http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/ steam locomotives and technologies Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:47:59 GMT herbgarratt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65903 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65903 JWS, Strine is characterised by the national trait of getting STRAIGHT to the point (pun intended), and then embellishing the phrase, in a colourful way, Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:36:14 GMT herbgarratt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65902 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65902 Ronaldo, WADS, that quoted phrase should be: - 'Crikey! That sheila's got a mammoth set of norks!', but no matter. Yes 'sheila' is used still, but only by more Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:47:40 GMT Jwscott3142@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65901 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65901 Ron, Lord, what a language lesson!? In my part of the world, the phrase is "Damn, that babe's got some bodacious ta-tas!" I do admit the Strine phrase is more Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:37:58 GMT Peter Brown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65900 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65900 Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI wrote: "Is it true that the word "Sheila", as in "Crikey, that Sheila's got a mammoth pair of norgs", is no longer used in Strine ?" Hi Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:48:47 GMT Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65899 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65899 Is it true that the word "Sheila", as in "Crikey, that Sheila's got a mammoth pair of norgs", is no longer used in Strine ? What do you use now ? Cheers, Ron. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:30:09 GMT Ulf Andersson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65898 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65898 Blast. I was thinking APL several times while compiling the list. Silly me... /Ulf Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:03:32 GMT herbgarratt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65897 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65897 ... Tim, The cruder formula, which neglects Lead: - Tim, The cruder formula, which neglects Lead: - VT = [(4xLap^2)/(1-Cutoff)]^0.5 = the square root of Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:05:28 GMT Joe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65895 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65895 Wooly for my two cents (aka 200000 zimbabwee dollars) .. Go for it I am interested. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:49:57 GMT wooly421@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65894 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65894 Was just trying to do the right thing. I will put afew things on here in the next few days Books & etc Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:27:01 GMT tim_zukas http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65893 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65893 So far I've been assuming we know the valve travel; what if we're starting with the lap, lead and cutoff, and need to calculate the corresponding valve travel? Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:40:32 GMT tim_zukas http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65892 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65892 ... Forgot to mention that assumes inside admission-- with outside admission there would have to be a minus sign. But inside admission from now on. So say Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:53:06 GMT Jwscott3142@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65891 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65891 Wooly, I can't imagine anyone complaining about that.? It happens all the time on the model railroad groups I am on, and it is welcomed. JWS ... From: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:30:25 GMT Kurt Greske http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65890 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65890 ... Hi Wooly, I should think it would be okay. We're all interested in this kind of stuff! If not; to hell with them, list it anyway! "Faint heart never Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:53:33 GMT herbgarratt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65889 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65889 Good one, JWS! If I may, two more (one been said before, by me, on this site): - DRILL BIT: Tool revolved by a drill press, used to cut 'circular holes', to a Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:36:07 GMT herbgarratt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65888 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_tech/message/65888 ... ....... P-J snipped, without any intended disrespect, if one may be exceused. ... Col, The question of 'chucking rockets', whilst maintaining steam, has a