Bump again. My iPad doesn't seem to have a "control" key. A search for "Erie-Built" won't bring anything up.
I just did a quick and dirty B unit for this thing. I used a sand-cast PA with those neat fabricated trucks.
I would do a B unit to match, but my foundry search has yielded nothing. An outfit near Erie, Pa, did the sides I show on page 1, but they must have been in a good mood that day. Local foundries do commemorative bronze plaques, starting at $300 a pop. Not viable.
I had a question about assembly - I solder a lot of casting sets, including the CLW PA/PB, Ken Kraft, Adams, and Pearce casting sets. Roofs usually have ridges against which the sides rest, and I install internal jigs using window openings. To make sure the roof is held evenly for soldering I run 2-56 steel cap screws through each jig into threaded holes in the roof.
I use 1/4" square brass for truck mounts and for matching nose to sides. Rather than clamping them to the sides for solder, I use 2-56 brass screws. You can see them protruding out of the cast sides on page 1. They disappear after soldering.
My first attempts were oxy-acetylene, but now I just use Mapp gas and a pencil tip. Takes ten minutes to get a PA hot enough for 60/40 solder to flow. A buddy reports that a toaster oven gets hot enough, so maybe that is a good way to solder?
