I'd like to introduce myself . . . I am an electric motor technician at my day job. I got into "Model Engineering" as a means to repair/rebuild model aircraft engines. In my search for "kindred spirits", I found the local model engineering society, and got swept into the whole Live Steam sub-genre. I have had to take some time off from the hobby due to a household move and responsibilities at work, and am now in the process of unpacking and setting up my machinery. I hope to have some semblance of a shop up and ready by spring! Car-and-a-half garage with a woodstove, and a shared space in the basement.
I was lucky enough to inherit my Grandpa's 9" SB several years ago. SB's final US incarnation was still running, and I was fortunate enough to get a copy of the factory data card (by serial#) from when he had ordered it back in '34. I have since collected a bunch more old iron, and am looking forward to the day when they are all reassembled and functional again. (The shop(s) at our last house consisted of an old school bus, a "tent", and an enclosed porch. Comfortable winter conditions will take some getting used too!)
Once I figure out how to share pictures here, I wouldn't mind digging through my files. I tried to "Insert Image", and simply got "img/img" text . . . what am I doing wrong?
Dave D.
I was lucky enough to inherit my Grandpa's 9" SB several years ago. SB's final US incarnation was still running, and I was fortunate enough to get a copy of the factory data card (by serial#) from when he had ordered it back in '34. I have since collected a bunch more old iron, and am looking forward to the day when they are all reassembled and functional again. (The shop(s) at our last house consisted of an old school bus, a "tent", and an enclosed porch. Comfortable winter conditions will take some getting used too!)
Once I figure out how to share pictures here, I wouldn't mind digging through my files. I tried to "Insert Image", and simply got "img/img" text . . . what am I doing wrong?
Dave D.
