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: Is it possible the founder of The International Brotherhood of Live Steamers would have embraced this medium had it existed in 1932? [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]] surely would have set up a web site, don't you think? | : Is it possible the founder of The International Brotherhood of Live Steamers would have embraced this medium had it existed in 1932? [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]] surely would have set up a web site, don't you think? | ||
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:: [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104505&start=12 Keith Taylor] | :: [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104505&start=12 Keith Taylor] | ||
: The IBLS wiki contains a wonderful number of standards for the home hobbyist to integrate into their designs in order to properly interchange with other equipment | |||
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== Meets == | == Meets == | ||
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104679 International Small Scales Meet] hosted by [[Montreal Live Steamers]], June 30 to July 2, 2017 | |||
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* [[Small Scales Meets|Small Scales Meet]] Mid-June 2017 - A 1" California Ramble that will include the American River Navigation and Railway Nevada County track, [[Southern California Live Steamers]], [[Golden Gate Live Steamers]], ending at [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]] and a few surprises in other scales along the way. | * [[Small Scales Meets|Small Scales Meet]] Mid-June 2017 - A 1" California Ramble that will include the American River Navigation and Railway Nevada County track, [[Southern California Live Steamers]], [[Golden Gate Live Steamers]], ending at [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]] and a few surprises in other scales along the way. | ||
* [[Mill Creek Central Railroad]] [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=1046142017 Buckeye Limited 7.5 in. Live Steam Convention, Coshocton, Ohio, August 9 to 13, 2017] | * [[Mill Creek Central Railroad]] [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=1046142017 Buckeye Limited 7.5 in. Live Steam Convention, Coshocton, Ohio, August 9 to 13, 2017] | ||
* [[Pioneer Valley Live Steamers]] | * [[Pioneer Valley Live Steamers]] 65th anniversary meet, August 11 to 13, 2017 | ||
* [[Illinois Live Steamers]] 50th anniversary meet, August 17 to 20, 2017. | |||
* [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] 47th Annual Meet, Holliston, Mass., August 25 to 27, 2017 | * [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] 47th Annual Meet, Holliston, Mass., August 25 to 27, 2017 | ||
** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil] | ** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil] | ||
== Features == | == Features == | ||
'''[[Roll_Models_Industrial_Railworks#RMI-25_Profile|RMI Railworks has released the RMI-25 Specification, which recommends using a taller flange for 2.5 inch and 3-3/4 inch scale equipment on 7.5 inch and 7.25 inch gauge track]]''' | |||
'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder just released the latest edition of the 3/4 inch scale registry, which now totals 383 locomotives!]]''' | |||
'''[[Kenneth Shattock|Kenneth V. Shattock, North American Secretary, passed away 6 May 2017]]''' | |||
'''[[Injectors - A Blessing or a Curse?]]''' | |||
'''[[Iron Colts in the Back Yard]]''' | '''[[Iron Colts in the Back Yard]]''' | ||
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'''[[Small Pressure Gauges]]''' | '''[[Small Pressure Gauges]]''' | ||
'''[[How to Form Brass Domes]]''' | '''[[How to Form Brass Domes]]''' | ||
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'''[[Flare Tube Fittings|B.M. Green shares his method for fabricating Flare Tube Fittings]]''' | '''[[Flare Tube Fittings|B.M. Green shares his method for fabricating Flare Tube Fittings]]''' | ||
== IBLS Patches == | == IBLS Patches == | ||
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* [[IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards]] | * [[IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards]] | ||
* [[IBLS Track Standard]] | * [[IBLS Track Standard]] | ||
* [[Loading gauge]] | |||
* [[Standards and Recommended Practice]] | * [[Standards and Recommended Practice]] | ||
* [[Boiler Inspections]] | * [[Boiler Inspections]] | ||
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* [[:Category:Diesel Locomotive Parts]] | * [[:Category:Diesel Locomotive Parts]] | ||
* [[:Category:Railroad Car Parts]] | * [[:Category:Railroad Car Parts]] | ||
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Meets
- International Small Scales Meet hosted by Montreal Live Steamers, June 30 to July 2, 2017
- Small Scales Meet Mid-June 2017 - A 1" California Ramble that will include the American River Navigation and Railway Nevada County track, Southern California Live Steamers, Golden Gate Live Steamers, ending at Los Angeles Live Steamers and a few surprises in other scales along the way.
- Mill Creek Central Railroad Buckeye Limited 7.5 in. Live Steam Convention, Coshocton, Ohio, August 9 to 13, 2017
- Pioneer Valley Live Steamers 65th anniversary meet, August 11 to 13, 2017
- Illinois Live Steamers 50th anniversary meet, August 17 to 20, 2017.
- Waushakum Live Steamers 47th Annual Meet, Holliston, Mass., August 25 to 27, 2017
- To add your meet email Daris Nevil
Features
Kenneth V. Shattock, North American Secretary, passed away 6 May 2017
Injectors - A Blessing or a Curse?
New Wandering Locomotive Book: Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works
Did you know...Jim Kreider's Atlantic was featured in a segment of the movie "The Jerk"?
Major Douglas T. Peck suggests how to "Get Started" in Live Steam
Dwight Durkee builds an 1870's Steam Locomotive Oil Lamp
"Building the Little Railroad" by Frank H Moore, Jr
Don tackles the Cowcatcher, Throttle and Sand domes of LBSC's Virginia.
B.M. Green shares his method for fabricating Flare Tube Fittings
IBLS Patches
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Regional IBLS Secretaries
Standards and Recommended Practice
- IBLS Wheel Standard
- IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards
- IBLS Track Standard
- Loading gauge
- Standards and Recommended Practice
- Boiler Inspections
- Bolt and Pipe Threads
Wandering Locomotive Books
- Winton Brown Engineering Data
- Koster's Miniature Railroad Supplies
- Lee Wright and Lee's Trains
- Jan-Eric Nystrom's Baldwin 3003
- Bill Yoder's 3/4 Inch Scale Registry
- Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works
Articles by Category
- Category:Construction
- Category:Maintenance
- Category:Operations
- Category:Right of Way
- Category:Safety