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19th March 2018, 01:49 AM #271
Beautiful work!!!
It would be so easy to go down to the hard ware store and get a real valve that really worked but it just wouldn't have that old timey look this project deserves, nicely done.An Index Of My Model making Blogs on Lumber Jocks.
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22nd March 2018, 03:35 PM #272GOLD MEMBER
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Hi All,
Had to dismantle the loco so that I could work on the cladding of the boiler.
I used Tassie Oak as my cladding timbers.
I cut the timber 3mm thick on my saw and then 10.4mm wide. This gave me the 48 timbers that go around the circumference of the boiler. I then put a 45 degree chamfer on the longitudinal section of each board to give a better join.
On the original locomotive nothing actually joins onto the timber - all components are screwed into or welded on the metal boiler. That is why I have the timber cutouts so all my flanges, valves, fittings etc. are secured to the boiler.
I used contact adhesive on the PVC boiler and then on the backs of each timber to secure the timbers to the boiler.
Will now leave it for 24 hours to ensure it has cured and then use needle files and sandpaper to remove any contact adhesive in the chamfered grooves.
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Keith
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22nd March 2018, 07:53 PM #273
x10
The person who never made a mistake never made anything
Cheers
Ray
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22nd March 2018, 09:41 PM #274
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23rd March 2018, 01:36 AM #275
That's really going to add to the WOW factor big time!!!
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23rd March 2018, 08:30 PM #276
The clading, not only effective as insulation just adds that bit of character to Rocket.
I think those two valves are what would today be refered to as test cocks to try and determin the level of water in the boiler. Not really a practicable place to put them unless the engine is stationary.
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25th March 2018, 02:52 PM #277GOLD MEMBER
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Hi All,
Finished filing and sanding any contact adhesive that was at the joins of the cladding boards. Then I gave the boiler a couple of coats of primer.
I did a bit more work on the firebox at the joint with the boiler. It is now a much better fit.
I am quite happy how the Rocket is coming along.
Can now get stuck into the Rocket a bit more - lost Preliminary Final at bowls yesterday
Regards
Keith
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25th March 2018, 03:16 PM #278
Just beautiful, will be thrilled when we get to see it's true colors!!!
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31st March 2018, 03:24 PM #279GOLD MEMBER
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Hi all,
Hope you are all having a top Easter.
I have been working on the smokebox smokestack transition piece. I have used a 65mm 90 degree PVC bend as my basic connection. I modified the bottom end and made a frame piece to hold it together. I filled the "void" with bodyfiller and after it cured I used a file and various grades of sandpaper to get it to the form and shape I wanted. I have bolted the transition piece to the front cover of the boilIer. I have temporarily placed the stack in position.
I am now beginning to appreciate why Trevor used bodyfiller so much. It is a fantastic medium to get the forms and shapes you require - although it is messy. (thanks mate).
Hope everyone continues to have an enjoyable Easter.
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Keith
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31st March 2018, 07:00 PM #280
Now it is really starting to look like Rocket.
Unlike other "rockets" this one is not going to come back to earth from outer space.
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1st April 2018, 09:13 PM #281
Lost for words!
Amazing.
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3rd April 2018, 03:19 AM #283GOLD MEMBER
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Keith,
Can I ask did you rough up the surface of the PVC first before cladding, to allow the contact adhesive something to grip to? or just applied directly? I never have had much success marrying the 2 together before, jus wondering how you achieved this stunning result?
thanks
Richard
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Hi Richard,
Thanks for your comments.
Just a quick sand of the PVC pipe with 80 grit paper.
Then applied the contact adhesive to both the pipe and the timber and let it form a skin before joining both together.
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Keith
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Thanks, In your photo, it doesn't look like you'd roughed the surface so I had to ask.
cheers Richard, can't wait to see the painted finished product.
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