A Cracker locomotive

Gallery, Projects and General > Project Logs

<< < (11/21) > >>

DaveH:
Arnold,

I missed you, thought you had left us :(

Nice to see you're back :D

Well it does look nice, what is it for. :scratch:

:beer:
DaveH

Stilldrillin:

--- Quote from: arnoldb on August 21, 2011, 03:37:38 PM ---
And no progress to report on the cracker; I finally got some shop time today and squandered it on this lot :doh: :
:beer:, Arnold

--- End quote ---

Well squandered Arnold! :clap: :thumbup:

But..... Worrisit? :scratch:

David D

sbwhart:

--- Quote from: DaveH on August 21, 2011, 03:53:23 PM ---Arnold,

I missed you, thought you had left us :(

Nice to see you're back :D

Well it does look nice, what is it for. :scratch:

:beer:
DaveH

--- End quote ---

Same her

What is it for :scratch: :scratch: :scratch: :scratch:

Stew

arnoldb:
:beer: Cheers Gents

Dave, I'm like weed (no, NOT the Dutch/Hippie type! - the unwanted stuff you get in the garden :lol:) - You'll have one hell of a time trying to get rid of me as :nrocks: :D :D :D
:doh: Been working like a dog at my office job for the last 3 weeks; sometimes up to 16 hours a day, so shop was a tad out - nothing like a tired mind in the shop to sacrifice body parts to the machines...

:lol: :lol: As to the mystery pieces, it's an "Executive Toy" for my decidedly non-executive office desk :lol: :lol: - it's a finger engine in progress with a clutch system to allow it to free wheel. Just working from odds 'n ends I have lying around, and already the clutch mechanism needs to be redone as it's not as reliable as I'd like it. Not really up to my personal standard of appearance, but it's for some quick gratification, so I'll call it a bit "rustic" and carry on. Friday's a public holiday here in Namibia and I bluntly told my bosses I'm taking my long weekend, so I'll try and finish it on Friday, and use the rest of the weekend on the Cracker again.

:beer:, Arnold

arnoldb:
Well, squandered more time on the finger engine, and it resulted in this:

On to the Cracker then :D - not much but some done...

Used a bit of bronze to start the smokebox "door" from:

A bit of a waste of this bronze, but it's easier to find locally than brass is - and approximately the same price!

Turned it down for a light push fit in the boiler smokebox, and hollowed it out quite a bit. Then flipped it and started turning the outside detail for the smokebox. First just some free-hand turning, juggling the apron and cross slide; my ball turner can't get that close to the chuck:

Followed by a file (VERY carefully, as those chuck jaws were close!) and some emery:

Then a hole in the centre - tapped M4 to fit a handle; I must still decide whether I want a lever or a wheel style. Also milled out clearance for the chimney on the back side:

It looks OK on the boiler :D :

And that's it for now. I'll see if I can get small bits done during the week; next weekend I have to work at the office :doh:

:beer:, Arnold

(Edited for some gross spelling mistakes!)

Navigation

 Message Index

Go to full version