[modeleng] Re: Re 3" Burrell
- From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 05:05:50 -0700 (PDT)
Jesse, "Biros" is a brand of ballpoint pen sold by
Wal-Mart, et al, here in the States, and I am seeing
more clearly why Plasticine would work bettter for
keeping the abrasive from going where it was not
wanted while lapping the valve face on the Burrell.
BTW, the best way to do a Gunmetal or Bronze valve
face must be by scrapping rather than lapping, due to
the abrasive wanting to imbed itself in the soft
material?
Al Messer
--- JESSE LIVINGSTON <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Biros?? Never heard of any Biros in the USA. Is it
> something I need to
> know about or am I best kept in the dark? Right now
> I am in the dark until
> I can find which flue(s) is(are) leaking in my
> locomotive. Anyone want to
> help me lay the lokie on its side so we can roll the
> offending flue(s)???
>
> First ball pen was the "Reynolds Rocket" which came
> with a stamped alumimium
> desk cradle with wings on it. Entire alumimium tube
> of the pen was filled
> with ink and supposed to last two or three years.
> Ball socket wore out
> after a year and the ball was lost so I used the ink
> as "Hi-Spot" blue for
> many years. Worked very good for hand scraping
> valve seats on steam engine
> models.
>
> Jesse, in Tennessee
>
> > It is a brand name for a type of modelling clay
> and has now become
> generic,
> > like biros and ballpens, Al.
> >
>
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