Pogo_proptie

i can see them fine. anyone else?.

still alive people.

lots of highs lots of lower lows in this model train buisness.

my picture taking is a bit less constant but the progress is there.. last update i was in the valve gear and some painting






looking good there

next were the different levers for the drain and the reverser


close to finished




now the eccentric strap about to be made. this went ok


this is one of my 2 good ideas i get in a year. i printed a dividing jig on the back end of the lathe and a ajustable plate to be able to get it repeatable, removed the belt to avoid tripping the power switch by mistake) and was able to make the gear for the oiler

this was the little ratchet that could


quiclky on the fire grill

and ash pan i used copper because i had that proper thickness but i don't see a problem with that


now the boiler is advancing ...



but i wanna make sure everything works instead of just making part  so you tell me if it works

LOWER VOLUME COMPRESSOR NOISE
https://youtu.be/1aFDSXpkBF0

so yeah it's kinda chooching, still lots of clearances and rought spot to improve on but it's kinda of alive. this week i should have the lever linked to the reverser but it's very hard to get all the angles happy.

thanks for keeping up

POGO

cool looking foward to another long project..

I'll just admit a figured ONE thing out.. we'll see what's happening after i remake pretty much the whole chapter.. 

okay, sunday morning, i have my cofffee and the book with me and sketchup open and i'm checking everything and you know the handle on the expansion link (that looks like florida)  well i some how misread or messed up my trig to locate that and that's going in the trash. too bad the fit for the link blocks was lovely i think. at least i know i can stop looking for a way to make this work and just start over most of that. also i don't like my soldering job on the axles of the trunnion and de soldering them will probably leave residu hard to get out.. i'm not sure,

yesterday i actually 3d printed two trunion as per the print just pushed new little axel in there and it was a bit better. cool little experiment.

also real life is catching up so that will have to wait a couple weeks

see ya

POGO