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Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading Print + Digital Subscription

Over the course of 50 years, Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading has reached readers in all parts of the U.S. and the world, bringing people together who may otherwise never connect -- to share the fascinating history of steam technology and to build a great store of knowledge upon which all newcomers may draw. We hope, each issue will be the handiest tool in your home shop. Subscribe Today!

Your subscription includes digital access to the current issue PLUS free access to literally hundreds of the very best machining articles ever produced.

  • 1 Year $42.95 US|$52.95 Canada|$57.95 Foreign
  • 2 Year $80.95 US|$99.95 Canada|$108.95 Foreign
  • 3 Year $113.95 US|$139.95 Canada|$149.95 Foreign
  • 1st Class $56.95 US|$62.95 Canada|$86.95 Foreign

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Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading Digital Only Subscription


Your subscription includes digital access to the current issue PLUS free access to literally hundreds of the very best live stream and outdoor railroading articles ever produced during your active subscription term. Subscription does not include printed issues.

1 Year $35.95

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Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading Print + Digital Gift Subscription

If you know a live steam enthusiast then Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading is for them. For 50 years, we have reached readers worldwide, bringing people together to share the fascinating history of steam technology and to build a great store of knowledge upon which all newcomers may draw. It's a gift that gives all year long.

Subscription includes digital access to the current issue PLUS free access to literally hundreds of the very best machining articles ever produced.

  • 1 Year $42.95 US|$52.95 Canada|$57.95 Foreign
  • 2 Year $80.95 US|$99.95 Canada|$108.95 Foreign
  • 3 Year $113.95 US|$139.95 Canada|$149.95 Foreign
  • 1st Class $56.95 US|$62.95 Canada|$86.95 Foreign

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Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading Digital Only Gift Subscription


Your gift subscription includes digital access to the current issue PLUS free access to literally hundreds of the very best live steam and outdoor railroading articles ever produced. Subscription does not include printed issues.

1 Year $35.95

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FoR 16mm Parting Tool Combo

FoR (Front or Rear) Inverted Parting Toolholder includes a fine, high-strength Crobalt parting tool. Operates with blade held upside down. Use in front or rear tool post. Model specifically set for tool posts on 16mm Diamond Toolholder.

  • Inverted blade design significantly reduces chance of jam-up and blade breakage
  • Minimal side overhang and no front overhang help maximize rigidity
  • Cutting takes place on underside. Swarf tends to fall out of groove rather than pile up on top of cutting edge
  • Lack of swarf on top of blade means coolant is free to get right in to cutting edge
  • Horizontal mounting of blade further reduces chance of blade pulling itself into cut and is especially advantageous when turning brass and bronze.
  • Simple to resharpen--only front face has to be ground.
Features/Tips
If backordered, shipping may take 2 to 3 weeks.

$160.00

In Stock

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FoR 20mm Parting Tool Combo

FoR (Front or Rear) Inverted Parting Toolholder includes a fine, high-strength Crobalt parting tool. Operates with blade held upside down. Use in front or rear tool post. Model specifically set for tool posts on 20mm Diamond Toolholder.

  • Inverted blade design significantly reduces chance of jam-up and blade breakage
  • Minimal side overhang and no front overhang help maximize rigidity
  • Cutting takes place on underside. Swarf tends to fall out of groove rather than pile up on top of cutting edge
  • Lack of swarf on top of blade means coolant is free to get right in to cutting edge
  • Horizontal mounting of blade further reduces chance of blade pulling itself into cut and is especially advantageous when turning brass and bronze.
  • Simple to resharpen--only front face has to be ground.
Features/Tips
If backordered, shipping may take 2 to 3 weeks.

$160.00

In Stock

BC285PKG

FoR 8mm Parting Tool Combo

FoR (Front or Rear) Inverted Parting Toolholder includes a fine, high-strength Crobalt parting tool. Operates with blade held upside down. Use in front or rear tool post. Model specifically set for tool posts on 8mm Diamond Toolholder.

  • Inverted blade design significantly reduces chance of jam-up and blade breakage
  • Minimal side overhang and no front overhang help maximize rigidity
  • Cutting takes place on underside. Swarf tends to fall out of groove rather than pile up on top of cutting edge
  • Lack of swarf on top of blade means coolant is free to get right in to cutting edge
  • Horizontal mounting of blade further reduces chance of blade pulling itself into cut and is especially advantageous when turning brass and bronze.
  • Simple to resharpen--only front face has to be ground.
Features/Tips
If backordered, shipping may take 2 to 3 weeks.

$150.00

In Stock

BC236PKG

FoR 9.5mm Parting Tool Combo

FoR (Front or Rear) Inverted Parting Toolholder includes a fine, high-strength Crobalt parting tool. Operates with blade held upside down. Use in front or rear tool post. Model specifically set for tool posts on 9.5mm Diamond Toolholder.

  • Inverted blade design significantly reduces chance of jam-up and blade breakage
  • Minimal side overhang and no front overhang help maximize rigidity
  • Cutting takes place on underside. Swarf tends to fall out of groove rather than pile up on top of cutting edge
  • Lack of swarf on top of blade means coolant is free to get right in to cutting edge
  • Horizontal mounting of blade further reduces chance of blade pulling itself into cut and is especially advantageous when turning brass and bronze.
  • Simple to resharpen--only front face has to be ground.
Features/Tips
If backordered, shipping may take 2 to 3 weeks.

$150.00

In Stock

BC235PKG

Steam & Stirling Set

Get all four Steam & Stirling books at a discounted price! Flex your metalworking skills on such engine projects as a no-casting 1.5 x 1.5V steam engine, a walking-beam Stirling-cycle mill engine, an epicyclic steam engine, and seventeen more -- and enjoy two bonus sections that offer hobby-expanding related topics. Please refer to the individual book ad for number of pages and further details; all are hardbound.
Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4

$155.00

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Building a Single-shot, Falling-Block RIFLE ACTION

By Walter R. Mueller

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Originally published as a series in The Home Shop Machinist magazine, this very popular gunsmithing project for firearms enthusiasts is now presented complete in soft-cover format for workbench ease.
Softbound. 44 pages.

$18.00

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Kozo's Building the New Shay

By Kozo Hiraoka

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1920s prototype locomotive engineering in 3/4" scale (with instructions for scaling up to 1-1/2"). Fifth in a fabulous series.
Hardbound. 275 pages.

$59.95

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NEWSH

Building the Rio Grande K-27 Volume 2

By Kozo Hiraoka

Volume 2 will conclude the building of Kozo Hiraoka?s K-27, and also covers tools, transporting the model, and tips on operation. This book, longer than the first volume, contains a large supplementary section that includes many previously unpublished drawings and new text that describes the engineering that goes into designing a successful live steam locomotive.

$69.95

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K27V2

Building the Rio Grande K-27 Volume 1

By Kozo Hiraoka

Over 400 pages chock-full of drawings, color photos and detailed text. Hardcover book is based on long-running serial in Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading magazine, but layout is all-new with foldouts for larger drawings. Features material not included in magazine articles. Volume 1 contains first 27 chapters. Volume 2 to be released after serial concludes in magazine.

$69.95

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K27

Shop Made Tools 2013

If you've ever spent time with an experienced machinist, you no doubt had "Why didn't I think of that?" moments. Years of machining result in an arsenal of tricks and tools, but why wait? With over 100 entries from a number of authors, Shop Made Tools 2013 has something your shop needs, whatever your level of expertise! Compiled from popular thread on The Home Shop Machinist and Machinist's Workshop bulletin board, it contains entries featuring items for lathe and mill, work holding, and more. 64 pages.

$9.95

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Shop Made Tools 2015

If you've spent time with an experienced machinist you no doubt had "Why didn't I think of that?" moments. Years of machining result in an arsenal of tricks and tools, but why wait? With over 100 entries from over 50 different authors, this second edition of Shop Made Tools 2015 has something your shop needs, whatever your level of expertise! A fresh set compiled from popular thread on The Home Shop Machinist and Machinist's Workshop bulletin board. Book features items for lathe and mill, work holding, and more. 64 pages.

$9.95

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The Steam Donkey Engine

By William M. Harris

Once offered for a limited time in a larger hardcover work, this popular 1880's logging engine project is available once again to builders of scale steam engines!
Softbound. 56 pages.

$12.95

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SDKY

Building the CliShay

By Robert Maynard

Our clever little CliShay locomotive is beautiful - both mythical and historical - designed to be a blend of the very early, very real Shay and Climax locomotives.
Building the CliShay will get both your heart and hobby started.
Spiralbound, 112 pages

$17.95

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CLISHAY

The Complete Mini-Lathe Workshop

By Ted Hansen

BACK IN STOCK!

Turn your mini-lathe into a workhorse, with dozens of improvements and projects designed to broaden its capabilities. In this must-have, 132 page, spiral-bound book, we've assembled and updated material from "Additions and Modifications to Mini-Lathe" column in The Home Shop Machinist magazine. With projects only requiring a drill press and lathe, you don't need to complete an entire shop to get started.

$28.00

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CML

A Machine Shop Companion for the Manual Vertical Milling Machine

By Dale Grover

Whether purchasing a milling machine or looking to get more comfortable with the one you have, this is the book for you. The intended goal of this book is to increase the odds that your next project on the vertical milling machine will be successful, safe, and efficient.
Machining is one of those tasks that requires a good deal of knowledge from multiple sources, though many instructional books fall short of getting you to the point of feeling confident enough to flip the switch and cut metal. This book will answer the many questions a home machinist needs to have answered prior to machining.
Subjects include: workholding, tooling, toolholding, speeds and feeds, mill accessories, and more.
Paperback, 115 pages

$24.99

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MSC

Falk No. 01 Locomotive - PRICE RECENTLY REDUCED

By William M. Harris

In a series originally offered by Live Steam Magazine, the very popular 1-1/2" scale Elk River Mill & Lumber Company Falk logging engine continues to captivate builders.
Softbound. 64 pages.

$12.95

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FALK

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