Chuck Doan
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« Reply #120 on: January 20, 2016, 03:32:08 PM » |
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It rests on what was formerly the front spindle bosses. I am going to install some pins in the bosses and make matching holes in the top of the frame sides and then glue it down. Then some fake nuts and bolts. Almost all the frame parts are pinned as well as glued.
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Franck Tavernier
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« Reply #122 on: February 21, 2016, 01:54:24 PM » |
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Weld beads are fantastic Chuck!
Congratulations,
Franck
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« Reply #123 on: February 21, 2016, 03:45:34 PM » |
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Won't be long now! Stunning Did you do anything to the chain? Marty
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Ray Dunakin
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« Reply #124 on: February 21, 2016, 04:03:30 PM » |
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Really stunning work! The welds look perfectly real.
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Chuck Doan
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« Reply #125 on: February 21, 2016, 07:22:14 PM » |
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Thanks guys! Marty, so far I just made the lengths I need. I need to install it before the final treatment.
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« Reply #126 on: February 21, 2016, 08:43:35 PM » |
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That is utterly disgusting! How can anybody so accurately miniaturize reality? -- Russ
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Hydrostat
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« Reply #127 on: February 21, 2016, 11:55:28 PM » |
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Phew, i love those welding seams. Cast iron appearances is coming along nicely, too. I guess you sanded the square sloped washers for journal pedestals' fixture?
Cheers, Volker
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I'll make it. If I have to fly the five feet like a birdie.
I'll fly it. I'll make it.
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Chuck Doan
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« Reply #128 on: February 22, 2016, 07:33:13 AM » |
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Thanks Russ!
Volker, I made a fixture to sandwich styrene strip between to different height brass strips. Then I scraped the styrene with an X-acto blade to create a taper. Then I cut each washer to length.
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« Reply #129 on: February 22, 2016, 08:42:52 AM » |
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Wow!! Fantastic work as usual. Those seams perfect.
Jerry
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Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food? George Carlin
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Allan G
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« Reply #131 on: February 22, 2016, 02:41:06 PM » |
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Love those weld lines. Looks awesome. Do you keep track of the hours you spend on a project?..... Allan
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Bill Gill
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« Reply #132 on: February 22, 2016, 06:14:46 PM » |
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Beautiful. Looks like JB Weld can do a lot.
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Chuck Doan
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« Reply #133 on: February 22, 2016, 06:55:32 PM » |
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Thanks! Alan, no, never.
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Dave Fischer
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« Reply #134 on: February 22, 2016, 11:11:13 PM » |
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Great to see this coming together! Love the weld spatter. I know that the REAL loco would be painted (probably several layers thick) but a couple of those welds finished "raw" would be fantastic-- a repair or modification with scorched paint, soot, and rust around a shiny bead would really show off the accuracy of this technique... just a thought! Keep it up-- this is looking wonderful. DF
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