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The ashpan is one of those parts that need to be made to fit both the area between the frames and the shape of the foundation ring, Don says as much but also says that if all other parts are to the drawing then what he has drawn should be
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This entry sees the completion of the radius rods, the lifting arms and the sliding blocks connecting the two. I have to say that i have been making up these various components and only when assembling has been done did I appreciate how there is no room for error here,
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With the front face finished it was then time to machine the backs, I mentioned before that I would make a decision on whether to flute the backs later, I have now decided not to do this. The main reason being that with the offset following full size and not
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It was now time to create a lot of swarf, I guess there can be a number of ways to tackle this, this is how I did it with the tools to hand. The trusty heavy jig comes back into play with new holes drilled/tapped to match the required
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Although these are a pretty simple part to machine from solid there will be a good few different set-ups involved, plus added complications of changing the design to be more prototypical, so I best get on. As per usual we begin with Don's drawing, it's
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Once these are made and fitted I'll for the first time have the 2:1 conjugated valve gear working, exciting times ahead. The union links are pretty straightforward machining but I'll cover them anyway to keep the build complete. I'll begin with the drawing
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Today I begin some of the more interesting parts to the motion, I say 'interesting' in as far as they take a little more thought in the setup. There aren't many more parts of the motion to make but those that are left bar the union
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A good working steam locomotive needs to be set up balanced on it’s axles for best tractive effort, something that I have been working on for my model of 4472 in 5" gauge. Before building the weighbridge I studied how locomotives were weighed during the golden era of
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A few pictures of the model at this annual club event
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I decided that now was a good time to revisit the valves to finish off the spindles and fit their crossheads. 2 each for the left and right cylinders but only one crosshead for the front of the middle cylinder, a rear isn't needed due to the 2;
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I have a fair bit to cover in this entry, so here goes... First up is making the gaskets for the cylinder covers, Don states to fit these dry, I can't see any reason for this as there's plenty of room for gasket material, in this
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I commissioned Craig at '360 spin' (link on links page) to spin up the steel covers for the outside cylinder covers. I believe that these are a burnished steel on the prototype and therefore I have chosen stainless steel for the model, less work in keeping them bright.