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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

Thanks lads. The leaves are copper, I had a piece the correct thickness, and hacksawed and filed each piece. The central strap is now drilled through to attach to the axle box push rod. I'm working on the hanger brackets now

The leaves have been trimmed

I'm using my budget phone camera, I'm a lo-fi kind of guy. No studio photography here

Having a go at making the leaf springs. The leaves need further trimming in length to get the profile better

We've just moved to level 3 on the wuflu lockdown: businesses must use distancing when serving customers Whilst on level 4 this coffee shop person discovered an old LGB trainset stored away, the rest is history https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/palmerston-north-cafe-using-toy-train-contact...

Jimmyb wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:40 am Managed to get the FB link to work (dummy account with no details specifically for these type of things) very impressive.

Michael is a great guy from the Auckland garden railway scene. I love that steam loco he buit, it runs so well

Thank you!

Those are slots to pass the rod from the axle box to the leaf springs above. It's all likely to be solid as the loco could be rather lively with such overhangs if it were sprung, but we will see

That would imply 0.4mm (27 SWG) wall thickness for the 1/8" tube ... Rather thin? but clearly it works OK for you :thumbleft: Maybe it is also the function of the steam pressure? Steam pressure in 16mm locos tends to be lower than what it is for example in G1 locos? I run my locos at 40 PSI wh...

Finally the frames will stand up on their own - just. Drilling and fitting the angle pieces at the moment

K&S for me too. 3/32" tube slides into a 1/8" tube