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Thanks Rod!


Next step, locking the axle boxes in the down position

We are getting there

Three more sets made, fitting in progress

Hi John, I've used the glass fibre wick since 2005 and it's held up well. You can re-pack the burner and raise/lower the wick height to get the flame right. I always extinguish the burners rather than let them burn down when meths runs out. "Just The Ticket" model supplies company sells a carbon fib...

Thanks lads

I like roundheads to represent the abundant rivets on the original

The four bolts hold on the separate back plates, I didn't have thick enough stock for the usual milled flange arrangement

The first spring is complete

We are getting there with the first spring

ge_rik wrote: ↑

Mon May 18, 2020 6:41 am

One day she leaned over the low fence we had at that time and asked, "Would you object if I sunbathed topless this afternoon?"

She liked you Rik

Had a lovely run of the Quarry Hunslet yesterday, the longest run so far, well over an hour of near continual running (no photos or videos). The young family next door came outside early on and the twin boys were right in to it. We are blest with a fence that is not too high. All family members show...

Shhh, don't tell the inspector that I've posted this! Oh snap! I had a good one too yesterday New loco running happily, then the coupling pin lifted and the loco started pulling on the gas line. The loco dragged the gas cylinder off the flatbed and was skidding along the track until it dug-in, and ...

I've been working on a new spring, with the leaves reduced from 1/4" to 3/16", with a type 3 hanger, and a different eyelet. Getting ready for for production

What do you think of this new one? Where larger rod meets flat strip. I think it gets my vote

Good job Tom! Endmills in a bench drill tend to be a disaster

I've made another hanger this time out of brass rod. Hmmm, I wonder which to go for? The leaf spring and hangers so far are just a trial

(Using the old digital camera for Tom)

Had a whoopsy yesterday with the hanger cross-hole position being too low. Plugged it with a piece of rod, silver soldered, and then cut out and filed down.

(hq pic for Tom)

FWLR wrote: ↑

Tue May 05, 2020 7:06 am

Nice job Dave, are you going to just let them weather naturally.

I think I'll paint them Rod

Here's the hangers so far