machine shop
Machining the valve links
Here are two photographs from last summer:
Machining brake pins
Two new volunteers, Aliberto and John, started machining brake rigging pins from a large piece of tool steel yesterday. Aliberto is a retired machinist. He's a welcome addition to the machine shop. John, who's the son of board member Bill Rodgers, is a local contractor.
Machine Work Done On No. 2 Engine
I stopped by the engine house this morning to talk to Keith Berry. Other than Sam Thomson, Bill Rodgers and Harold Tilton, it seems Keith and several other key volunteers were AWOL. My intent was to talk to Keith and then return home and complete a few projects.
Milling the Slip Joints
New volunteer Harol The Extra Board
The Extra Board is a regular feature in The Dispatcher. We featured retired machinist and volunteer Sam Thompson in the winter 2007 issue ...
Designing the Valve Shaper "On the Fly"
This blog comes in real time ...
Rube Goldberg Update
Real time from inside the machine shop ...
Lead machinist Sam Thompson continued working on his "Rube Goldberg" valve shaping machine all morning after the boiler meeting.
Lead machinist Sam Thompson continued working on his "Rube Goldberg" valve shaping machine all morning after the boiler meeting.
