Thanks for sharing that nice photo, Bob! That’s a USRA 70-ton mill gondola, Pennsy G25 class. Interesting to see the C.T. marks still on the car after USRA control ended in March 1920. In 1924,

Bob; That is a fabulous find! This is a Pennsylvania Lines G25 751691 (USRA-type) 46' IL with original pivoting handbrake assembly and dimpled end. The interior folding stake pockets are visible,

Four decimal places in the inch setting... and IIRC that was the tip-off to the counterfeits, they only display three places. Dennis Storzek

A good sourcefor many of the tools mentioned in this clinic is Little Machine Shop. I’ve used their sensitive drill feed for manyyears. It’s well made and I’m quitepleased with it. The

One use for calipers that may not have been mentioned is sneaking up on a fit - e.g. when sanding or filing. The precision measurement allows you to easily figure out if you are removing material

I have been slumming it with Harbor Freight calipers and somewhat unbelievable is they have worked fine for years. It does go through a lot of batteries. Scott McDonald

Well, I dunno about the rest of you but I don't manage to work to better than two D.P.! Regards Paul

I should have mentioned that Mitutoyo calipers measure to four decimal places… Jack Burgess

I have a Mitutoyo 4” long caliper too after asking Dennis for a recommendation. I love it and, as Dennis mentions, you can leave it on for a long time and the battery is still fine. I still have my

I am considering buying a Mitutoyo from Amazon. One can tell from some of the questions there for the product that there has been problems w/counterfeits but it is easy to return things with Amazon

I have Mitutoya dial cals in the garage and Harbor Freight digitals in the house. I prefer the HF ones, and dirt cheap, often on sale for $10. J. Stephen Sandifer

Bill, et al., This was one of the most enlightening clinics I attended at the NERPM, and “enlightening” is definitely a multiple meaning word, particularly with regard to the impact on one’s

Another vote for Mitutoyo, which seem to be the standard of industry these days. The batteries last for years even if you forget to turn them off. A word of caution; a couple years ago there was a

I’ve owned several sets of digital and dial calipers over the years. Mitutoyo seems to be my favorite but Swiss made Brown & Shape dial calipers are good also. The digital advantage is the ability

Apologies for the misspellings, should read: "Machinist Tools For Modeling, Part 1 - Hand Tools" Clinic at recent NERPMBill WelchBill Welch

Photo: PRR Gondola The car end is stenciled PL 751691 CT: https://buickman2.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/img_7283-1.jpg The date is 10/15/20. This was taken at the Buick factory that was under

Among the clinics I attended at the recent the NERPM, the most expensive was the one presented by Ryan Mendell, "Machinist Tools For Modellng, Part 1 - Hand Tools." In just two days I have spent about

Among the numerous drawings I supplied to get the car green lighted by Rapido before they ever approached our NP modeling committee, I had searched at the MNHS for a matter of months every Tuesday

No Charlie, not done at the museums. Three of the four trucks (the fourth is AAR cast sideframes) on the two cars at IRM are so marked and I've been a member as long as the cars have been there... the

Some may have gotten the impression from this discussion that the USRA DS box cars were the primary origin of Andrews trucks on the CB&Q. This is not correct. Here are the classes that had some if