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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Re: Best Product To Clean Metal Prior To Painting?
« Last post by pwalchak on March 07, 2026, 04:34:58 pm »
Thanks Jim!
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Engine Shows / Re: Table Top Display - March 7-8, 2026 - Forest City, IA
« Last post by Nick on March 06, 2026, 07:48:52 pm »
Getting there with setup…

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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Re: Best Product To Clean Metal Prior To Painting?
« Last post by Jim on March 06, 2026, 03:02:38 pm »
Naphtha
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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Re: Well , I had a little fun this morning !
« Last post by Stoker on March 06, 2026, 02:46:56 pm »
From here I'd say that it surely does look like it would be great fun to run that set-up!

Quite the wrap around workshop you have going there ....  NICE!!!
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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Well , I had a little fun this morning !
« Last post by D E Jones on March 06, 2026, 02:33:25 pm »
I pulled my little P M Research steam plant out of mothballs this morning . I haven't steamed it in more than about three years . I belted it up to the machine shop I have shown here before . I can run either steam engine individually , but not both at the same time . That little boiler just can't handle them both . here are some pictures .
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Engine Shows / Re: Table Top Display - March 7-8, 2026 - Forest City, IA
« Last post by Nick on March 06, 2026, 11:03:09 am »
SHOW STARTS TOMORROW!!!

Getting loaded up…


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Machine Tools, Machining, and Toolmaking / Re: Sieg SX1P mystery
« Last post by rodnoc on March 06, 2026, 01:11:13 am »
Thank you, Raphael.  The site didn't have my Sieg information, but it does have quite an assortment of interesting things worth a second look.


Persistence and reaching out brought success.  Today, in email I got a drawing of the SX1P side-wheel assembly. If I can't locate a source for the OEM parts, it should be manageable to make something similar.

This setup is probably much like the z-lift on Stoker's G0704 mill, but a lot smaller.



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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Best Product To Clean Metal Prior To Painting?
« Last post by pwalchak on March 05, 2026, 10:04:20 pm »
Hi,

I'd read that the best product in America for removing oil and residue from bare metal before priming and painting is 409.  However this information is at least 20 years old and was from an auto body repair site. 

Is there a better option out there that I can purchase here in the States?  Or should I go with 409?

Paul
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Machine Tools, Machining, and Toolmaking / Re: Sieg SX1P mystery
« Last post by Raphael on March 05, 2026, 09:26:59 am »
Bonjour,

Would this link help ? https://www.rcm-machines.com/fr/machines/fraiseuses             

(Sorry in French  ;) )
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Machine Tools, Machining, and Toolmaking / Re: Sieg SX1P mystery
« Last post by Stoker on March 05, 2026, 08:30:08 am »
I don't know about the Sieg machines, but I have a Grizzly G0704 mill of a similar style Z axis handle, and it has bevel gears. Seems to work fairly well with a reasonable minimum of lash.
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