Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Say hello to the naughty Pannier for me. It's looking excellent.
Say hello to the naughty Pannier for me. It's looking excellent.
simond
Western Thunderer
Progress on said pannier continues.
The pickups have now been finally installed, and the wires fed through sleeves along the CSB wires. The motor wires are also fed down to a couple of slices of PCB sleeper strip roughly where the ashpan would be. These strips are split so I can connect the decoder when the time comes.
I’ve fitted a 3DP vac pump as the brass one was faulty.
I’ve also made the spreader beams for the brakes, so they can be installed, once I’ve made the pull rods, and the lever on the brake shaft.
I’ll fit the rear sandboxes and draincocks, and give it a further test before fitting & programming the decoder.
Clearances really are tight.
Wheels need cleaning!!!
The pickups have now been finally installed, and the wires fed through sleeves along the CSB wires. The motor wires are also fed down to a couple of slices of PCB sleeper strip roughly where the ashpan would be. These strips are split so I can connect the decoder when the time comes.
I’ve fitted a 3DP vac pump as the brass one was faulty.
I’ve also made the spreader beams for the brakes, so they can be installed, once I’ve made the pull rods, and the lever on the brake shaft.
I’ll fit the rear sandboxes and draincocks, and give it a further test before fitting & programming the decoder.
Clearances really are tight.
Wheels need cleaning!!!
simond
Western Thunderer
In other areas, Tony’s Manor now has rods - Premier’s best, and rolls first time - laser cut chassis assembled without the rods. Tech is on our side. There is a tiny tight spot at FDC on one side, to be attended to.
And Tony’s other acquisition, a coarse scale 48xx is now at the right height and will run on FS track after the installation of Slaters wheels. I need to print and fit some pickups for this. Whilst it’s a horrible colour, the builder was old school and very sharp - the details are crisp and the loco is charming.
But the colour…
And Tony’s other acquisition, a coarse scale 48xx is now at the right height and will run on FS track after the installation of Slaters wheels. I need to print and fit some pickups for this. Whilst it’s a horrible colour, the builder was old school and very sharp - the details are crisp and the loco is charming.
But the colour…
James Spooner
Western Thunderer
It looks good from the photo so why the mmmm moment?Brakes….
Good progress this evening, however I fear an “mmmm” moment is on the horizon
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Nigel
simond
Western Thunderer
mmm.
The brakes are equalised by a triangular plate and a pair of links - the pull rod is offset slightly and would fit between the gears- but the equaliser will still hit the intermediate gear, so I shall have to resort to subterfuge....
The equaliser will have to go. Shame. I'd made it! I shall simply put a straight, slightly offset pullrod in place to the brake shaft.
It's a minor frustration but it'll only show if Chris picks the loco up.
The brakes are equalised by a triangular plate and a pair of links - the pull rod is offset slightly and would fit between the gears- but the equaliser will still hit the intermediate gear, so I shall have to resort to subterfuge....
The equaliser will have to go. Shame. I'd made it! I shall simply put a straight, slightly offset pullrod in place to the brake shaft.
It's a minor frustration but it'll only show if Chris picks the loco up.
Don't worry, in a tunnel, on a dark night, a blind man wearing wooden spectacles may not be able to see it ...
Keep up the good work!
simond
Western Thunderer
Thanks Rob, the equaliser, or the gearwheel…?
simond
Western Thunderer
I shall cheat a little - the pull-rod from the cross shaft will be soldered alongside the the fork of the pull rod going forward to the front crossbeam. The triangular equaliser is history!
The rear pullrod will fit between the two gear wheels.
I have silver-soldered the forks (and the lever for the cross-shaft ) to the pull-rods which means I can then just soft solder these sub-assemblies to the cross shaft, and the brake beams, once I have replaced the hangers with the ones fitted with shoes. I can use the RSU to tack them easily
I’ll need to find a suitable way of keeping the necessary clearance between wheels and brake shoes whilst I do that. Strips of card should do.
I’ll be happy when this bit’s done!
adrian
Flying Squad
They do look good from the photos - are they full depth?
Chas Levin
Western Thunderer
Inspiring stuff Simon. The clearance alongside the gear looks so close, but I realise it's partly the camera angle.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Totally happy with that compromise Simon, hopefully the naughty Pannier will spend most of its life the right way up. The subterfuge will do it's job and nobody will know, well, we won't tell...
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
At the end of the day it's a case of it looking 'right' when viewed from a low angle.
I thought that was the right way up
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simond
Western Thunderer
Yes, the clearances are tight, but the brakes are fitted.
I want to give it another running in session before fitting the decoder, and unfortunately can’t do that this weekend (unless anyone in S E Kent would offer me running rights on an indoor 0F rounds-roundy…?) so a little cleaning up and another project or two this weekend.
This photo was taken about half an hour before I wished I had silver soldered the pivot pins to the crossbeams…. Everything else is silver soldered. It’s very easy with a syringe of Cookson Gold “Brazepaste” - thanks @adrian for pointing me at that.
And here it is after it’s all assembled
The clearance between the gears and the pull rod is about a millimetre, which is loads!
Once I’m happy that it runs sweetly, a drop of runny cyano on each corner will lock the brake hangers to the pivots.
I want to give it another running in session before fitting the decoder, and unfortunately can’t do that this weekend (unless anyone in S E Kent would offer me running rights on an indoor 0F rounds-roundy…?) so a little cleaning up and another project or two this weekend.
This photo was taken about half an hour before I wished I had silver soldered the pivot pins to the crossbeams…. Everything else is silver soldered. It’s very easy with a syringe of Cookson Gold “Brazepaste” - thanks @adrian for pointing me at that.
And here it is after it’s all assembled
The clearance between the gears and the pull rod is about a millimetre, which is loads!
Once I’m happy that it runs sweetly, a drop of runny cyano on each corner will lock the brake hangers to the pivots.
Rob R
Western Thunderer
More than enough room for the proverbial bus!