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2nd January 2015, 04:19 PM #106
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2nd January 2015, 07:06 PM #107GOLD MEMBER
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2nd January 2015, 07:33 PM #108
Go 2/3 scale mate.
You'll fit it in!.
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2nd January 2015, 09:25 PM #109
Yeah, wouldn't be much bigger than a 2/3 Indian
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2nd January 2015, 11:01 PM #110GOLD MEMBER
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Still BIG, no room to build anything else. Having trouble finding space at the moment with my stuff. Trev - you must have difficulty with your "motorbike museum" finding space for everything you have made.
Cathie just came in and said I am addicted to the Forum and what am I doing. She said - NO BIG TRAINS
Regards
Keith
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3rd January 2015, 05:14 AM #111
Space is no problem for me, after building the Dalek and K9 from Doctor Who.
I made a Tardis and put everything inside it!
Cheers mate
Trev.
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3rd January 2015, 08:23 AM #112GOLD MEMBER
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Hi All,
I have come in from the shed. Thermometer has reached 40 degrees out there. Lasted 5 hours, now too hot !!
Productive day though.
I have made up a new drive axle shaft. Thanks to Handyjack who put me straight - I needed the bearings to be at 90 degrees to each other, not 180 degrees. To modify the shaft, I cut the centre piece out and then drilled the remaining offset pieces so I could then punch the aluminium out of the MDF. I then made up a new aluminium centre section and then aligned the bearings with a square so the are at 90 degrees. Worked pretty well.
I machined up my trailing wheel axle out of aluminium, so I now have the 3 main shafts for the locomotive.
On my last main post, I said the motion plate had to be modified so the crank shafts wouldn't foul. I did this with my dremel and now the crank sits central.
I did a minor assembly of the 3 shafts with wheels and one crank in place. Looks OK at this early stage. Some wheels still need to be sanded. The wood in the bearing location above the wheels is to allow me to check heights etc (This is where the compression springs will be located)
Happy with today's outcome so far. Might still get out in the shed.
Regards
Keith
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3rd January 2015, 03:19 PM #114
Really nice work mate!.
Look's fantastic.
Cheers
Trev.
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3rd January 2015, 03:31 PM #115
Looking great Keith. You're a brave man working in this temperature, but you have made plenty of progress.
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4th January 2015, 04:02 PM #116GOLD MEMBER
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Hi,
Made up the second piston crank arm (if that's what you call it) to the drive axle. Happy they sit in the centre of the motion plate.
Been doing some experimental trial work today. Painted the mock wheel I made a few weeks ago (not even sanded up) just to see how it would look - not sure about the colour - maybe needs to be a bit more "British Racing Green". Hard to determine. Also played around with Gold Leaf. I will be using this on a number of parts of the loco. Never used it before - very fragile stuff.
Regards
Keith
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4th January 2015, 06:30 PM #117
"...piston crank arm..."? The part from the crankshaft (crank pin) to the crosshead and piston rod is called the connecting rod.
Hopefully the attached document will help explain terms. It is copied from "Steam" by Reid & Renshaw.
As always Keith your work is amazing.
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4th January 2015, 06:59 PM #118GOLD MEMBER
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5th January 2015, 03:45 PM #119GOLD MEMBER
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Fiddly work today - I think as you get older your fingers get bigger.
Made up the lubricator and connection from the steam actuator. Secured the lubricator to the front of the cylinder block. Made up wooden "angle iron" to secure it. As it is fitted to top end of cylinder block - it is at the 5 degree angle. This doesn't affect the linkages or arms positioning.
Painted half the wheel in British Racing Green (hard to see in photo - right hand side). Looks much better.
Have a good day.
(PS - I got good report from doctor today - pretty happy. Almost over the crash)
Regards
Keith
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5th January 2015, 04:42 PM #120
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