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    Alan: Great article. Opened my eyes that there are hazards other than just the inhalation of dust with many woods. I am saving this article so I can make it available to club members. Thanks, Kurt
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    Slitting blades were what was supplied for the old PREAC Saw and it is limited to 3 inch (max) saw blades. Slitting blades have no offset to the teeth so it's easy to pick your blade thickness to match the width of a slot (or stacking to get a specific width). I got away from slitting blades except in rare cases as I have found some carbide blades that work great for my work - and they don't get hot and bind up. Kurt
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    There will be an announcement made here on MSW when the business reopens. Donna has asked that people do not call or email until then.
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    Possibly Eric. I do know that I have observed drain valves in steam piping systems to rid the lines of water where the Engineer could reach over, crack the valve and blow out any water.
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    Eric: The walled off areas alongside the stairs was for coal storage. I have seen photographs of coal in burlap bags being carried onto boats. Sometimes on backs or shoulders and also in wheelbarrows. If building the Chaperon today, and not for a magazine deadline, I would absolutely insulate to top area of the boilers. Most photos I have of steam engines and their steam pipes don't show insulation on the pipes or the engines. Back then the fuel was cheap and conserving fuel or steam wasn't much of a concern. Kurt
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    I think you will be happy with the TAIG. I had one for several years and learned to do a few things with it - I was happy. A long bed Sherline became available for a very good price so I got it. Soon learned that I didn't need the long bed unit. A club member who had just purchased a short bed Sherline was telling everybody how unhappy he was that he spent all that money for the short bed Sherline. I overheard him and offered to swap him my long bed unit for his short bed unit and he was at my shop the next day. So there I was with a Taig and a short bed Sherline. I soon found myself using the Sherline exclusively and sold it to a fellow club member for a good price for both of us. Sure enough I found myself missing the Taig as it was a lot easier to use in many cases. The guy who bought it was in love with it so I stopped considering getting another Taig and learned to love the Sherline. I am sure you will enjoy using the Taig it will probably always be able to do more than you need or know how to do.
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    As to fixing the larger lathe- You can make small parts on a big lathe, but you can't make large parts on a small lathe.
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    Congratulations on finishing a very nice model. Your workmanship is very good. Take care, Kurt
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    Eric: The stacks and the breeching need clearance from the combustible wood and the hot stacks. If the area where they pass through the decksisn't visible no worry, but if visible you may want to provide a gap. Kurt
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    KEITH: The NRG does not move fast. I think it is one of the reasons we have lasted 75 years. Having limited storage space has kept us from ordering too much at one time, has made us really think before committing to new products, but has not hindered us much. The coffee cups were not moving at all. Nearly everybody had one or more and we were actually giving them away as door prizes, etc. It's going to be awhile before we have more storage space and maybe by then we will be able to find cups that are affordable. Take care.
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    Space. The NRG office is in our home.
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    At the present time no. Sorry but it is an inventory issue. Kurt
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    They don't have much capacity but they appear to be nicely made. Absolutely no idea what their original use might have been.
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    PRICE IS #1 TO MANY OR IS IT TOO MANY?
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    Nothing made by ZHL is considered legit.
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    I agree-- Shop local when possible.
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    Like Jim's saw the fence of the PREAC tapered away from the blade from the blade center line to the rear of the fence.
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    Joe: Before you do anything other than using a new blade which has always fixed any problems I have had, check with Jim B. as I am sure it was all adjusted to be 100% right on before he sent it back to you. I checked everything and the gauges showed all was OK. Then I tried cutting again (same old blade) and no go. Rechecked at all again and knew I couldn't be that far off. Changed the blade and all was fine. Now if I have an issue, I change the blade and back to work. Kurt
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    The saw I showed earlier came from UMM-USA. The guy that owns UMM-USA is from the Czech Republic - still has a very strong accent. He was the original importer. He has a lot of his unique products made over there by close friends. He is a great guy and is helping a lot of friends who are still there. I try to give him my business so he can continue to keep some of the companies back there to stay in business.
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    Had a question during this morning's Virtual Workshop on where to get the type of saw shown in the photo below. This tool guy has a lot on neat stuff. Visited one the NRG Conferences as a vendor and loves the way we buy tools! He's a member of my local IPMS club.
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    The ELIE MARA kit by Blue Jacket is based on the GRACE BAILEY schooner in the article. The kit was reviewed here and in the NRJ. The GRACE BAILEY has an interesting history going back to 1882.
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    Or just click on the cover of the Journal shown on the upper right area of the home page here at MSW and you will wind up at the same page.
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    The Badger Modelflex Marine Colors line of paints was matched to Floquil Marine Paints and Snyder & Short's color chips. These are carried by Ages of Sail - one of MSW's Sponsors as well as another of our sponsors USA Airbrush Supplies. You can find both in the list of sponsors on the right side of the home page.
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    I have both booklets Bob listed and they are helpful.
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    My Ace Hardware store has a huge selection of metric hardware.

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