LIVE STEAM 12/1984 SMOKESTACKS, MACK SWITCHER, HAGANS ARTICULATED, AUTOS, CLIMAX

"Live Steam" Vol. 18, No. 12, December 1984. Refer to the scans for more info.

68 pages. Subscription copy in Very Good condition: all pages intact, lightly handled, no marks inside. 

Contents:

- Fan photos of SP 4-8-4 #4449 traveling the Southwest. 1.5 pages, 6 photos.

- Numerous drawings showing the evolution of steam locomotive smokestacks. 5 pages. 

- Modifying the 1.5" scale battery-powered, 4-wheel "Little Mack" switcher. 6 pages, 2 photos, several drawings.

- 3.5" gauge model of Hagans "J"-Class Articulated 2-6-4-0T, as operated in Tasmania. 5.5 pages, 11 photos, a few drawings.

- Early American steam autos by Stanley and White. 3 pages, 5 photos.

- Portable charcoal kiln. 3 pages, 3 photos, 1 drawing.

- Tracklaying jig. 1 pages, 2 photos, 1 drawing. 

- Setting up semaphores on 7.5" gauge C&S RR of Tehachapi. 2 pages, 8 photos.

- Handbook of model steam locomotive construction, Part 3: machine tools. 2.5 pages, 7 photos. 

- Building a 3/4"-scale Climax locomotive, Part 21: boiler fabrication. 3.5 pages, several drawings.

- Understanding the strength of materials, Part 11. 2.5 pages.

- Valve gears: a practical approach to analysis and design, Part 21: Hackworth Valve Gear. 3 pages, a few drawings.

- Uniflow and the Baker Engine. 2 pages, 2 drawings.

- Plus metalworking tips, readers' projects, live steam meets, etc.

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