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: I suggest our motto should be "Build something today."
:: [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=88096 Jim Leggett]


: 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]


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: 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
 
== Custom PDF ==


'''NEW FEATURE'''
:: [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=105288 Van Anderson]


Download IBLS Wiki pages as PDF, or even create and print a custom book composed of IBLS Wiki pages you select.  See the '''Create a book''' and '''Download as PDF''' links in the sidebar.
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== Meets ==
== Meets ==


* [http://www.svlsrm.org/meet-notice.php Sacramento Valley Live Steamers Pacific Regional Spring Meet], May 19 to 21, 2017
* [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
* [[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]] is celebrating its 65th year, August 11 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
* [[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]
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== Features ==
== Features ==


'''[[Injectors - A Blessing or a Curse?]]'''
'''[[Getting Stuck on Dead Center|Ever opened the throttle and nothing happens? Jeff Frost describes what to do when Stuck on Dead Center!]]'''


'''[[Iron Colts in the Back Yard]]'''
'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry has grown to 457 entries in 14 files! Take a look, very interesting...]]'''


'''[[MDM_Locomotive_Works#Archive|New Wandering Locomotive Book: Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works]]'''
'''[[Miniature Railway Development in Great Britain]]'''


'''[[Texas Railway Supply Inc|Did you know ... The 1972 Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog featured a 7.5 inch gauge train set from Texas Railway Supply Inc?]]'''
'''[[FA1 Mechanical Green Monster]]'''


'''[[Small Pressure Gauges]]'''
'''[[A Climax Class A Live Steam Locomotive Model|Ed Hume just release his new book "A Climax Class A Live Steam Locomotive Model"]]'''


'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder just released the latest edition of the 3/4 inch scale registry, which now totals 370 locomotives!]]'''
'''[[Huron Valley Live Steamers|JJ Gould makes the first run on the new track of the Huron Valley Live Steamers]]'''


'''[[How to Form Brass Domes]]'''
'''[[Daris A Nevil|Daris Nevil assumes role of IBLS Secretary, North American Region]]'''


'''[[Carl Purinton and B&M No 3240]]'''
'''[[Bill_Van_Brocklin#Speed_Record_on_Number_22|Man attempts to break steam locomotive speed record]]'''


'''[[The Jerk|Did you know...Jim Kreider's Atlantic was featured in a segment of the movie "The Jerk"?]]'''
'''[[Bill Van Brocklin|Did you know...Bill Van Brocklin built 41 locomotives, and they are numbered consecutively from #1 to #41?]]'''


'''[[Atkinson Railroad|Did you know...Kenneth Atkinson built the first model Electric/Hydraulic diesel locomotive prior to 1952?]]'''
'''[[The Martin Lewis Water Gauge]]'''


'''[[Getting Started|Major Douglas T. Peck suggests how to "Get Started" in Live Steam]]'''
'''[[My Grandfather's Engine|A Horizontal Steam Engine built by a Blacksmith in the 1860's? Read more...]]'''


'''[[Old Fashioned Lamp Case|Dwight Durkee builds an 1870's Steam Locomotive Oil Lamp]]'''
'''[[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]]'''


'''[[Building the Little Railroad|"Building the Little Railroad" by Frank H Moore, Jr]]
'''[[Kenneth Shattock|Kenneth V. Shattock, North American Secretary, passed away 6 May 2017]]'''


'''[[LBSC's_Virginia#October_25.2C_2016|Don tackles the Cowcatcher, Throttle and Sand domes of LBSC's <i>Virginia</i>.]]'''
'''[[Injectors - A Blessing or a Curse?]]'''


'''[[Flare Tube Fittings|B.M. Green shares his method for fabricating Flare Tube Fittings]]'''
'''[[Iron Colts in the Back Yard]]'''


'''[[Tom Murray|New Live Steam club forming in Washington, Fully Funded]]'''
'''[[MDM_Locomotive_Works#Archive|New Wandering Locomotive Book: Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works]]'''


'''[[Stan Galloway|Stan Galloway's 4 cylinder gas electric in 1 inch scale]]'''
'''[[Texas Railway Supply Inc|Did you know ... The 1972 Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog featured a 7.5 inch gauge train set from Texas Railway Supply Inc?]]'''


== IBLS Patches ==
== IBLS Patches ==
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* [[:Category:Diesel Locomotive Parts]]
* [[:Category:Diesel Locomotive Parts]]
* [[:Category:Railroad Car Parts]]
* [[:Category:Railroad Car Parts]]
* [[:Category:Steam Locomotive Models]]

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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? Carl Purinton surely would have set up a web site, don't you think?
John D. Atkinson
The late Carl Purinton when talking about his experiences on full sized steam locomotives once told me that "they run best when they are completely worn out.....but not quite!"
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
Van Anderson

Meets

Features

Ever opened the throttle and nothing happens? Jeff Frost describes what to do when Stuck on Dead Center!

Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry has grown to 457 entries in 14 files! Take a look, very interesting...

Miniature Railway Development in Great Britain

FA1 Mechanical Green Monster

Ed Hume just release his new book "A Climax Class A Live Steam Locomotive Model"

JJ Gould makes the first run on the new track of the Huron Valley Live Steamers

Daris Nevil assumes role of IBLS Secretary, North American Region

Man attempts to break steam locomotive speed record

Did you know...Bill Van Brocklin built 41 locomotives, and they are numbered consecutively from #1 to #41?

The Martin Lewis Water Gauge

A Horizontal Steam Engine built by a Blacksmith in the 1860's? Read more...

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

Kenneth V. Shattock, North American Secretary, passed away 6 May 2017

Injectors - A Blessing or a Curse?

Iron Colts in the Back Yard

New Wandering Locomotive Book: Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works

Did you know ... The 1972 Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog featured a 7.5 inch gauge train set from Texas Railway Supply Inc?

IBLS Patches

The NEW IBLS Patches have arrived!

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