Jem, I have no idea what the weight would be of a 3-1/2" or 5" gauge loco would be, but I'll tell you this: just the running chassis, minus the cylinders, on my proposed (still building) 7-1/2" gauge weighs more than I can lift by myself. Al --- Jem Harrison <Jem.Harrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks Al, > > I am fairly sure that I could use a friends larger > lathe to turn driving > wheels that are too large for the ML10. Some > members have industrial > machines! > > Best wishes, > > Jem > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 1:58 PM > Subject: [modeleng] Re: 3½ versus 5 > > > > Thanks for the info, Jem. My 10 x 24 Logan may > face a > > 10" wheel, but to do the rims and tread on some > 5-1/2" > > dia. wheels, I had to make up a "special" boring > bar > > type tool as the crossfeed does not retract the > cross > > slide far enough to use a normal lathe tool bit. > If > > you do decide to go with the larger scale, I would > > suggest that you find a friendly club member who > has a > > lathe with a larger swing, but I think that your > lathe > > is large enough to do all the rest of the work. > > > > Al Messer > > > > --- Jem Harrison <Jem.Harrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > >> Allen, > >> > >> The Myford ML10 has a swing (I hope I have chosen > >> the corect term) of 3¼ > >> inches, therefore the maximum size of wheel > casting > >> it could cope with would > >> be a tadge under 6½ inches. > >> > >> Best wishes, > >> > >> Jem > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx> > >> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 10:44 PM > >> Subject: [modeleng] Re: 3½ versus 5 > >> > >> > >> > Jem, I may have missed it, but what is the > >> capacity of > >> > your lathe? > >> > > >> > Al Messer > >> > > >> > --- Jem Harrison <Jem.Harrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> Thanks Jeff, > >> >> > >> >> Your scenario is one that I can see that I > would > >> >> have to follow. My ML10 > >> >> would be hard pushed to fit a 6ft driver in > >> 5-inch > >> >> gauge! > >> >> > >> >> Thanks, > >> >> > >> >> Jem > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> From: "Jeff Dayman" <jeffdayman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> >> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> >> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 1:27 PM > >> >> Subject: [modeleng] Re: [modeleng] 3½ versus 5 > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Hi Jem, > >> >> > > >> >> > Unless you like watchmaking, bigger models > are > >> >> easier to build. Smaller > >> >> > parts are generally harder to hold while > >> putting > >> >> on the high cutting > >> >> > forces > >> >> > needed in metal work. If you have a few > parts > >> >> beyond the size of your > >> >> > equipment, chances are local industries or > >> other > >> >> club members will have > >> >> > larger ones. I've found that if you show up > to > >> the > >> >> back door of a machine > >> >> > shop at lunch time with a tray of coffees, > and > >> >> tell the guys what you're > >> >> > up > >> >> > to, they're generally glad to help, as long > as > >> >> you're not in a rush. When > >> >> > I > >> >> > was in the toolroom, training, we loved jobs > >> like > >> >> that for Friday > >> >> > afternoons. > >> >> > > >> >> > Good luck, Jeff Dayman Waterloo Ontario > Canada > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> > From: "Jem Harrison" > >> >> <Jem.Harrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> >> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> >> > Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 6:16 AM > >> >> > Subject: [modeleng] 3½ versus 5 > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >> Here is another 'new' topic, on which I > would > >> >> appreciate your opinions. > >> >> >> I am a relative newcomer to model > engineering. > >> I > >> >> have no engineering > >> >> > background. In the distant past I have > >> >> scratchbuilt models in 0 gauge > >> >> > (2-rail electric) and some wagons in Gauge > 1. > >> I > >> >> have a Myford ML10 in > >> >> > reasonable condition and a small bench > pillar > >> >> drill (rough!). For the > >> >> > best > >> >> > part of the last three years I have been > doing > >> >> some restoration work on a > >> >> > Dore Westbury Mk.1: surgery on the motor, > >> fitting > >> >> new lead screws and > >> >> > nuts, > >> >> > devising different ways to attach the > handles > >> top > >> >> the lead screws, making > >> >> > a > >> >> > drawbar, making a machine vice kit. It has > >> been a > >> >> long learning exercise! > >> >> > I now have some digital read-out bars that I > >> have > >> >> not succeeded yet in > >> >> > fitting....I do wonder if these are really > >> worth > >> >> the hassle. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> I want to get started on a locomotive. > Until > >> >> recently I reckoned that I > >> >> > would tackle something in 3½-inch gauge, but > >> the > >> >> vast majority of the > >> >> > received wisdom has advised against this > size. > >> >> So, what I would be > >> >> > interested to read on this discussion group > is > >> >> your views for and against > >> >> > 3½-inch and 5-inch gauge, oh and while we > are > >> >> about it, we could add > >> >> > 2½-inch > >> >> > gauge. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Best wishes, > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Jem Harrison > >> >> >> Basildon > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank > >> email > >> >> to, > >> >> >> modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the > word > === message truncated === __________________________________ Yahoo! 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