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THROTTLE TAKE 2 By: Steve  Claude	Comment Entered: 1/21/2010 2:25:40 PM By: tom  d - lakewood ,ca Im done with trains Im building a ARK of cores steam powred if it keeps raining Ill be all set to give free rides on sunday
SHAY IN PROGRESS By: Steve  Claude	Comment Entered: 1/21/2010 8:12:51 AM By: tom  d - lakewood hay looks grate if you would like to redoos the build time just put a set and some bike paddles on it and your good to go   Comment Entered: 1/21/2010 9:00:30 AM  By: Steve  C - RPV LOL Tom. I just need a winning lotto ticket to complete it sooner.
TEARDROP THROTTLE By: Steve  Claude	Comment Entered: 1/20/2010 10:05:10 PM By: Phil  Cohen - Torrance I think that design will have some problems with leakage. In order to allow it to slide you will have to make it a loose fit as the metal will expand when it gets hot. I guess the pressure on the outside will press it against the block and stop leaks but you will have a lot of friction on the plate, kind of like the American. I think the teardrop that charlie was talking about was the shape of the plunger in a sort of gate valve. Instead of a flat plate there is a teardrop shaped plunger that seals. Kind of like a shaped needle valve.   Comment Entered: 1/21/2010 7:25:29 AM  By: Steve  C - RPV OK design 2 coming later. Thought I saw on like this somewhere.   Comment Entered: 1/21/2010 8:04:22 AM  By: tom  d - lakewood the one I have used in the past on other things was a barrell tpye vave that has a off set built into it.the club atlantic looks to have this type of throttle on it.in the past I would have sad not to pull it apart to see how its built but now Im thinking we should take a good look at it to see what its all about as that info may help with other club members projets .I think joe got charlee thinking about this when he was showing him that loco.its alwas one of the things joe points out when showing the loco and says tis the best working throttle hes used.   Comment Entered: 1/21/2010 5:12:46 PM  By: Charlie  Giordano - Torrance, CA this is what i want to put in the american! wouldnt be that instant wheel spinning and would be easies gettin up grade. They are rely nice and smooth!
lu lu II By: Tom  Downing	Comment Entered: 1/20/2010 4:57:04 PM By: Steve  C - RPV Thats a good looking loco maybe one day it will come back to the club :)   Comment Entered: 1/20/2010 6:47:11 PM  By: Charlie  Giordano - Torrance, CA shud be back in a couple months! Toms just finishing up the tender and fixing some plumbing and gonna put propane burners in firbox
Charlie Broke It!!! By: Phillip  Cohen	Comment Entered: 1/19/2010 3:43:36 PM By: Charlie  Giordano - Torrance, CA Everyone, Im not mad at any of you if you guys are thinking so. Im totaly ok will youtr guys comments and all with the "wreck" picture haha. I get a kick out of all of the but I just thot watever his names comments, the guy with weird name, was to much and wanted to call him out on it. I feel fine with the pic up and its realy no big deal i just thot he was a little over the top and thot id call him out.. hope non of u felt as if i was mad at u guys
A New Club Member By: Phillip  Cohen	Comment Entered: 1/18/2010 7:22:35 AM By: Rocky  Raccoon - SOCAL Hey, did you see what happened to Charlie when I threw the switch on him,ha ha ha and for the rest of you livesteamy types you better get some better food for me or I'm going to put you on the ground too. I'm getting sick of that left over cat food, and now that's getting harder to find! You know who is next on my list! I can be a good Rocky or a bad Rocky it's all up to you as you can see I have a mask and I know how to use it
Harold and his Magic Streamroller By: Phillip  Cohen	Comment Entered: 1/10/2010 7:55:52 PM By: charlie  giordano - TORRANCE, CA he bought it?
Mark's New Locomotive (Full Sized Version) By: Phillip  Cohen	Comment Entered: 1/8/2010 5:34:05 AM By: tom  d - lakewood,ca Is that Mark's great,great,great grandfather in the cab? It looks like we need to get a big old bell for the front of Mark's loco.   Comment Entered: 1/8/2010 4:05:37 PM  By: Charlie  Giordano - Torrance no thats not Marks loco! the pop off valves arent going off   Comment Entered: 1/11/2010 8:01:30 PM  By: Phil  Cohen - Torrance, CA Well actually if you blow it up, it looks like Mark in the cab! What do you think?   Comment Entered: 1/19/2010 6:25:36 PM  By: Charlie  Giordano - Torrance, CA no way!!! its eve #1 haha kool   Comment Entered: 1/20/2010 8:45:38 AM  By: Steve  C - RPV Thats a great pic, SAFETY FIRST!!!
Procor Tank Car By Tom Downing By: Phillip  Cohen	Comment Entered: 12/30/2009 11:11:20 PM By: Charlie  Giordano - Torrance, CA huba huba huba huba huba huba huba huba WOW!
Mystery Engineer By: Phillip  Cohen	Comment Entered: 12/28/2009 7:29:43 PM By: HOWIE   - ELSEGUNDO MYSTERY ENGINEER? NOW THATS EASY WITH THAT HAT!, THATS CHOO CHOO CHARLIE.