Subject: Re: Steam Engines

From: Suzette Perry <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 09 Dec 1996 17:31:52 -0500

Bob,

There is an e-mail list for steam related subjects. Check out
http://mindlink.bc.ca/Ron_Stewart/ for information about how to get on
it.

Brian Perry

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From: [email-masked]
Date: 10 Dec 1996 02:02:19 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>, "Steven O. Smith" <[email-masked]>
writes:

>I don't know enough about clamping from the sides (mechanically). This
>sounds like an easy solution, but how do you keep the work flat to the
>table, and not riding up on the clamps? Does tapping it down as you
>tighten work well, particularly with larger areas?
>
>

Someone just recently mentioned a heatable film that goes between the work
and the mill table or vice. You heat with a heat-gun to stick and the same
to unstick. Provviding the work does not get too hot it grips like the
clappers.

Check DejaNews for heat etc in the last four or five weeks.

Peter

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From: tony <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 22:20:15 -0500

> >tighten work well, particularly with larger areas?

MSC is advertising a clamping device that grabs the work from the sides
and leaves the top clear. Look in their big book in the workholding area.

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From: tony <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 22:17:24 -0500

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From: [email-masked]
Date: 9 Dec 1996 18:47:11 GMT

I'm looking for a newsgroup which deals exclusively with steam engines. 
My on line server says there aren't any but I find that hard to belive. 
Any help is appreciated.
Bob

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From: art braden <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 17:34:13 -0800

> and leaves the top clear. Look in their big book in the workholding area.

The is an construction article on a holder of this type in the December 1996 
issue of Projects in Metal. It is by John Cooper on page 20.

Art

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From: [email-masked] (Steve Rayner)
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 11:14:48 GMT

Most of the steam engine stuff seems to be here on RCM.

In a previous article, [email-masked] () says:

>t-for-mail
>From: [email-masked]
>Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking
>Subject: Steam Engines
>Date: 9 Dec 1996 18:47:11 GMT
>Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com
>Lines: 4
>Message-ID: <[email-masked]>
>NNTP-Posting-Host: ladder01.news.aol.com
>X-Admin: [email-masked]
>

-- 
Steve. 

******************Knowledge is wasted if it is not shared.*******************

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From: Michael Latcha <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 13:00:49 -0500

While it is certainly true that we here at r.c.m. do not deal exclusively
in steam engines, we are probably do more with them (building, running,
playing, building more, etc.) than the folks on any other newsgroup that
you will find.  There are very talented people here that will answer any
question about steam engines, or machining in general, that you can come
up with - even if they don't know the answer!  

Welcome.  You have just stumbled upon your future favorite newsgroup...

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From: "Ian W. Wright" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 20:30:52 +0000

In article <[email-masked]>,
[email-masked] writes
>and the mill table or vice. You heat with a heat-gun to stick and the same

I use 'Superglue' (cyanoacrylate) extemsively for holding things to
machine them. Admittedly I'm only working on watches and small clocks
but I don't see any reason why the same stuff won't work on larger
sizes. The only thing is that you need to be able to heat the work up a
bit to get the glue to release - probably to about 200 deg. F or so. If
you are going to try this, make sure you have degreased your mounting
surface well first with Acetone or the glue will not stick. The Acetone
also seems to act like a kind of accelerator on the glue. You may find
it easier to stick a scrap metal plate onto your work and then clamp
this plate onto the machine. Working with watch size pieces I often have
to glue the bit I'm making onto a bigger piece of metal to use as a
handle so I can actually manipulate it. I almost always use superglue
nowadays.

HTH,
Ian.
-- 

Ian W. Wright LBHI
Elected National Council Member and Sheffield Branch Chairman of the British
Horological Institute. 
Bandmaster of the Hathersage Brass Band.
See our homepage at:- http://www.GeoCities.com/Hollywood/6067/index.html

'Music is the filling of regular time intervals with harmonious oscillations.'

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From: Abrasha <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 1996 01:39:11 -0800

> My on line server says there aren't any but I find that hard to belive.

I don't know about "exclusively", but I'm almost certain you can find a lot of what you 
are looking for in: rec.models.railroad,  bit.listserv.railroad, rec.models.rc.misc, 
and alt.railroad.

I got these newsgroups from dejanews.

Abrasha
http://www.abrasha.com

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From: [email-masked] (Tod Engine)
Date: 14 Dec 1996 05:57:15 GMT

> My on line server says there aren't any but I find that hard to belive.

I don't know about newsgroups but there are a few mailing lists that deal
with steam engines.

stationary-engine, livesteamers, and fun-steam are three that I subscribe
to.  I have subscription info. if you are interested.

Rick Rowlands

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From: [email-masked]
Date: 14 Dec 1996 07:49:50 GMT

>handle so I can actually manipulate it. I almost always use superglue

  Just a thought but you might try some locktite. I used some of the high
strength cylindrical locktite to put in a key the other day. Then I had to
get the key back out. I couldn't budge it until I heated it.

   Wayne Cook

Quality is like buying oats,
        if you want nice, clean, fresh oats you must pay a fair price.

However, 
        if you can be satisfied with oats that have already been through
the horse...
                          
That comes a little cheaper...

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From: [email-masked] (Tom Lum)
Date: 15 Dec 1996 17:51:11 GMT

[email-masked] wrote:
: In article <[email-masked]>, "Ian W. Wright"
: <[email-masked]> writes:

: >I use 'Superglue' (cyanoacrylate) extemsively for holding things to
: >machine them. Admittedly I'm only working on watches and small clocks
: >but I don't see any reason why the same stuff won't work on larger
: >sizes. The only thing is that you need to be able to heat the work up a
: >bit to get the glue to release - probably to about 200 deg. F or so. If

Cyanoacrylate glues (SuperGlue TM) are dissolved by acetone. No need to
heat the piece up. Of course, the part(s) need to be resistant to acetone
to use this method.

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From: Tom Herbert <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 17:07:40 -0600

As far as I know, there is no ng that deals exclusively with steam
engines;  however, there is a mailing [email-masked].
Many of the people that read this ng are subscribers, and it is a very
active list.  Just send a message that says "subscribe livesteamers" to
[email-masked], nothing in the subject header.

-- 
Tom Herbert
Houston Area Live Steamers
Katy, TX, USA