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LivesteamShays · Shay Live Steam Locomotives

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  • Members: 288
  • Category: Live Steam
  • Founded: Dec 19, 2005
  • Language: English
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This group is for the discussion of live steam Shay locomotives all scales including 1:1. If you have ever tried to graphically layout link motion (Stevo) for direct valve gear or have heard of Hugo Bilgram the inventor of a usefull steam valve diagram and the first bevel gear generator, then you are in the right place.
"A Shay locomotive is really a marine engine that got lost in the woods."....Dave Lathrop circa 2005


- NEW MEMBERS WILL BE MODERATED UNTIL THEY
- IDENTIFY THEMSELF WITH AN INTRODUCTORY
- MESSAGE, OR QUESTION ON A SHAY LOCOMOTIVE.
- PLEASE USE THE SHAY SHOP NUMBER IN THE
- SUBJECT IF KNOWN.

- THIS IS A BUILDERS GROUP FOR GENERAL INFO OR
- OWNERS INFO GO TO SHAYLOCOMOTIVES.COM

The cover art is a 2-7x7 Shay engine drawn from Lima prints by the list moderator -- Dan Rowe -- From "Steam in the Garden" issue #80

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Re: 15" gauge shay
Well, How soon we forget!  Ken ... From: Zach Bender <farmallzach@...> Subject: RE: [LivesteamShays] Re: 15" gauge shay To:
Posted - Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:32 pm
Kenneth Hemmelgarn
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Re: 15" gauge shay
Ken, I purchased a set of drawings from you a year ago, I am just getting around to the project now, I have been studying the prints. I plan on doubling the
Posted - Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:21 pm
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Re: 15" gauge shay
Hi Zach,   I have built the 2.5" Harris Shay.  I doing so, I have rationalized the design and corrected the drawings, working from the orginal 1.5" he did
Posted - Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:27 pm
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Re: 15" gauge shay
Zach, The gears are off the shelf Boston Gears highly modified, 2 to 1 reduction, be sitting down when they quote you the price I bought mine 4 years ago and
Posted - Sat Jan 30, 2010 10:10 pm
John Gorter
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Re: 15" gauge shay
John, what did you use for gears on your shay, and does Hillcrest still sell the 10" wheels, thanks, Zach
Posted - Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:21 pm
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