winson 1400 firebox door

[davey]

Hi hope someone can help, i am building a 1400 winson kit and am having trouble with the firebox door, it is assembled as per instructions but will not close tightly or open to full width, on my kit there are 3 holes in the 2 uprights and winson instructions said to fit the doors to the middle hole, am i right in thinking that these holes should be filed out to form a slot? Any help gratefully received.
dave

[Deleted]

Hi Dave

I don't know the Winson 1400, but looking at the rather indistinct photo on this page: www.viewmodels.co.uk/complete/1400/1400.htm it appears to have sliding doors similar to my Modelworks Britannia: www.britanniabuilder.com/Steaming160708.jpg .

If so, the holes through which the doors are bolted definitely need to be slotted. I had to modify the linkage to get the doors to open fully and evenly.

Regards, John

[davey]

Hi John i think you are right i shall slot them asap.
many thanks
Dave

[Deleted]

Hi Dave

There's a good photo of the firebox door in this thread: modeleng.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Images&action=display&thread=6804 , but I don't know if it's the original or a modified version.

Regards, John

[davey]

hi john
thanks for the help, the link you posted looks pretty much original to me, i have opened out the holes to a slot and it works perfectly.
thanks again
regards
Dave