David Maynard said:
I was just being a snot.
And I in return!!! I knew what you were up too. (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
Korm, that would be the running board, or footplate if you are in the UK.
Korm Kormsen said:
are you sure, that the cow catcher and the pilot are the same thing?
i thought the pilot to be the platform, from which the cow catcher is hanging.
Now I always thought that part was the pilot deck? See as far as I know (which ain’t much) everything forward of the steam chest area is called the pilot “something.” The beam which the cow catcher is attached too is the Pilot beam, I thought the flat part was the pilot deck, of course you have the pilot truck, but I have always been told that the cow catcher itself was simply the pilot. Although I like cow splitter as well, sharpened steel beams would be good as well and you could call it a cow slicer, or a sharpened grid pattern say 2" squares and you could call it a cow dicer. Use vegetable oil in your oil can and weld a flat plate of steel on top of the fire box and you would have a griddle. find a way to catch the slices or cubed pieces and you could make sir fry.
See always thinking. call the meat that comes out the pilot cut and serve it to passengers for $5.00 a plate.
I should have been a RR manager.
David Maynard said:
Korm, that would be the running board, or footplate if you are in the UK.
Now aren’t the running boards the boards along side the boiler?
Devon, that is what I found on the internet, and the internet is never wrong. (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)I like your answer of “Pilot deck” better.
Devon Sinsley said:
Korm Kormsen said:
are you sure, that the cow catcher and the pilot are the same thing?
i thought the pilot to be the platform, from which the cow catcher is hanging.
Now I always thought that part was the pilot deck? See as far as I know (which ain’t much) everything forward of the steam chest area is called the pilot “something.” The beam which the cow catcher is attached too is the Pilot beam, I thought the flat part was the pilot deck, of course you have the pilot truck, but I have always been told that the cow catcher itself was simply the pilot. Although I like cow splitter as well, sharpened steel beams would be good as well and you could call it a cow slicer, or a sharpened grid pattern say 2" squares and you could call it a cow dicer. Use vegetable oil in your oil can and weld a flat plate of steel on top of the fire box and you would have a griddle. find a way to catch the slices or cubed pieces and you could make sir fry.
See always thinking. call the meat that comes out the pilot cut and serve it to passengers for $5.00 a plate.
I should have been a RR manager.
A real Ron Popeil
Mr. Ronco!
John Caughey said:
A real Ron Popeil
Mr. Ronco!
It slices, it dices. . .Oh wait isn’t that gihnsu
Devon Sinsley said:
John Caughey said:
A real Ron Popeil
Mr. Ronco!
It slices, it dices. . .Oh wait isn’t that gihnsu
Very Good!(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
So I threw this together tonight. I think it came out OK and wasn’t as tough as I thought it would be. Now it doesn’t have the right number of spokes this one only has ten and the prototype needs 14. I think the beams need to be thinner and a bit closer together. Other than that it is the right height width and length. I will give this to the instructor along with the picture and the measurements and see if they can come up with it and print one with the right number of spokes. If not I was thinking Popsicle sticks would make good spokes and could be space closer together. This is just the wood I will add a metal band around the bottom and a coupler pocket and draw bar for it. I made it out of Oak.
For a cannon cocker, you’ve done well, Grasshopper.
Very nice work Devon. 
Gee Devon, I will take two of them, just make them a tad longer.
Nice work
I think longer would be better also. The one in the original post is not OEM. It looks longer. This one is built off of dimension I have of the EBT#9 Which got this after the CR&N. and the picture in the OP is not the same pilot as the builders photo. So I went with the only dimensions I have. I do prefer the longer more pointier ones. I don’t think I am going to use this one on the #4. I will use it for some other build. I will make a correct 14 spoke one and I might fudge it and make it a little longer.
That looks good! It looks narrow gauge like a two footer like you say, more spokes for wider gauge. Keep the space between similiar to the stave width.
I just measured a Popsicle stick and it is 10mm wide and 2mm thick. The wood I cut was 10mm wide and 3mm thick. So I think using Popsicle sticks and closer spacing will get me where I need to be.
Better start licking!
I’m saving mine for the contest…
John
Yeah John almost afraid to use anything right now for fear I might need it. But. . .by building pilots now and have the done by the 31 means they are in my parts bin. (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-sealed.gif)
I don’t know about that, Dave mentioned keeping track of recent builds… I wasn’t sure why, the Integrity of this fine bunch and all, but while confession is good for the soul. There is that creeping dread, tugging at the nape of my neck.
Oh what have I done?
Should I have vetted better? You seemed like a nice guy and all… but on Christmas Eve-next, when tales of goodness and not naughty should fill the wires, y… yo … you publish a threat?
Color me Mortified! (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif)
Hey if I find a life and miss you; have a great big wonderful ol’ Christmas!
yer Bud,
John
You too John
I don’t have to worry, I aint done much of anything in large scale. I am still tuning up my HO fleet of cars. Somehow, I had many more cars then I thought that I had. (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif)
