Gilbert American Flyer S Gauge Repair and Operating Guide B&W

This is a completely revised book. Please consider this and not the earlier 3rd Edition. It's 200 pages longer with all the information of the highly reviewed 3rd Edition. - Tom Barker Over the past six years I have provided the 3rd Editions of my Gilbert American Flyer Operating and Repair Guide books. Both Volume 1 and Volume 2 have been declared excellent helpers for those engaged in the repair and operation of these fine trains. More and more new AF enthusiasts are joining the thousands of experienced Gilbert American Flyer operators and collectors as evidenced by the growing numbers in the Facebook Groups. In conjunction with these groups I have discovered many new ideas that have been lingering around regarding the repair and operation of these fine trains and accessories. Some topics are common ideas and are just sitting around in the ordinary vernacular (like using a hair dryer to flex balky plastic engine shells). Neophytes need to have a reference beyond my original Guides to document many of these "everybody knows" AF topics. My second Volume approached that goal, but there are still many more ideas to expand the newbies' knowledge. The Second Volume also had an extensive Index for quick reference to the many topics in both books. Now, in a vastly enlarged 4th Edition, I have incorporated and expanded all the topics of Volume 1 and Volume 2, added an additional 100 pages of new topics including more user friendly pictorial wiring diagrams, a huge chapter on accessories, and a reorganization of the book that guides the reader into the philosophy of AF repair. Plus a complete Index to all topics. The cost of producing a book like this (even in the age of print on demand) is especially high for color. Therefore, I am offering both a black and white version at a reasonable price of $26.95 and the color version for $56.95. (Color printing is 5 times the cost of B&W). The book size continues in the 8 by 10 inch format that fits easily on a workbench. It has a wider center space so the information does not get lost in the crease between facing pages. It is perfect bound and printed by Createspace, an Amazon Company.

Author: Thomas B. Barker
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 05/04/2018
Pages: 314
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.38lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.99w x 0.66d
ISBN: 9781717236005

About the Author
Tom Barker's apprenticeship in American Flyer (AF) repair work began when he was eleven. He had found a 342 in an after Christmas Sale at the E. W. Edwards Department Store in Rochester, NY. The engine was broken - it had been purchased at half price of course because of its condition - and he set out to make it run. And run it did. Around 1972 Tom's interest in AF revived when he discovered that The A. C. Gilbert Company had gone out of business. He then began to acquire engines, rolling stock and accessories and by 1973 found himself building an extensive layout for his equipment. He also began to write the "Roundhouse" column for S Gaugian magazine and then became involved in other AF writing projects (a price guide and a repair guide). When not in the Roundhouse Tom worked as a Project Leader with Xerox's Reprographic Technology Department and taught Statistics at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He has a BS in Photographic Science & Engineering and a Masters in Applied Statistics from RIT. Tom is now retired, and contributes to AF knowledge through his web site and his books.


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