Engineering Apprenticeship Project
Engineering Apprenticeship Project
Hi all,
As I am now an Apprentice for Renishaw, I need to start thinking about a project once I have finished my milling and turning assessments (which wont take long)!
After much thought, I have decided to scratch-build a model of "Moel Tryfan". I chose this for several reasons:
1) It has a separate power-bogie, so I can easily set-out the work in several stages.
2) I have a Bernard Rockett book with drawings for this locomotive I can reference.
3) I like it!
I will be using Roundhouse style slip-eccentric (obviously, being an 0-6-4 it would need to be longer) for this locomotive along with a Roundhouse style boiler.
Any hints and tips would be really appreciated! Also, does anybody agree that Moel Tryfan would be a good choice to work with?
Thanks everyone
As I am now an Apprentice for Renishaw, I need to start thinking about a project once I have finished my milling and turning assessments (which wont take long)!
After much thought, I have decided to scratch-build a model of "Moel Tryfan". I chose this for several reasons:
1) It has a separate power-bogie, so I can easily set-out the work in several stages.
2) I have a Bernard Rockett book with drawings for this locomotive I can reference.
3) I like it!
I will be using Roundhouse style slip-eccentric (obviously, being an 0-6-4 it would need to be longer) for this locomotive along with a Roundhouse style boiler.
Any hints and tips would be really appreciated! Also, does anybody agree that Moel Tryfan would be a good choice to work with?
Thanks everyone
Re: Engineering Apprenticeship Project
Congratulations on the apprenticeship!JMORG:104043 wrote:Hi all,
As I am now an Apprentice for Renishaw, I need to start thinking about a project once I have finished my milling and turning assessments (which wont take long)!
After much thought, I have decided to scratch-build a model of "Moel Tryfan". I chose this for several reasons:
1) It has a separate power-bogie, so I can easily set-out the work in several stages.
2) I have a Bernard Rockett book with drawings for this locomotive I can reference.
3) I like it!
I will be using Roundhouse style slip-eccentric (obviously, being an 0-6-4 it would need to be longer) for this locomotive along with a Roundhouse style boiler.
Any hints and tips would be really appreciated! Also, does anybody agree that Moel Tryfan would be a good choice to work with?
Thanks everyone
Along with Roundhouse, both Peter Angus and Stewart Browne (Archangel) built Single Fairlies and might be willing to answer questions, as you go along.
I´ve got a Peter Angus Single Fairlie if you need pics.JMORG:104049 wrote:Thank you very much!
Yes the Archangel will be very similar in design of the bogie so I might see if I can find some information on it, although I will most likely base the cylinder design on the Roundhouse cylinders as we have plenty of these (plus the rest of the engines!)
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