davknigh

Quite so. And I neglected to add another use for the dead centre, placed in the headstock (chuck removed and faceplate added) to support the end of a piece of work held between centres with a dog attached to the work and engaged with the faceplate to drive the work. Meanwhile back at the tailstock the live centre comes into play supporting the other end. Depending on the length and diameter of the work a steady of some sort might be used and if the tailstock were offset you could turn a taper! Cheers, David

Hi David, A steady is an intermediate device, usually with three or four bearing surfaces that supports a long piece of work when turning especially if you need to end face, drill, or bore out the object. A live centre has a 60 degree cone mounted in a ball bearing which is in turn placed in the tailstock so the item will be supported and will not deflect when cutting is being done. The cone sits in a 60 degree hole drilled in the end of the work with a centre drill designed for that purpose. The normal or dead centre sits in the tailstock and performers the same function as the live centre except it depends on lubrication to do its job so is not for long term or heavy use. Cheers, David

Who did the white metal kits? I have fond memories of the Glasgow trams from visiting my grandparents in Paisley. Surely it’s time someone came out with a new model of them (Rapido, Corgi, EFE, et al , are you listening?). Cheers, David

No comment on the squint handrail above the number plate on the smoke box? Cheers, David

FWIW the Rapido Hunslet did have the centre drivers sprung, problem was the rods were rigid. A mate of mine did convert a Hunslet to P4 by replacing the rods with jointed ones and re-wheeling with Gibson’s. Come to that the Bachmann 08 had a sprung centre driver, the Dapol LSWR O4 has a compensated lead driver so suspension of a sort in not unknown in RTR 00. Cheers, David

Funny thing about the shot. I arrived at that dock back in 1956 on the Empress of Britain and then went by train to Toronto. Some 60+ years later I was in Montreal visiting the Old Port area and came upon the dock and immediately recognized the place even though I had only been there the once. They were selling crafts instead of disembarking passengers that last time. Cheers, David

I’m not positive but it could be Montreal. Cheers, David

Conversion advice can be found on the Kadee website. I suspect the 2-56 screws used to mount the old couplers would serve if only for mounting holes. https://www.kadee.com/hocc_mantua Cheers, David

The stadium is the Rogers Centre used primarily for the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team home games but also monster truck rallies, moto-cross, rock concerts, assorted ethnic cultural gatherings. It features artificial turf and a retractable roof which can be open when it’s sunny and closed when it rains or is too cold. Built at public expense it got sold off after a few years for a pittance and is now owned by a TV/Internet/mobile phone super mega corporation for whom it is named. They succeeded beyond their wildest expectations in Ottawa and Edmonton. Cheers, David

I just think of the poor crew who have to clean the thing up after an outbreak of noro virus. Cheers, David

The people behind the planning didn’t get the memo about steam being eliminated from both CN and CP as the move was intended to keep the smelly, smokey, engines out of downtown. Cheers, David

My experience of radiotherapy was exactly like your’s, very caring and sensitive staff who used the three dot tattoos to line me up each time on the laser guidelines. The water was the worst part for me with a small bladder and an enlarged prostate but it’s done and my PSA is down to .69 from a high of 11 before all the fun began. Best of luck with the rest . Cheers, David

They have made a deal with the Devil?😈 Cheers, David

Ah, but you can do the same with Dinghams. I had used Kadees on my North American stock but could not abide TLs. I tried 3 links but one show was enough to convince me it was too masochistic to be prototypical. I discovered Dinghams which are very unobtrusive once blackened and never looked back. Key point, Dinghams are located where couplers are supposed to be, the buffer beam. Cheers, David

Resistance is easier for me, I just need to remind myself that I would have to convert the item to P4 if I wanted to run it at home. Cheers, David

Hear, hear! Glasgow Standard , Coronation, or Cunarder please. All available to scan IIRC 🤗 Cheers, David

High PSA can also be a result of being tested within 48 hours of having had intercourse or even a bike ride so should you be on the high normal side it pays to avoid either activity before your test or at least let your urologist know what you’ve been up to to avoid an unnecessary biopsy. Cheers, David

I’ve been using them since 2006 in P4 for shunting on fairly tight radius curves. There was an article on their use in the Scalefour News 233 so they are well documented. They are handed but for a layout like Butley Mills that is of no consequence and they are wonderfully unobtrusive as long as they are blackened. Plus, they go where couplers are supposed to go, in the buffer beam! Cheers, David

Dinghams should also be considered. Iain gave them a positive review in his book on Cameo layouts.. The Dingham coupling is now available from the S4 society now FWIW. Cheers, David

Apologies if this has already been asked, but will the Hawthorn Leslie have a compensated front axle like the LSWR B4? Cheers, David

I agree with Colin K regarding the Model Rail/Dapol Sentinel and its slow running qualities. In part it is down to the split axle gearing set up which picks up like a diesel through the axle ends. This allows some vertical end play so all four wheels are in contact with the rail all the time unless your track is really rough. Worth a look are the two models of Peckett done by Hornby and the Hattons SECR P class. I should also mention the Rapido 16” Hunslet is a good runner as well. For the very best in slow speed without benefit of DCC you need to venture into the world of kits and the gearboxes produced by Chris Gibbon of HighLevel. HTH David

Has any thought been given to springing or compensating the non-driven axle? The Hunslet almost got there with the centre axle sprung but the rods were rigid so the springing was redundant. FWIW, I have a number of 0-4-0Ts that are compensated on the non-driven axle and they are very reliable on DC and no stay-alive. Pickup is via PB wire, 1 per wheel. A sample follows: Cheers, David

Rapido is doing a GE 44 tonner that you might find interesting and probably a better runner than the Bachmann model. They even have a generic one in yellow planned. https://rapidotrains.com/ho-scale/diesel-locomotives/44-tonner.html Cheers, David

125 quid for an Athearn blue box diesel? Madness. They are not rare, they need a good deal of detailing to bring them up to today’s standard, and to top it off the original prices are still on the box and a great deal more realistic in therms of actual value. Cheers, David

Rather a shame as anyone looking to install scale couplings will have an extensive patch job to do. Surely a cranked coupling would have done the job? Cheers, David