926 editions do not offer an overall summary. I am searching for national fleet data. Where can these details be found? Eric Hansmann El Paso, TX |
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Time Freight, Red Ball Freight, Penalty
Richard Townsend
I have three freight car placard cards whose use I am trying to understand. All are from the Colorado & Southern. I am hoping that someone who is knowledgeable on early 1900's freight train handling might be able to help me out. And I am assuming that the terminology used on the cards was common enough that it was not C&S-specific.
The first is a diamond-shaped card, orange on the top half and buff on the bottom. The top half says "TIME FREIGHT." The bottom half has spaces for reporting marks, contents, and shipping and destination stations. It says it "must have quick dispatch and preference over other cars not likewise carded." The receiving agent is to return the card "by first passenger train to the General Freight Agent."
The second is rectangular, with a solid red circle in the center. It says "RED BALL FREIGHT" and "This car must be kept in train ____" and "This car must not be delayed except on account of being in bad order."
The third is a solid orange rectangle. It says "PENALTY" and then has a blank for filling in "Home Route."
My fundamental question is how would these cards have been used? What would have been the difference between a time freight and a red ball freight? Was the "PENALTY" card used to say "send us our car back or you will pay?"
Richard Townsend
Lincoln City, Oregon |
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Re: An alternative body filler putty
tjcataldo
hello when its come to body putty go the auto body supply store in your town buy a can ever coat its a two part putty one part putty other is the harderOn Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 6:36 AM, Brian <cornbeltroute@...> wrote:
-- Thomas j Cataldo
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Re: An alternative body filler putty
Andy Carlson
Devcon 2-ton white epoxy had been sold in hardware stores for decades. A few years ago, the squeeze tube variety stopped being marketed, though a twin syringe version, though more expensive, was still available. Now that product also has not been available for awhile at the sources that I have found them in the past. Fortunately, Ace Hardware had a squeeze tube "White 2-ton" available in the squeeze tube, though even these are not found at my local Ace.
The 2-ton epoxies as found on a google search from Amazon are not useful for modeling purposes. The clear stuff is especially bad, no matter what style of container or size offered. The old "WHITE 2-Ton" epoxy was a ceramic filled product and the closest epoxy I have found mimicking the qualities I have enjoyed for decades is Ace Marine White epoxy. JB-Weld is also a good alternative, and is a bit easier on drill bits then White 2-ton. I prefer white for filling purposes, though I guess I will accept the near-black color in the future. With the older White 2-ton I mixed the two components in an approximate 55-45 ratio of the whiter component in excess of the cream hardener component. This gave good consistency after curing, with no rubbery or soft parts. Never use more hardener than the white component, even in small amounts! I have not yet tried thinning JB-Weld with isopropyl alcohol, though the Devcon and Ace Marine epoxies thin very well with the ISP alcohol, the reduced viscosity enables less work in pouring into mold cavities. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA
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Re: Check out Modelling tips for resin kits
destorzek@...
--- In STMFC@..., <stmfc@...> wrote: Wait a minute, brake fluid attacks rubber? Man we are in it
deep as the brake lines on most vehicles, including the steam era ones, are
rubber. Yeah, but since the advent of synthetics, "rubber" can have many different compositions. The impact modifier in ABS is Butadiene, while something different is commonly used in H.I.P.S., High Impact Poly Styrene. Whatever, it's a well documented fact that brake fluid will cause Kato body moldings to swell and crack. The real trick is guessing which other manufacturer's parts are ABS, or B.S, Butadien modified Styrene. The common polyurethane used in resin kits is a totally different chemistry, but little practical experience has been reported with stripping paint off it, since people don't usually strip resin kits as a matter of course. Beware. Test first on some flash from the kit, or an extra part. Dennis |
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Re: Check out Modelling tips for resin kits
Chuck
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Well, technically it's butadiene in ABS, while there is no natural "rubber" (latex) in brake hoses -- they are all synthetic polymers. Anyway, brake fluid attacks ABS. Tim At 9/6/2013 01:15 PM Friday, you wrote: Wait a minute, brake fluid attacks rubber? Man we are in it deep as the brake lines on most vehicles, including the steam era ones, are rubber. |
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Re: outstanding article on freight cars
Tom Madden
There's a color photo of two of the Barrett granulated slate tank/hoppers on the last page of the Gerard Bernet soft-cover book, Memories of Eastern Pennsylvania Railroading. The caption says 1959, and it's somewhere in PRR electrified territory, in train behind a P5a motor and in front of two PRR hoppers. I guess that means Bruce will need a couple... Agree with Tony - it's a great article. Tom Madden |
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Re: Check out Modelling tips for resin kits
Charles Hladik
Wait a minute, brake fluid attacks rubber? Man we are in it
deep as the brake lines on most vehicles, including the steam era ones, are
rubber.
Chuck Hladik
In a message dated 9/6/2013 12:30:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
timboconnor@... writes:
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Re: Check out Modelling tips for resin kits
Brake fluid attacks ABS -- Kato uses ABS. It won't affect ordinary polystyrene
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which contains no "rubber". I've had good success with 2 different products; |
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Re: An alternative body filler putty
SUVCWORR@...
It is available on Amazon in sizes ranging from 1/2 ounce tubes to 4.5 ounce bottles.
Rich Orr -----Original Message-----
From: Brian To: STMFC Sent: Fri, Sep 6, 2013 9:36 am Subject: [STMFC] Re: An alternative body filler putty I googled "Devcon 2-Ton white epoxy" and, of course, got a ton of hits. If
someone has this epoxy nearby, would you please post the Devcon part number?
Thanks much,
Brian Chapman
Evansdale, Iowa
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LA's Totally AWESOME
Reginald Bowman
Help? Ok, so I go to Dollar Tree to get some of this stuff and find out they have about six different kinds on the shelves. Can anyone be a little more specific regarding exactly what the label says and what kind of container (how many oz's, etc) it is in? Thanks in advance, Reginald Bowman |
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P&N Box Car Sale by GC&L Photo Posted
ALLEN STANLEY
HI All,
Just posted a Piedmont & Northern box car photo that was on a Georgia Car & Loco sales brochure. For those that may not be aware GC&L was one of the largest used railroad equipment dealers in the country. If you look at the photo you will see they have erased the P&N name from the car side as well as from the circle in the logo. I have scanned many of their records and find this is common practice for them. Interesting box car I thought the group might enjoy.
Allen Stanley Greer, SC |
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Re: An alternative body filler putty
Brian <cornbeltroute@...>
I googled "Devcon 2-Ton white epoxy" and, of course, got a ton of hits. If someone has this epoxy nearby, would you please post the Devcon part number?
Thanks much, Brian Chapman Evansdale, Iowa |
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