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PostPosted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:48 pm    Post subject: Constructing a Loco Reply with quote
I have started building the loco that is featured in this book

I will post pics of the construction here
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Great! Looking forward to seeing it progress - give me a shout if you need any sheet work cut for it!
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks Alan

so far I have done the axels


The Frame spacers are cut but not drilled and taped yet


and have made the mandrel for turning the wheels


Im still learning to use a lathe but a I'm progressing slowly
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hope it all goes well.  Looking forward to seeing the progress.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Brilliant work  
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Did some more today started on the gas fired boiler


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wow looking good!!! You will have it done in no-time!

When will you be taking a contract to make me  little de-winton  
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Damned impressive
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 2:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thats look great Graham.
This may sound silly, but how did you cut the circles for the boiler?

All this stuff about building locos has got me into the designing stage.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
and what are the circles for ?  
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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and what are the circles for ?  

boiler ends
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Thats look great Graham.
This may sound silly, but how did you cut the circles for the boiler?

All this stuff about building locos has got me into the designing stage.


Andy I used a peice of the 50mm tubing cut to 50mm length the I split the tube with a hacksaw so i could flaten it out to a sheet of copper. using a small offcut of tube as the size patern I marked the circle on the copper sheet with a marking pen. I used metalsnips to cutoff the bulk of the waste and then filed rest off till I got a nice press fit into the end of the boiler.
hope that explains it well enough mate
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
got a chance to get into the workshop today and made up the the bits for the water level glass for the boiler


edit: picture taken with jilly's new camera a canon eos450d
she loves her birthday pressant
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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and what are the circles for ?  

boiler ends


lol  I meant the line of holes/circles in the main piece.  
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 4:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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and have made the mandrel for turning the wheels


Isn't the mandrel supposed to be turned in a three jaw chuck, and without removing it from the lathe, used to turn the wheels to ensure concentricity, Or will you chuck in a four jaw and use a dial indicator to true it up?

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