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| sbwhart:
Had an hours shop time today so started on finishing the arms off to shape I'm doing this with the old mark 1 milling machine the trusty hand file. So that the radi would look ok I made some filing butons these are simply bushes turned to the required diameter, I made one bush as a nut and the other as a bolt, I simply put a screwdriver slot in the bolt to tighten things up, Griping the button in my refurbished small vice :) This is how the buttons assembled on the arm 30 minutes work with diferent shaped files and this is what you get. Still needs a bit of tidying up but I'm quite happy with the result and I can see from the cleaned edge that the silver solder has penitrated right across the joint. Stew |
| shoey51:
this is a great looking project well done :thumbup: :headbang: |
| NickG:
They are great Stew, Sometimes I think we get the blinkers on and think we have to mill everything, we forget we have files and vices! I certainly do! Nick |
| Divided he ad:
Yes! Yes.... Mill everything!! :ddb: :headbang: Oh... Ok, filing has it's place too, I hand shaped the aluminium base plate to my finger engine and often draw file parts to get the shape/finish I want :thumbup: Nice looking parts coming there Stew.... Gonna look great when they're finished and in place :beer: Now, Did you see that rolling rail for the loco? .... How cool was that!? When you get far enough one of them must be on the cards? Then you can have it running indoors on the dining table :ddb: Ralph. |
| sbwhart:
--- Quote from: Divided he ad on May 12, 2009, 11:42:37 AM --- Now, Did you see that rolling rail for the loco? .... How cool was that!? When you get far enough one of them must be on the cards? Then you can have it running indoors on the dining table :ddb: Ralph. --- End quote --- Yep:- got the bearings safely stashed away for when they are required, also some garage door material for the cradle. :nrocks: Stew |
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