14th
October 2020
Today's job drilling cutting and fitting the Axle Box
keepers in place.
The photo shows just one of the four units fitted to-day
using 6BA nuts and bolts.
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I am glad this
is all completed as the drills blunted and three broke
but they had done a lot of work so not complaining.
The photo shows the horn guide fitted.
All the cut bolt now need to be tidied up.
I may also decide to fit the extra piece for the
coupling rod fixing rather than using a nut and
bolt. I will have a think about that !!!
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15th
October 2020
The additional coupling fitted was made up and fitted.
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This is how
the chassis is at 12:30 today.
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and now the
bolt ends have been cleaned up.
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After a quick
flush off with degreaser and a blow dry it was into the
Sand Blasting cabinet and a quick sand blast.
The photo shows the primer coat of paint applied which
will be left over night at least before more paint is
applied.
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The Axle Boxes
come as a stick of 4 made of cast iron.
The metal was set up in the vice and a first cut taken.
Then more cuts including turning the billet over so that
all 4 side were at right angles to each other. This
takes a long time as I was only taking a 0.5mm cut.
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This is not a
job to rust and it needs to be constantly measured.
Still after about 2 hours it is nearly ready to slice up
and bore for the axle.
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16th October
2020
The first cut into the block of 4 axle blocks
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All cut up and
numbered and an indication of the top
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First one
marked and centre punched
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The others
marked so that when put in the 4 jaw chuck the 1 and 2
are aligned with the right jaws
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Set up in the
4 jaw chuck with Laser dot to locate centre
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After using a
centre bore tool the drill was put through gently
followed by the 1/2" reamer
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All four unit
fully machined
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operation was to check the fit and they all fitted !!!!
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Pressing on
with a less make or break effort this afternoon a first
coat of red paint.
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first coat of Black |
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