Roxey models 0 gauge Austerity
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Richard Gawler
Western Thunderer
Each time I drop something and go to search on my carpet I find a part I dropped some time ago. Even 14BA nuts and the tiniest of springs have turned up this way.
Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
Walk around with bare feet, you'll soon find 'em !
Col.
Col.
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
When things drop in to the carpet monster I sweep a magnet across a large swathe of the floor as items have a habit of bouncing. This picks up all magnetic items... screws, springs, etc....
.....and other rubbish as well.
.....and other rubbish as well.
Richard Gawler
Western Thunderer
I suppose the feet will catch the non-ferrous items as well. I will give them a try.
Focalplane
Western Thunderer
I don't recommend the bare foot technique. My big toe found the very sharp end of a broken mini hacksaw blade. Blood everywhere and the piece acted like a fish hook, it would not come out! Eventually all was fixed but plenty of blood stains on the Railway Room carpet to remind me of my folly.
simond
Western Thunderer
I’d hazard a guess: you got the side sheet hotter than the footplate (with all the other structural bits already attached, so big thermal mass) when soldering them together, and when the assembly cooled, the side sheet contracted more than the footplate. Footplate ends up curved, and can only move one way because the side sheet stops it going t’other.
Rather than flood with solder, which will leave you with a dished footplate, and one or both ends of the side plate marginally in the wrong place, you can remove it and try again, but start by tacking the middle, or unsolder one end, let it cool, then resolder. Lots of flux, clean job & solder, hot iron, minimal solder on iron, and in-out quick.
or, if you’re brave, take the body off the chassis, lay it on a tile or firebrick, ensure the side plate can’t fall over, and a very quick blast with a blowlamp will run the solder the length of the job very neatly.
Richard Gawler
Western Thunderer
A bit of a long shot but you might unsolder the floor, clean up and leave it unsoldered. Attach some scrap shim around the top of the floor to centre it on the body. Secure the body, floor and chassis together as a sandwich and you will get an accessible space inside the model able to hold a decoder or speaker in the future.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
I'm really not in the same league as others on this forum when it comes to soldering but... I've got a lot of mistakes under my belt.
On this basis, and looking at the last photo, dare I suggest that the soldering iron may need a few more watts? The solder doesn't seem to be flowing so I'm guessing the iron is struggling to heat the joint quickly and therefore you're dwelling a while and pumping heat into the wider brass. This might result in the uneven heating and cooling Simon suggested.
I am however not really qualified to offer opinion on soldering but I did find a higher wattage iron helped me on bigger 7mm stuff. Napalm has also been considered on one loco...
Heat isn`t a problem,i use an Atten ST-100 soldering station which is a 100w unit.I use Carrs 145 solder running the iron at 430 degrees so i have no problem soldering seams,this pic shows the side just tacked to make sure that it doesn`t move when i return to it tomorrow or Saturday.
Still busy ,for some reason,although i`m retired,i don`y know how i found the time to go to work.However,one side fitted with axle boxes,spring hangers and equalisising beams etc.I hadto epoxy these parts,my 100w iron couldn`t handle the acres of brass.Plenty of castings to fettle and fit,now onto the other side.
Ray
Ray
Clarence3815
Western Thunderer
Has anyone built the JLTRT WD tender and can compare it with this one please?
Ian@StEnochs
Western Thunderer
Yes, this is mine but.its currently being painted and I am away from home until Friday. I will post anither view when I get home.
Ian.
Clarence3815
Western Thunderer
Very many thanks.
Bernard
Bernard
I thought about this kit when i first started looking for a WD kit but when i went to put my order in,the kits went off the market.I do have a soft spot for WD Austerities,this my part built 5" model.
Ray.
