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Hi,

Here are some pics taken last week of forging a part for local folks who are restoring a steam locomotive in Astoria ,Or. The billet started out as a piece of 6.5" x 12 round 4130 and was brought down to 2.75 x 18" with one end spread to about 9". The forging took 4 hrs on my 385lb. DeMoor hammer. It was a long 4 hrs and Aleve and single malt scotch were the order of the evening. I did the work gratis as all are volunteers working on the project, a worthwhile endeavor in my estimation.

John

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Neat!! Curious what the part is for- I work on steam locomotives as day job.

 

 

That's pretty cool. Do you work for Steam into History or over at Strasburg? I've always loved steam locomotives. Getting to work on one would be really neat. They have a small steam excursion line not all that far from my house in New Hope Pa.

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That's pretty cool. Do you work for Steam into History or over at Strasburg? I've always loved steam locomotives. Getting to work on one would be really neat. They have a small steam excursion line not all that far from my house in New Hope Pa.

B&O Museum. Mostly work on a 50 ton Porter built in 1950. We also have some replicas of older locos that operate.

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