That's the plan! Maybe it's ambitious, but I'm hoping to get the locomotive motion and tender chassis done before the boiler arrives in Spring '24
@CraigLYoung
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year 😀 to you and your family 👪
@williamsworkshopuk
Жыл бұрын
Happy new year, thank you!
@GardenTractorBoy
Жыл бұрын
Great job on the coupling rods and bearings, they look good. I hope you had a great Christmas
@williamsworkshopuk
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much, Christmas was lovely, albeit hectic! After your comment about the table being locked in the vertical axis, I checked my phone, and there is about 15 to 25 thou of slop eliminated
@Steviegtr52
Жыл бұрын
That's coming on nicely William. Will be great to see it finished & running. All the best for the new year to you , your family & followers. Regards. Steve.
@williamsworkshopuk
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, Steve! I think getting at finished is definitely a long-term goal-let’s just get the chassis done first! 😂
@Rustinox
Жыл бұрын
I think it was a wise decision to cut by hand. Bronze can be very tricky to part off.
@williamsworkshopuk
Жыл бұрын
Especially that long, gosh I was worried. I have been quite lucky with parting off to date and I didn't want to ruin my streak :)
@union310
Жыл бұрын
Rigidity, speed, just below centre, an underground tool and a flood of coolant. I part 3 inch washers off in my lathe.
@KevinWoodsWorkshop
Жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work William and Happy new year.
@williamsworkshopuk
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Kevin - happy New Year to you too
@StanFerris
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful! I can only dream of having your machining skills. Thanks for showing us how!
@williamsworkshopuk
Жыл бұрын
Gosh, i don't know about that - I'm just bumbling along! :)
@markshomeengineering5243
Жыл бұрын
Love it 🙂
@williamsworkshopuk
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark, means alot coming from you - you know your onions :)
@peterroberts5835
Жыл бұрын
Sorry Will, realised I was chatting rubbish about a different issue all together with the rods. 👍
@markshomeengineering5243
Жыл бұрын
Hi William, You recently asked me about machining coupling rod ends and referred to a technique where the rod is held by hand and rotated around an arbor. I came across this video this morning of someone doing just that: kzitem.info/news/bejne/laGM1IiQbJeSiaw He is working at a much smaller scale though, where the risk of injury is much lower. Cheers Mark
@markshomeengineering5243
Жыл бұрын
I still wouldn't do it that way, even at that size....
@adrianh6309
Жыл бұрын
@@markshomeengineering5243 I did it that way and it worked fine
@williamsworkshopuk
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark, as you've probably seen I dug up a rotary table from an unmarked box that's been in my shed for some time so no worries - I'll check that video out now though, because it's always good to see alternatives!
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