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New Bench By: Tom  Downing	Comment Entered: 2/1/2010 6:17:48 PM By: Tim  Taylor - SoCal Great song, is that a Binford XL1000 saw that man has? MORE POWER !!!!!!
More rendering spam!!! By: Steve  Claude	Comment Entered: 1/31/2010 4:19:38 AM By: Phil  Cohen - Torrance That is pretty, when yuo going to start giving it some mass?   Comment Entered: 1/31/2010 9:21:28 AM  By: Steve  C - RPV It's got mass, the computer says it ways 501 lbs :)   Comment Entered: 1/31/2010 10:34:59 AM  By: Charlie  Giordano - Torrance, CA damn! that thing will way more than Tims with a boiler on it! What you guys get around to yesterday i missed out
SoCal Camel Back By: Tom  Downing	Comment Entered: 1/29/2010 10:52:48 PM By: Richard  Farmer - Northridge, Ca Charlie: This locomotive was designed, built and castings sold by Ed Puryear in 1958. Parts were also sold by Bob Harper in Wilmington and finally by Little Engines. I built one of these in the 1960's when I was 14. It runs but has a serious design problem in the firebox. The crown sheet is an arch which leaves little space for both steam and water. I put very enlarged steam dome in the cab to take care of the steam problem but be sure that the axle pump, injector and hand pump are in working order. I've always wondered what happened to this locomotive, I'm looking forward to seeing her go!   Comment Entered: 1/30/2010 5:15:04 PM  By: charlie  giordano - Torrance CA o wow thats soo cool to hear from the original owner! I'd love to have you come down to LA with us and the gang for its for steaming! She looks in good shape and the last guy that ran it told me she steamed very good so we will have to see what happens   Comment Entered: 1/31/2010 4:28:22 AM  By: Phil  Cohen - Torrance If I recall, I think that Bob Harpur was a member of SCLS many years ago. There is a picture of him in the archives at a 1949 Golden Spike Ceremony. Check this out, he is #14 the one in the middle just to the left of Stan Chovil in the engineer hat. Click HERE
SoCal Camel Back By: Tom  Downing	Comment Entered: 1/27/2010 6:59:06 AM By: Charlie  Giordano - Torrance, CA this will be a great project. need to tke of injector and clean that and then run some pluming so steam can get into that thing. The axel pump needs alot of work from what i here but that shudnt be too much of a problem. soon well be adding a third rail!   Comment Entered: 1/27/2010 9:31:24 AM  By: tom  d - lakewood chucky, you need to fined out who gave this neat little loco to the club, I was thinking the loco number maybe the build date 11-1957   Comment Entered: 1/27/2010 3:33:53 PM  By: Charlie  Giordano - Torrance, CA wow that would make it one of the oldest locos at the club! im relly lookin forward to running this puppy and maybe one day we'll have that 3 rail. tim still has his 1 inch loco to but i here that it never ran that good   Comment Entered: 1/28/2010 1:31:48 AM  By: Rusty  Shackleford - so cal Thats one neat looking locomotive.... I am sure you will have it up and running soon...   Comment Entered: 1/28/2010 6:32:29 PM  By: charlie  giordano - Torrance CA ya shes already running good on air   Comment Entered: 1/28/2010 7:06:48 PM  By: Rusty  Shackleford - so cal SWEET!!! That good to hear.   Comment Entered: 1/28/2010 7:08:46 PM  By: Charlie  Giordano - Torrance, CA ya ull have to come and visit one day! realy nice club we got
A New Club Member By: Phillip  Cohen	Comment Entered: 1/25/2010 5:25:03 PM By: skippy the skunk   - under the bridge hey rocky, sounds like you and your tail are bent out of shape? do not forget you have not paid your club dues!!   Comment Entered: 1/25/2010 7:43:42 PM  By: Charlie  Giordano - Torrance, CA can u explain ur logic to me?
More fun with solidworks. By: Steve  Claude	Comment Entered: 1/23/2010 9:30:42 AM By: Charlie  Gordon - Torrance, CA i wanna see you draw up all that valve gear and etc on the buisness side! use my HO model for that and if u get a chance ill bring some track down to you and we can run it so you can get a better picture of how physically everything will be moving. They are relly crazy engines but pretty cool and ur gonna be a big dog steve when this thing is done!!!!
TREE DOWN!!!!! By: Steve  Claude	Comment Entered: 1/22/2010 4:48:24 PM By: tom  d - lakewood.ca hay steve do you think maybe you could push it back upright with the tracker looks like a small one hate to looes a tree.   Comment Entered: 1/22/2010 6:16:52 PM  By: Steve  C - RPV I think it was hit by lightning it was split in 2 at the base, no way to salvage it.
S.C.L.S. Flume Ride By: Tim  Brothers	Comment Entered: 1/22/2010 10:05:22 AM By: Steve  Claude - , CA Looks like the oil well is leaning more!!! I looked at it this morning and there is now clear ground under it.   Comment Entered: 1/22/2010 12:07:22 PM  By: Phil   -  Which way will it fall. Towards the tracks or toward the back?   Comment Entered: 1/22/2010 12:19:15 PM  By: Steve  C - RPV Looks like it is going tward the fence, I hope it does not hit it! I let Tim know also.   Comment Entered: 1/22/2010 2:51:28 PM  By: Charlie  Giordano - Torrance, CA are you guys gonna meet jim at the cub tomorrow! holly s#%& tho! look at that!!! We could take the american out and do some wake boarding and water skiing!!! Hydro Train!   Comment Entered: 1/22/2010 3:49:32 PM  By: Steve  C - RPV Don't worry when it falls it will be Charlies' fault!!! So far the track looks good with no wash-outs. Tomarrow I will be down at the club cutting up the fallen trees and drbris from the storm.   Comment Entered: 1/22/2010 5:25:56 PM  By: Charlie  Giordano - Torrance haha see you down there
TEARDROP THROTTLE By: Steve  Claude	Comment Entered: 1/21/2010 5:15:27 PM By: Charlie  Giordano - Torrance, CA hay this isnt just a cean tear drop shaped whole right? it has an angle to it   Comment Entered: 1/21/2010 6:19:15 PM  By: Steve  C - RPV Look at design 2 it should work better. Just brainstorms.
The Ghost of Ole #613 By: Phillip  Cohen	Comment Entered: 1/21/2010 5:11:07 PM By: Charlie  Giordano - Torrance, CA thats the pic of steve i got! haha what a cool picture   Comment Entered: 1/21/2010 6:28:33 PM  By: Steve  C - RPV Yeah I have it as my screen backround. Good shootin Charlie.