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Joe d:
Thanks guys, appreciate the kind comments.

Got a fair bit done on the horn plates:

Followed the directions in the book, so not too much to show in the way of set-ups or machining
(drill press, hacksaw, and filing, repeat.)

When I soldered the stays, it left me with a nice fillet of solder on each threaded stud.
Instead of milling that off ( and probably causing leaks) I countersunk the inside of the horn-plates
for each stud, tried for fit, took a little more off, tried for fit, etc etc At the end of it all,
they are sitting square and solid, so I am calling this done :)

The one :bang: is getting carried away with the filing on the bottom edge.... I'm now 1/16" past the point where i should have stopped. This will show up later when I build the tender, so i will either have to reduce the tender sides by the same amount, or add a bit of a molding along the bottom edge to get back to spec.

Cheers, Joe

Joe d:
Moving along... needed some little angles 1/4 x 1/4 x 1/16. Mason suggests milling these out from solid, I elected to
just shave down some 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/8" stuff that was on the shelf.

came out OK:

Made up a depthing tool to set out the locations for the various shafts

once the gears mesh properly, tighten up the nut at the joint, and use the pointed ends of the shafts underneath by setting one at a known location, and using the other as a scriber to mark the spot for the next shaft.

I'll fasten the two hornplates together, and drill & ream the shaft holes through both at once, so hopefully they line up!

Cheers, Joe

vtsteam:
Very clever! Must remember that. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :clap:

millwright:
So simpleI had never thought of that, Filed it away now for future use. :clap:
John

Joe d:
Thanks guys, but I cannot claim any responsibility for the idea, it's in Mason's book on building the Minnie. :thumbup:

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