Ken, Interesting read, keep posting your progress. It appears that you intend to flatten the formed sides, apply the rivets and then reform the sides, hoping the rivets stay in place. Did you try appl

Perhaps you need to 'glue' the outer edge of the nut to the wheel? How about tooth-pick applied...... 'breakable' Lock-Tite, ordinary super-glue, or 5-minute epoxy ???? Best to ya... Mike Bauers Milwa

A drop of CA might suffice to hold the nut in place. I find that nuts like that usually don't take a lot to hold them, unless the bolt is really seized up in the nut. Ken Rickman -- Kenneth Rickman Sa

I don't know if anyone here read the Model Railroad Hobbyist forum, but this might be of interest. I'm in the process of building a set of five tenders for my locomotive fleet, and I'm documenting the

Hi I have a set of drivers from a tyco 0-8-0 that I need to remove the drive arms from. On two sets of drivers, the nut the the bolt screws into are spinning when I turn the bolt. Any ideas of how to

While we're on the topic, how does the valve gear come apart on the Genesis Mikados? Most guides seem to stop with removing the boiler. In particular, how does one take the eccentric crank off from th

Ron, Wayne, I have long used universals in HO Steam models; there are significant advantages compared to flexible tubing. The biggest is reduced current draw as measured with a milliamp meter. I have

Wayne I replaced the broken gear with a Nortwest Short Line gear. Now the universals are both cracked, in fact one completely broke in 3 pieces. Ron

On 7/26/2013 4:13 PM, Kenneth Clark wrote: > > Ron, > Will a Hobbytown universal fit? They are available in both 2mm and > 2.4mm (3/32nd) shaft sizes. > I have 2 Genesis Pacifics. The first one I boug

Ron, I just uploaded a new file about improving the Athearn Genesis Mikado's performance by Dr. Wayne from zealot.com. While it goes much beyond what you are requesting it begins with removing the mik

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the HOsteam group. File : /Athearn Mike repair-1.pdf Uploaded by : sprinthag <sprinthag@.

I need to remove the shell off a Genesis pacific. Has any one done this? and what is the secret? Bill Scott gave me a lead . but the MR web site is down this AM. Ron christensen

Sandy, I have the twin girder version of the DS turntable. It also has at each end two small flangeless wheels that ride on an outside rail. On both ends of their axles are small castings that hold th

Thanks, Kenneth. The kit I am building is a different design. I am building the 75 foot small girder turntable. The bridge pivots on a small pin, about 1/4 inch, and the ends of the bridge are support

Sandy, Diamond Scale makes several turntables; I won't guess which one is your concern. Instead I remember building an A Frame strong-arm turntable many years ago, center support only for the bridge.

I am building the Diamond Scale turntable and I have a concern about the dolly truck. The kit has small steel rods to be inserted through holes in the center of brass wheels. This assembly is the plac

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Sandy, Do you have an NMRA standards Gauge? It will show if the flanges are too deep, if the flangeways are too shallow, if the wheels are too narrow or wide, if the track is out of gauge. All are pos

I have installed ME Code 70 turnouts and I have just started running test trains. I started with a Bachmann Spectrum ten-wheeler, stock. The engine visibly seems to lift whenever it goes through the f