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"...Trying out the Loctite holding process and so far so good..." Can you please explain? what are you holding with Loctite? Not quite sure I follow... btw - your filing skills whilst not surprising (after all you have plenty of practice in your daytime job) are very impressive :thumbright:

Another lovely loco from Graeme
Thank you for sharing!

I wish there was "like" button on this forum, to show appreciation for your posts ...
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Hydrostatic Dazza wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2019 10:44 pm How about skipping screws and broaching etc ...

yes, this is another option under consideration
I usually start with most complicated one and then reality takes over and a simpler one becomes more appealling

...May I ask why you decided to omit the springs? Number of reasons (in no particular order) - my personal preference is for equalisation rather than simple springing, but my original design (which looked OK on CAD screen :D ) turned out to be a bit too complicated... in real life - trying to limit...

I have finished axleboxes, fitted the bearings and made some dummy axles from mild steel (proper ones will be made from silver steel) just to try the fit etc. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48706561268_95a0a9e2f1_o.jpg Quite pleased with the result. Everything is smooth and just as it should be...

...but I like to make my loco wheelsets removable for later maintenance... Totally agree with you on this one. ...Not sure about ball bearings in model steam locos....but miniature ones may not be able to handle the reciprocating loads on a steam chassis in the long run... I am also concerned about...

...If you are going to the trouble of milling square ends to the axles a small screw into the axles to secure the crank does seem to be a natural option... yes Don, that is my thinking as well :thumbright: ...For tinning the ideal thing is a plumbers moleskin... It's amazing what you can learn by j...

It's been quite some time since the last update :oops: but now that summer is gone and I am back in the workshop (at least occasionally), here is the latest: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48665446736_de88c3fd80_o.jpg I have decided not to spring the axleboxes, but left original hornblocks and ...

Thank you Malcolm! This thread is getting better with every post :D Appreciate your encouragement and advice. You have answered my questions and I shall dither no more :thumbup: Just one confirmation/clarification, if you don't mind, please - you are talking about "...place the springs partiall...

Hi, over 30 years I have built about 400 locos. and that's why your advice is so valuable! Thank you :thumbright: ... The only commercial models (40 off) that were sprung were Balwin 4-6-0 tank locos... Not a good project from the commercial side ... It sort of answers your question .. It sort of d...

...Hi, I was interested to see the article about the Hunslets I built years ago. ... Thank you very much for your detailed reply Malcolm!! In particular, I appreciate the photos :thumbleft: When I started this thread I didn't expect, how interesting it would be :) Question - are your axleboxes spru...

OK, I am beginning to understand... :thumbright: The original design intent was for the 14mm pin to be short of the top of axlebox openning in the frame, so that if an axlebox went all the way to the top of it's travel on the weak spring, it would bottom on on the frame, not on the pin. Makes sense ...

Hi Tony, I remain confused by your descriptions of springing arrangement for Swanage Lilla. Perhaps it is because Swanage design differs from Ross Harrison's design? See below, how he originally intended it: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YLs-Z8mxur49nD-K1sWHhO77MlLX7zfWuj2_mbhLrmiLpBNJnnznT0oROv...

Many thanks Tony :thumbright: I always thought that LBSC's idea of brazing frames to buffer beams made for much more rigid and stable loco, so I guess Ross's design (particularly when "poorly constructed") was likely to be flimsy... I guess you have improved matters by getting better axleb...

Thank you Tony! That's very interesting. I would love to know more about ( - better to learn from other people's mistakes :D ): ...poor chassis design... Pleased to hear, that she now : ...runs very nicely... I presume that 3/8" dia cylinder (when compared with RH 9/16" ??) wasn't "th...

bit of an addendum... info that came up on Yahoo group: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Steammodelloco16mm/conversations/messages/34514 and for those who are not members: ...The Ross Harrison Lilla builds into quite a good representation of the prototype. A small batch to this design was built b...

Lovely indeed
Am I correct in thinking that it is 1:22.5 running on 45mm gauge (prototype 1000mm gauge)?

...That's more like watchmaking than modelling....... yeah :) It was just a feasibility study and I am beginning to think 7/8" version on 45mm track might be more interesting proposition. This would btw make it comparable to LBSC's Tich but on narrow gauge instead standard gauge :thumbright: ....

An interesting letter on the subject of full working Stephenson gear in 32mm gauge Hunslet, by Malcolm Wright of Wrightscale in Sept 1994 issue of Garden Rail: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/AFRZKwmzFbelfZrmjoLokrQHTNNcK0_yGTTX2KDPIQ18cwNQ6OYnlVr_1x83econa4mow8Ard0nAwyUz658xGSKKtny-Sjfym0KUT8If6x...