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Title: Here in Las Vegas
Post by: xo18thfa on June 17, 2010, 10:45:39 PM

Hi, my name is Bob Sorenson, here in Las Vegas.  My primary interest is miniature live steam.  Gauge 1 locomotives, model stationary and marine.  Also like to make small copper boilers. 

The shop equipment includes a Grizzly 9 x 20 lathe (still getting set up), a new style Atlas 6" lathe, small Grizzly mill drill and a Sievert propane-air torch rig for boiler making.

Lately been researching home built shop tools.  The next project is a Harold Hall lathe tool grinding table.  Maybe someday a Brooks Stent TCG.

I also do cabinet making and wood models of any kind.

Really enjoy going thru the site.  So much neat stuff going on here.  So many more "unstarted" projects.

Bob

Title: Re: Here in Las Vegas
Post by: Brass_Machine on June 17, 2010, 11:28:28 PM

Hiya Bob  :wave:

Sounds like you got a decent setup shop! Sounds like you got a wide range of interests... got pictures?

U.S. Army eh? Still in?

Eric

Title: Re: Here in Las Vegas
Post by: spuddevans on June 18, 2010, 03:41:56 AM

Hi there Bob :wave: welcome to the cube :borg:


Tim

Title: Re: Here in Las Vegas
Post by: Stilldrillin on June 18, 2010, 08:25:46 AM

Hi Bob!  :wave:

Welcome to the Collective.  :borg:

Join in. Show pics. Enjoy!  :thumbup:

David D

Title: Re: Here in Las Vegas
Post by: Bernd on June 18, 2010, 08:29:23 AM

Welcome to the collective Bob.  :borg:

Quite a range of interests. Looks like you'll fit right in.

As Eric said, pic please. Some of us can't read, that includes me.  :lol:  :lol:

Bernd

Title: Re: Here in Las Vegas
Post by: crabsign69 on June 18, 2010, 11:48:14 AM

welcome and of corse  :worthless:  so please post some

Title: Re: Here in Las Vegas
Post by: xo18thfa on June 18, 2010, 07:41:07 PM

Thanks for the reception.  This is the most current project.  It is a single cylinder, single acting, oscillating steam locomotive to run on Gauge 1 track (45mm between the rails).  The engine runs on air and the boiler fully tested.  Just have some plumbing to do, a butane burner rig and a cab.  Hopefully it will be done in time for our next club steam-up run in Sept.

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/xo18thfa/Nina%2002/Lub%2014.JPG)

This is another Gauge 1 live steam about half done.  This one is 2 cylinder, double acting.  I need to get back on this one.  It will probably be butane gas fired too.

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/xo18thfa/ET%201.JPG)

This Gauge 1 engine is from an LBSC design.  It has a single cylinder between the frames.  Never got around to painting this one.  It has about 250,000 miles on it.  The black smokebox on the front of the boiler is actually bare copper.  This one fired with alcohol.

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/xo18thfa/Ching%201.JPG)

This wooden arch bridge is for a Gauge 1 train layout and is from a French street car bridge design.  The arches are laminated from clear pine.  Everything else is pine and some maple.  The short truss rods hols the arch assemblies together.

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/xo18thfa/Arch%20Bridge%203/Done%201.JPG)

The next project after the oscillator is a tool grinding table from a Harold Hall plan. 

Thanks, Bob