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| Divided he ad:
--- Quote ---Yep:- got the bearings safely stashed away for when they are required, also some garage door material for the cradle. :nrocks: Stew --- End quote --- Top job :thumbup: Looking forward to seeing it :whip: :) Ralph. |
| SPiN Racing:
Very Nice! Looks like the con-rods will be up to the task for her once she is together. :headbang: |
| sbwhart:
Now to finish off the rod, by slotting the fork. I've left this to last as the forks will only be 1/16" and will be very easy to bend, I cut the slot with a 1/8 slot drill gripping the rod in the vice with the fork bit sticking out of the side, found the centre of the fork and milled the slot out, the first was a bit of a disaster I wish I'd made a spare :bang:. I said they were flimsy well the cutting forces bent the rod, giving a off centre slot. For the next rod I supported the fork with a parallel this one was OK so the rest were dealt with the same way. The rod on the right has the off centre slot The set up that worked The eccentric strap and rod were assembled using the assembly jig you have to get the hole centres the same or the motion works get constipated and jamb. Assembled on the jig and one hole drilled for 1/16 rivet A rivet is put in the hole to stop things moving and the second hole drilled. You have to be carfull to do the assembly in sets as they are left and right handed. I'm going to sleep on it :scratch:as to remake the the wrongly milled fork. it may be OK Stew |
| Stilldrillin:
Don`t think I have commented on this project before, Stew. I`ve just re read it, from page 1..... Very nice to see it all coming together & being shown, (small) warts an all..... :thumbup: Blummin well done! :clap: David D |
| sbwhart:
Thanks Dave Spent yesterday with my wife manning a check point at a charity walk in "sunny" Darbyshire checking people in, handing out water choclate bars and dealing with emergencies (fortunaly none), so didn't get my Saturday moring in my shed. Made up for it today, first job was to clean up the eccentrics and fit them in the loco to see if there was any issues with the dodgey one. By the look and feal of it I think it will be OK so I'll go with it as it is. :D :D :D :D Then did another of those little tool improvements that John infects me with :proj: that on another link (Small M3 Running Centre) Stew |
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