Another book for the collection, whenever I find something that looks promising for photos I grab it, this was on eBay. some new images to me for 4472 and also for carriages.
Here's the new book, LNER Reflections...
The book case is getting a little small now and this doesn't include my vast collection of drawings and printed photos of 4472, those are kept in the workshop.
Good afternoon everyone... first of all my sincere apologies for not publishing a new blog entry since mid-May. Some of you will be aware that my health took a bit of a dive in May and alas hasn't improved much since, going by my time spent in Cardiology it's not likely to get much better either. So I was forced to take a step back with light duties only, I am feeling a little stronger but not much and therefore am trying to get back into the build slowly. To do this I chose some light machining, to begin with, and the rod/slidebar oil pots seemed to fit the bill. So here we are, first blog entry in nearly 8 weeks..
a big thank you to Craig at '360 Spin' for his superb work in spinning up the two outside cylinder covers for 4472. A perfect fit and they look superb, I couldn't ask for more...
a big thank you to Craig at '360 Spin' for his superb work in spinning up the two outside cylinder covers for 4472. A perfect fit and they look superb, I couldn't ask for more...
Simply because spinning is a better option. They are very thin, 1mm on the face down to 0.65 mm on the sides and being made of stainless steel not very practical for turning from solid.
Simply because spinning is a better option. They are very thin, 1mm on the face down to 0.65 mm on the sides and being made of stainless steel not very practical for turning from solid.
Pete
Hi Pete, I have to beg to differ. That's not a challenge to make from Solid, it's not that thin.
Simply because spinning is a better option. They are very thin, 1mm on the face down to 0.65 mm on the sides and being made of stainless steel not very practical for turning from solid.
Pete
Hi Pete, I have to beg to differ. That's not a challenge to make from Solid, it's not that thin.
Each to their own Roger...in my mind's eye spinning is perfect for this....they certainly wouldn't have been turned from solid full size. Most likely pressed.
Greetings, I turned mine from aluminium billet, made a lot of swarf, I think spinning would be a better option, but I thought it was a step too far for me. Regards Brian B
Simply because spinning is a better option. They are very thin, 1mm on the face down to 0.65 mm on the sides and being made of stainless steel not very practical for turning from solid.
Pete
It's the better option as you say Pete and that's how the originals were too. After all the fine craftsmanship you have put into creating one of the finest and fully detailed models of Flying Scotsman why compromise and turn the cylinder end covers from solid?
Greetings, I turned mine from aluminium billet, made a lot of swarf, I think spinning would be a better option, but I thought it was a step too far for me. Regards Brian B
Hi Brian
Spinning made sense to me, it was also a step too far for my lathe..too slow which is funny as for some jobs it's too fast..lol I did originally turn up a tool in steel to form them myself, gave up on that idea due to lack of speed. Forming is possible but not finnishing to the high standard seen in my picture with my lathe's lack of max speed.
I'm very happy with the work by '360 spin', having now been shown a dome for a 7 1/4 FS spun by the same company I may get them to do mine too...still looking for a dome works drawing though.
Simply because spinning is a better option. They are very thin, 1mm on the face down to 0.65 mm on the sides and being made of stainless steel not very practical for turning from solid.
Pete
It's the better option as you say Pete and that's how the originals were too. After all the fine craftsmanship you have put into creating one of the finest and fully detailed models of Flying Scotsman why compromise and turn the cylinder end covers from solid?
My question was just out of curiosity, it wasn't a criticism. I make so many things from Stainless commercially, that for me it just seemed an easy solution.
another mod to the loco stand, this time I have beefed up the wheel castor support bar. The original relied on just 5mm of alloy bar, I have now changed this to a 25 mm square section solid alloy bar. I borrowed one of my boy's muscles to hacksaw the bar to length, such things are far beyond me now.
Tomorrow I'll return the loco to its stand and take a look at what I can do next, onwards and upward.
Morning all.. I'm back in the workshop and trying to get on. One thing that has been in the back of my mind in recent months is how well the loco rolls, yes everything is tight and intentionally so but I was a little concerned by how much force I needed to put on the chassis to keep the wheels turning, you may recall my previous video a few months ago showing this. So to get back into the swing of things I did what I had been meaning to at the time and that was to place the boiler on the chassis and test again. I have a picture and a video to share, the picture shows how much the rear of the model was being lifted at the rear, not so obvious when sitting on rails but very much so when sitting on the wheel flanges. The picture only shows the rear driver but in fact, both the rear and middle drivers were clear of the bench. Now to some extent I was aware of this as I had left the trailing axle springing at what I guessed might be right for when the model is finished, admittedly I hadn't realised it was going to be this bad once the 3 cylinders had been fitted at the front end? I, therefore, today placed the boiler on the chassis and asked my good lady to help film, I must first explain my impressive weight gain, alas right now there's not much that I can do about it, any form of exercise is unwise and strictly advised against in my current state of health, Anyway, enough of my crap, the video hopefully shows that 4472 does roll very nicely thank you...🙂
Evening all... yes I have a proper update, I must be feeling better...🙂 this entry covers the fitting of those lovely spun stainless covers that 360spin spun for me. well those and some other important parts,
Good evening everyone, tonight's blog entry shows the 2:1 gear temporarily assembled to the frames. Lot's more to do here and only a few of the securing nuts have been fitted but it's good to test fit these parts. Forgive the mess as things are getting very dusty and I have been using the macro lens, a bad idea.... I am hoping to get the model to the club weekend after next for one of the regular annual meets which haven't been allowed since covid so for the next week I'm going to try and reassemble the model and spruce it up a little, trust me, it needs it.
I've been wasting money again.... wanted to get something like this for ages, it's approx 2/3 full size made in cast iron... just about manageable for me to fit in the workshop. Just for fun, I have laid one of the model nameplates on it...
