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2007 O Scale National Convention Sponsored by The 54 • O Scale Trains - July/August ’07 Indy O Meet & O Scale Trains September 20, 21 & 22, 2007 Rooms from $75.00 to $94.00 l Special Rates & Reservations by 8/10/07 at the Marriot Indianapolis East l 7202 21st Street l Indianapolis, IN 46219 http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/inddt website: www.2k7oscalenat.com P 400 Tables P Two Trading Halls P Clinics all day Thursday P Layout Tours P Door prizes every hour P Free Parking Buy⁄Sell⁄Trade LSASE for list of SS Brass Locos Gem PRR B6 0-6-0, C/P or N/P, OB..............................................................$575.00 WSM PRR J1a, 2-10-4, C/P, OB.................................................................$1,650.00 WSM PRR M1, 4-8-2, C/P, Nice, OB..........................................................$1,150.00 Weaver Brass WP GS64 4-8-4, F/P, LN, OB.................................................$795.00 USH C&O 2-8-4, C/P, Runs good, OB........................................................$1,275.00 MG NYC J1e, 4-6-4, Nice, N/P, NOB..........................................................$1,175.00 PSC #16145 PRR B6sb 0-6-0, C/P, OB.......................................................$1,250.00 USH PRR M1a, 4-8-2, C/P, OB...................................................................$1,275.00 PSC #17107-1 Crown Heisler, New OB (#4 of 11).....................................$1,795.00 MG B&O 2-8-8-4, C/P, NOB.......................................................................$1,995.00 OM PRR M1b, 4-8-2, LN, F/P, OB.............................................................$1,895.00 SS PRR I1 2-10-0, long tender, N/P, OB, new............................................$1,150.00 MG PRR J 2-10-4, C/P, Icken gearsm NOB...............................................$1,895.00 USH NYC H10, 2-8-2, Mint, N/P, OB.........................................................$1,375.00 OM PRR P5a Electric, F/P Brunswick Green, LN, OB............................$1,200.00 SS PRR DD1 Pair, F/P, OB.............................................................................$750.00 OM BNSF C44-9W, F/P LN OB..................................................................$1,875.00 OM BNSF SD70MAC, F/P, OB...................................................................$1,875.00 Atlas C&O SW9, 2-Rail, LN, OB...................................................................$249.00 GEM Rdg 0-6-0 Camelback, Ptd, not ltd, OB..............................................$700.00 IHM 42T Climax TCW Tks, F/P NOB, test run...........................................$800.00 Layaway Available Magazine Jim Hackworth MODEL TRAINS (and Subsidiary JH Consulting) 2631 Edgevale Road, Columbus OH 43221-1113 Phone: 614-4514517 Fax: 6144514557 Email: jhmtrains@msn.com • Web: www.jhmtrains.com LSASE for Complete List Shipping 6% - $6.00 Min., $12.00 Max Ohio Residents Add 6.75% Sales Tax Registration $35.00 Advance registration by 8/15/07 includes a custom laser engraved name tag Tables $40.00 after 8/15/07 $50.00 Please make checks to: James Canter 1203 Rotherham Lane Beech Grove, IN 46107-3323 317 l 322 l 3716 l jcanternkp@sbcglobal.net Consignments PRB Trinity 5161cf, Cov. hopper, F/P AGP, New..........................................$325.00 OM PRR PAPBPA Set, Late Run, F/P, New..............................................$3,990.00 MG PRR N5 Caboose, N/P, OB......................................................................$250.00 GEM PRR A5 0-4-0, runs good, C/P, OB......................................................$625.00 SS N&W J 4-8-4 Rebuilt w/Sound, C/P, OB..............................................$1,500.00 Yoder GE 44T, F/P, Not Ltd, New OB...........................................................$299.00 OM #0133 Gilpin Shay, F/P, New, OB........................................................$1,200.00 OM ATSF Erie Built “B” Unit, F/P, New......................................................$899.00 Weaver PRR N5c Caboose, LN, N/P, OB......................................................$350.00 Scale Mod Ind Roundhouse kit......................................................................$195.00 PRB 70’ Greenville Gon, F/P CNW, New......................................................$259.00 PRB 40’ Airslide F/P BN, New, OB................................................................$249.00 PRB 50’ Airslide F/P BN, New, OB................................................................$249.00 OM 89’ TTX flat, C/P TTX Yellow, LN, OB..................................................$275.00 Atlas NS Articualted Suto Rack, New..............................................................$99.00 PRB Sealand Gunderson D. 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A Simple Spin-casting Machine William W. Davis Have you ever wanted to build a model but the parts were just not available to you You probably thought about having castings made, but the cost of have them made commercially was prohibitive, so the project went undone. Well, I’ve been there, and I discovered a solution to this dilemma. Many years ago, I read a booklet published by Finelines about making your own casting machine. Ever since, I have wanted to build a spin-casting machine. The problem was finding the old Mix Master mixer, called for in the Finelines book, and not having to pay a fortune because it was considered an ”antique”. Several years ago, I used a machine (built by Jim Dunlap) using a drill motor. This worked well, but I didn’t want to have to assemble and disassemble a casting machine to use my drill as it was intended. The hassle of doing this would mean I probably wouldn’t do it at all. Call me lazy! To solve this problem, I bought a replacement motor for a sewing machine and a dimmer switch that I could use for speed control from my local electrical supply. From these parts, I started designing a spin-casting machine of my own. I began by designing a box that would hold the motor and spin-table. This was a simple square box, 11” x 10-1/4” tall, with a shelf 3-1/2” from the top and a partition 2-3/4” from the left side to support the motor. I built this out of 3/4” particle board and I dado’d all the joints. It probably isn’t really necessary to dado the joints, but I’m a cabinetmaker so it’s a habit. There’s no reason that you couldn’t use lighter material, but I had this on hand as scrap from other projects. I test-fitted the pieces, then drilled the motor mount partition. The motor I used was, as I mentioned, a standard sewing machine replacement motor and was purchased at a local electrical supply. For the speed control I planned to mount a dimmer switch on the right side of the machine. With the motor and dimmer switch located, I was ready to assemble the box. I mounted the motor and then glued the box together. I cut a hole in the right side of the box to mount the dimmer switch, then wired the motor to the dimmer switch and the dimmer switch to an old electrical cord I had lying around. It sounds a little complicated, but it really isn’t; it’s just basic wiring. After a successful test, it was on to building the spin-table. The trick to using a spin-casting machine is figuring out how to securely mount the two-sided mold while the table is spinning at high RPM’s. If it isn’t held tightly, the casting material will fly everywhere and you won’t get clean castings. We need a way to securely support the mold. I began by cutting a piece of 3/4” plywood, two pieces of 1/2” plywood, and a piece of 1/4” Plexiglas on my band saw to 8-1/4” in diameter. I clamped the pieces together and drilled three holes through, using my drill press, for the screws that would hold them together. I then glued the two 1/2” pieces together and cut out the center area to hold my mold. This allowed me enough space for a one-inch thick two-sided mold. That’s more then enough for most things I want to cast. You could make the chamber deeper if you are planning larger castings. I mounted the bolts used to close the chamber, using three 1/4” x 20 bolts and T-nuts screwed into the bottom 3/4” plywood piece. I made sure the bolts were long enough to hold the one-inch mold holder and the 1/4’” Plexiglas cover, while leaving enough thread to tighten it all together with washers and wing nuts. This might not have been really necessary, but I also cut an alignment notch in all four pieces to ease the assembly of the spin-table. Lastly, I need to mount the table to the motor. A friend made me an aluminum mounting-disc that bolted to the shaft of the July/August ’07- O Scale Trains • 55 1 2
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