Gordon Corwin - Revision history

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Hex Heads

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	We will take a 5-40 motion pin with flange for our example. Turn the "hex		We will take a 5-40 motion pin with flange for our example. Turn the "hex
	head to be" in the lathe to a full 3/16 inch and the required length, say 1/8		head to be" in the lathe to a full 3/16 inch and the required length, say 1/8
	inch. ~~Thurn~~ the flange, say 1/32 inch thick and 1/4 inch in diameter. Of		inch. Turn the flange, say 1/32 inch thick and 1/4 inch in diameter. Of
	course the shank will be 1/8 inch in diameter since it is a 5-40 and whatever		course the shank will be 1/8 inch in diameter since it is a 5-40 and whatever
	the desired length.		the desired length.
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	At the end of the operation a little truing up, probably, will be necessary.		At the end of the operation a little truing up, probably, will be necessary.
	As a guide ~~th ehead~~ can be filed to fit the size socket wrench which will be		As a guide the head can be filed to fit the size socket wrench which will be
	used on it.		used on it.

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	File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4 hoist.jpg\|Gordon Corwin loading his 3/4 inch scale ~~Little Engines~~ 4-8-4 onto the track of his home layout, circa 1957 in Southern California. Photo provided by Stephen Quandt.		File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4 hoist.jpg\|Gordon Corwin loading his 3/4 inch scale 4-8-4 onto the track of his home layout, circa 1957 in Southern California. Photo provided by Stephen Quandt.
	File:GordonCorwinJr 4-8-4.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's son, Gordon Jr, on their 3/4 inch scale ~~Little Engines~~ 4-8-4, circa 1957. Photo provided by Stephen Quandt.		File:GordonCorwinJr 4-8-4.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's son, Gordon Jr, on their 3/4 inch scale 4-8-4, circa 1957. Photo provided by Stephen Quandt.
	File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's 3/4 inch scale 4-8-4. Circa 1957. Photo provided by Stephen Quandt.		File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's 3/4 inch scale 4-8-4. Circa 1957. Photo provided by Stephen Quandt.
	File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4 hoisted.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's 3/4 inch scale ~~Little Engines~~ 4-8-4 on the engine lift at his home in Southern California. Photo provided by Stephen Quandt.		File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4 hoisted.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's 3/4 inch scale 4-8-4 on the engine lift at his home in Southern California. Photo provided by Stephen Quandt.
	File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4 hoisted2.jpg		File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4 hoisted2.jpg
	File:GordonCorwin threequarter inch mountain 1949.PNG\|3/4 inch scale 4-8-4 built by Gordon Corwin of Highland, California. Overall weight with tender is 315 pounds, with two cylinder steam feedwater pump. Walsheart Valve Gear and steam operated cylinder cocks. From [[Railroad Model Craftsman]], Ocotber 1949.		File:GordonCorwin threequarter inch mountain 1949.PNG\|3/4 inch scale 4-8-4 built by Gordon Corwin of Highland, California. Overall weight with tender is 315 pounds, with two cylinder steam feedwater pump. Walsheart Valve Gear and steam operated cylinder cocks. From [[Railroad Model Craftsman]], Ocotber 1949.

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Gallery

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	File:LiveSteamShay Apr1958 UnknownRidersAndLocation ebay.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's Shay running at [[Los Angeles Live Steamers\|LALS]] track, about April 1958. This is a view as from the south side looking north past the No. 30 T&T RR coach to the Oahu RR. train heading east. [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=98952\|See Chaski.org]		File:LiveSteamShay Apr1958 UnknownRidersAndLocation ebay.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's Shay running at [[Los Angeles Live Steamers\|LALS]] track, about April 1958. This is a view as from the south side looking north past the No. 30 T&T RR coach to the Oahu RR. train heading east. [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=98952\|See Chaski.org]
	File:MarkPiper GordonCorwin LALS 19570505.jpg\|[[Mark Piper]] and his 1-1/2 inch scale Early American coming alongside [[Gordon Corwin]] at the throttle of his narrow gauge 1-1/2 inch scale Shay Engine at the [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]] Golden Spike ceremony, May 5, 1957.		File:MarkPiper GordonCorwin LALS 19570505.jpg\|[[Mark Piper]] and his 1-1/2 inch scale Early American coming alongside [[Gordon Corwin]] at the throttle of his narrow gauge 1-1/2 inch scale Shay Engine at the [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]] Golden Spike ceremony, May 5, 1957.
			File:GordonCorwin LittleEngines Catalog1962 0065.jpg\|[[Gordon Corwin\|Gordon W. Corwin]] and his 3/4 inch scale 4-8-4 with passengers.
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	[[Category:People]]		[[Category:People]]

			== Gallery ==

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	File:GGLS LaborDayMeet1953 02.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's Anny, a copy of Carl Purinton's Granny loco. Gordon is seen in background aboard his 3/4 inch 4-8-4. GGLS Labor Day Meet 1953. Photo by L.M. McKenney.		File:GGLS LaborDayMeet1953 02.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's Anny, a copy of Carl Purinton's Granny loco. Gordon is seen in background aboard his 3/4 inch 4-8-4. GGLS Labor Day Meet 1953. Photo by L.M. McKenney.
	File:LiveSteamShay Apr1958 UnknownRidersAndLocation ebay.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's Shay running at [[Los Angeles Live Steamers\|LALS]] track, about April 1958. This is a view as from the south side looking north past the No. 30 T&T RR coach to the Oahu RR. train heading east. [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=98952\|See Chaski.org]		File:LiveSteamShay Apr1958 UnknownRidersAndLocation ebay.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's Shay running at [[Los Angeles Live Steamers\|LALS]] track, about April 1958. This is a view as from the south side looking north past the No. 30 T&T RR coach to the Oahu RR. train heading east. [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=98952\|See Chaski.org]
			File:MarkPiper GordonCorwin LALS 19570505.jpg\|[[Mark Piper]] and his 1-1/2 inch scale Early American coming alongside [[Gordon Corwin]] at the throttle of his narrow gauge 1-1/2 inch scale Shay Engine at the [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]] Golden Spike ceremony, May 5, 1957.
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Sunkist Lines

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	File:JoeNelson DickJackson SunkistLines 1956.jpg\|Joe Nelson with his 1 inch 4-4-2. Dick Jackson, Dean of [[Southern California Live Steamers\|S.C.L.S.]] on the rear.		File:JoeNelson DickJackson SunkistLines 1956.jpg\|Joe Nelson with his 1 inch 4-4-2. [[Dick Jackson]], Dean of [[Southern California Live Steamers\|S.C.L.S.]] on the rear.
	File:JoeNelson LeRoySmith SunkistLines 1956.jpg\|Joe Nelson with a 1 inch 4-6-2 leading. Trailing behind is LeRoy Smith with a 1 inch scale 4-4-2.		File:JoeNelson LeRoySmith SunkistLines 1956.jpg\|Joe Nelson with a 1 inch 4-6-2 leading. Trailing behind is LeRoy Smith with a 1 inch scale 4-4-2.
	File:JoeNelson SunkistLines 1956.jpg\|Joe Nelson and his 1 inch 4-6-2.		File:JoeNelson SunkistLines 1956.jpg\|Joe Nelson and his 1 inch 4-6-2.

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	File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4 hoisted2.jpg		File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4 hoisted2.jpg
	File:GordonCorwin threequarter inch mountain 1949.PNG\|3/4 inch scale 4-8-4 built by Gordon Corwin of Highland, California. Overall weight with tender is 315 pounds, with two cylinder steam feedwater pump. Walsheart Valve Gear and steam operated cylinder cocks. From [[Railroad Model Craftsman]], Ocotber 1949.		File:GordonCorwin threequarter inch mountain 1949.PNG\|3/4 inch scale 4-8-4 built by Gordon Corwin of Highland, California. Overall weight with tender is 315 pounds, with two cylinder steam feedwater pump. Walsheart Valve Gear and steam operated cylinder cocks. From [[Railroad Model Craftsman]], Ocotber 1949.
	File:GordonCorwin Shay Chassis Test.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's famed Fruit Growers Supply Co. # 7 SHAY... It was the CHASSIS only, operating on compressed air at the old track of GGLS in Oakland's Redwood Regional Park. The guy at left in coveralls is Gordon Corwin. To the right, is the late GGLS member Louis Lawrence. Photo circa 1951. Photo by Harry Dixon, submitted by Ken Shattock.		File:GordonCorwin Shay Chassis Test.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's famed Fruit Growers Supply Co. # 7 SHAY... It was the CHASSIS only, operating on compressed air at the old track of GGLS in Oakland's Redwood Regional Park. The guy at left in coveralls is Gordon Corwin. To the right, is the late GGLS member [[Louis Lawrence]]. Photo circa 1951. Photo by Harry Dixon, submitted by Ken Shattock.
	File:GordonCorwin TestingShayAtGGLS 1956.jpg\|[[Gordon Corwin]] of [[Southern California Live Steamers]] at the [[Golden Gate Live Steamers]] Spring Meet, 1956, feeding steam from his locomotive to the engine of his Shay with the able assistance of Louis Lawrence. Photo by [[Harry Dixon]]. From [[The North American Live Steamer]], Vol 1 No 5, 1956.		File:GordonCorwin TestingShayAtGGLS 1956.jpg\|[[Gordon Corwin]] of [[Southern California Live Steamers]] at the [[Golden Gate Live Steamers]] Spring Meet, 1956, feeding steam from his locomotive to the engine of his Shay with the able assistance of [[Louis Lawrence]]. Photo by [[Harry Dixon]]. From [[The North American Live Steamer]], Vol 1 No 5, 1956.
	File:GordonCorwin ShayChassisTest about1952.jpg\|If you want to run Gordon's chassis, you double-head it with an operable engine and run a steam line to the cylinders.		File:GordonCorwin ShayChassisTest about1952.jpg\|If you want to run Gordon's chassis, you double-head it with an operable engine and run a steam line to the cylinders.
	File:GordonCorwin ShayNo7.jpg\|Gordon Corwin and his Fruit Grower's Supply Co. Shay #7. From the Harry Dixon collection.		File:GordonCorwin ShayNo7.jpg\|Gordon Corwin and his Fruit Grower's Supply Co. Shay #7. From the Harry Dixon collection.

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Hex Heads

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	== Hex Heads ==		== Hex Heads ==
			[[Category:Steam Locomotive Parts]]
	'''It's Easy to File Hexes'''		'''It's Easy to File Hexes'''

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Gordon Corwin Meets

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	The [[Gordon Corwin]] annual picnic and engine meet proved very popular with [[Southern California Live Steamers\|S.C.L.S.]]. the attendance was more than in the past years, the day was perfect and the tracks of the SUNKIST LINES in good condition. Many members brought their lunches as invited, came early and stayed until the last boiler was blown down. The roster of locomotives was as follows: Jim Keith's 1 inch scale Hudson; Barny Shrive's 3/4 inch scale N.Y.C. Niagara; [[Irene Lewis]]'s 1 inch scale six-wheel switcher operated by [[Bob Harpur]]; Milton Uhler's 3/4 inch Tom Thumb; John Matthew's 3/4 inch English Shunting engine "Pug"; Burt Petersen's 3/4 inch Northern; Bill wightman's 3/4 inch 2-4-4 tank engine; Andy Wightman's 3/4 inch Mogul and J.D. Hillyard's 3/4 inch Atlantic.		The [[Gordon Corwin]] annual picnic and engine meet proved very popular with [[Southern California Live Steamers\|S.C.L.S.]]. the attendance was more than in the past years, the day was perfect and the tracks of the SUNKIST LINES in good condition. Many members brought their lunches as invited, came early and stayed until the last boiler was blown down. The roster of locomotives was as follows: Jim Keith's 1 inch scale Hudson; Barny Shrive's 3/4 inch scale N.Y.C. Niagara; [[Irene Lewis]]'s 1 inch scale six-wheel switcher operated by [[Bob Harpur]]; Milton Uhler's 3/4 inch Tom Thumb; John Matthew's 3/4 inch English Shunting engine "Pug"; Burt Petersen's 3/4 inch Northern; Bill wightman's 3/4 inch 2-4-4 tank engine; Andy Wightman's 3/4 inch Mogul and J.D. Hillyard's 3/4 inch Atlantic.

			== External Links ==

			* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=90031&p=212263&hilit=Corwin+Anny#p212263 "Gordon Corwin's Anny", <i>Chaski.org</i>]

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Dedicated Live Steamer

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	: Gordon Corwin, Oceanside CA.		: Gordon Corwin, Oceanside CA.

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			File:GordonCorwin Anny MikeMassee 1.jpg\|Photos by Mike Massee
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			File:GordonCorwin Anny MikeMassee 3.jpg
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	== Sunkist Lines ==		== Sunkist Lines ==

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 File:LiveSteamShay Apr1958 UnknownRidersAndLocation ebay.jpg|Gordon Corwin's Shay running at [[Los Angeles Live Steamers|LALS]] track, about April 1958. This is a view as from the south side looking north past the No. 30 T&T RR coach to the Oahu RR. train heading east. [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=98952|See Chaski.org]
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	<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px">		<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px">
	File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4 hoist.jpg\|Gordon Corwin loading his 3/4 inch scale ~~Little Engines~~ 4-8-4 onto the track of his home layout, circa 1957 in Southern California. Photo provided by Stephen Quandt.		File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4 hoist.jpg\|Gordon Corwin loading his 3/4 inch scale 4-8-4 onto the track of his home layout, circa 1957 in Southern California. Photo provided by Stephen Quandt.
	File:GordonCorwinJr 4-8-4.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's son, Gordon Jr, on their 3/4 inch scale ~~Little Engines~~ 4-8-4, circa 1957. Photo provided by Stephen Quandt.		File:GordonCorwinJr 4-8-4.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's son, Gordon Jr, on their 3/4 inch scale 4-8-4, circa 1957. Photo provided by Stephen Quandt.
	File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's 3/4 inch scale 4-8-4. Circa 1957. Photo provided by Stephen Quandt.		File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's 3/4 inch scale 4-8-4. Circa 1957. Photo provided by Stephen Quandt.
	File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4 hoisted.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's 3/4 inch scale ~~Little Engines~~ 4-8-4 on the engine lift at his home in Southern California. Photo provided by Stephen Quandt.		File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4 hoisted.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's 3/4 inch scale 4-8-4 on the engine lift at his home in Southern California. Photo provided by Stephen Quandt.
	File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4 hoisted2.jpg		File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4 hoisted2.jpg
	File:GordonCorwin threequarter inch mountain 1949.PNG\|3/4 inch scale 4-8-4 built by Gordon Corwin of Highland, California. Overall weight with tender is 315 pounds, with two cylinder steam feedwater pump. Walsheart Valve Gear and steam operated cylinder cocks. From [[Railroad Model Craftsman]], Ocotber 1949.		File:GordonCorwin threequarter inch mountain 1949.PNG\|3/4 inch scale 4-8-4 built by Gordon Corwin of Highland, California. Overall weight with tender is 315 pounds, with two cylinder steam feedwater pump. Walsheart Valve Gear and steam operated cylinder cocks. From [[Railroad Model Craftsman]], Ocotber 1949.

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	File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4 hoisted2.jpg		File:GordonCorwin 4-8-4 hoisted2.jpg
	File:GordonCorwin threequarter inch mountain 1949.PNG\|3/4 inch scale 4-8-4 built by Gordon Corwin of Highland, California. Overall weight with tender is 315 pounds, with two cylinder steam feedwater pump. Walsheart Valve Gear and steam operated cylinder cocks. From [[Railroad Model Craftsman]], Ocotber 1949.		File:GordonCorwin threequarter inch mountain 1949.PNG\|3/4 inch scale 4-8-4 built by Gordon Corwin of Highland, California. Overall weight with tender is 315 pounds, with two cylinder steam feedwater pump. Walsheart Valve Gear and steam operated cylinder cocks. From [[Railroad Model Craftsman]], Ocotber 1949.
	File:GordonCorwin Shay Chassis Test.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's famed Fruit Growers Supply Co. # 7 SHAY... It was the CHASSIS only, operating on compressed air at the old track of GGLS in Oakland's Redwood Regional Park. The guy at left in coveralls is Gordon Corwin. To the right, is the late GGLS member Louis Lawrence. Photo circa 1951. Photo by Harry Dixon, submitted by Ken Shattock.		File:GordonCorwin Shay Chassis Test.jpg\|Gordon Corwin's famed Fruit Growers Supply Co. # 7 SHAY... It was the CHASSIS only, operating on compressed air at the old track of GGLS in Oakland's Redwood Regional Park. The guy at left in coveralls is Gordon Corwin. To the right, is the late GGLS member [[Louis Lawrence]]. Photo circa 1951. Photo by Harry Dixon, submitted by Ken Shattock.
	File:GordonCorwin TestingShayAtGGLS 1956.jpg\|[[Gordon Corwin]] of [[Southern California Live Steamers]] at the [[Golden Gate Live Steamers]] Spring Meet, 1956, feeding steam from his locomotive to the engine of his Shay with the able assistance of Louis Lawrence. Photo by [[Harry Dixon]]. From [[The North American Live Steamer]], Vol 1 No 5, 1956.		File:GordonCorwin TestingShayAtGGLS 1956.jpg\|[[Gordon Corwin]] of [[Southern California Live Steamers]] at the [[Golden Gate Live Steamers]] Spring Meet, 1956, feeding steam from his locomotive to the engine of his Shay with the able assistance of [[Louis Lawrence]]. Photo by [[Harry Dixon]]. From [[The North American Live Steamer]], Vol 1 No 5, 1956.
	File:GordonCorwin ShayChassisTest about1952.jpg\|If you want to run Gordon's chassis, you double-head it with an operable engine and run a steam line to the cylinders.		File:GordonCorwin ShayChassisTest about1952.jpg\|If you want to run Gordon's chassis, you double-head it with an operable engine and run a steam line to the cylinders.
	File:GordonCorwin ShayNo7.jpg\|Gordon Corwin and his Fruit Grower's Supply Co. Shay #7. From the Harry Dixon collection.		File:GordonCorwin ShayNo7.jpg\|Gordon Corwin and his Fruit Grower's Supply Co. Shay #7. From the Harry Dixon collection.