Monthly Book Giveaway - March 2023
All crafts
View all crafts
Woodworking
7,061
projects
2,048
blogs
1,170
topics
Leatherworking
28
projects
24
blogs
14
topics
Metalworking
114
projects
52
blogs
28
topics
Home
Projects
Reviews
Blogs
Forums
Collections
Buy Tools
Shop on Craftisian Partner Stores
Members
Buy Tools
Shop on Craftisian Partner Stores
Sign in
Search
Join us today
Share your craft projects
Make new craft buddies
Ask craft questions
Blog your craft journey
Old Flatulent Individual
343 posts and
23 followers
in over 10 years
The Happy Valley
Follow
Profile
1
Project
0
Reviews
7
Blogs
0
Collections
0
Courses
4
Topics
Likes
Activity
Restoration of an 1897 railroad car. #6: Picking up where I left off and an excuse!
Old Flatulent Individual
Needed a better picture for the first pic, the next one maybe not the best intro :-) [IMG_2989.jpeg] I have been extremely distracted of late. I g...
1
17
Share on Facebook
Pin it
Tweet it
Restoration of an 1897 railroad car. #5: Wrapping up the intermediate sill.
Old Flatulent Individual
Sorry I missed last Wednesdays update, we were camping on the coast with family. I got all but one of the mortises cut when I reinstalled the beam...
1
12
Share on Facebook
Pin it
Tweet it
Restoration of an 1897 railroad car. #4: Finished cutting the scarf joint, added reinforcing plates to the joint.
Old Flatulent Individual
Quiet week for us. I finished cutting the scarf joints and fitted them up. Unfortunately the beam twisted so things went a bit slow. [IMG_2540.jpeg...
2
15
Share on Facebook
Pin it
Tweet it
Restoration of an 1897 railroad car. #3: Splicing an intermediate sill
Old Flatulent Individual
I’ve almost finished making the first replacement for the intermediate sill. We chose a splice used in shipbuilding. I am not opposed to using trai...
0
18
Share on Facebook
Pin it
Tweet it
Restoration of an 1897 railroad car. #1: Initial evaluation, or, are we really gonna do this?
Old Flatulent Individual
So here is a pictorial listing of what’s wrong. starting on the left side, you can see how broken the lower frame is [IMG_2510.jpeg] A little farth...
1
31
Share on Facebook
Pin it
Tweet it
Restoration of an 1897 railroad car. #2: What we have to work with. ( this entry is out of sequence, Operator error!)
Old Flatulent Individual
Some of you are aware that I volunteer at The Nevada County Narrow Gauge RR Museum restoring late 19’th/ early 20’th century railroad stock. This i...
0
29
Share on Facebook
Pin it
Tweet it
Introduction to the task at hand
Old Flatulent Individual
Our museum received a Gledhill-Brook time recorder as a donation. It has fallen to me to bring it back from the dead. This where it stands right n...
0
10
Share on Facebook
Pin it
Tweet it