minnie traction engine in 2"

[mal webber]

Hello all thanks for following along and for the kind comments, bit more done today on the front end of the Minnie bought some brass to make the chimney cap week or two ago, I was going to try and make this out of copper sheet but thought it would be easier made out of brass,I ground the hss bits to form the shape and give it a go, lots of chatter later and some sanding and the result was ok.

Cheers Mal.

[Kim]

The brass adds some nice bling there Mal!
Kim

[mal webber]

Thanks Kim, going to have a go putting the brass dummy rivets in the chimney today, after reading the part on rivets in your thread gives me more info on doing it.

Cheers Mal.

[mal webber]

Hello all ,finished the dummy rivets on the chimney so pretty much done on the front end, I think the back wheels will be next on the build.

Cheers Mal

[Kim]

Mal, your rivets look great!  I aspire to have my rivets look half that pretty!
Kim

[mal webber]

Hi all, got some 4mm sheet ( 8 gauge ) metal in for the rear wheels last week, I milled the t rings out and rolled a length for the outer rim just got to weld it up and make another one.

Mal.

[Kim]

Nice looking wheel there Mal!
Kim

[joe d]

Looking good, Mal. 

You have a lot of riveting in your future....

Joe

[mal webber]

Kim, Joe thanks , yes lots of strakes and rivets for me to do  next weekend.


Thanks Mal.

[Jasonb]

Your rims and tees look good Mal.

Talking of rivits are you just going to stick with two in the strakes?  In the larger scale 4 may be better. Also you don't need that deep a CSK for the strakes, it makes life easier if you use a ctr drill to give a 60deg CSK rather than the usual 90deg and not that deep.

[mal webber]

Hi Jason yes I was thinking of using 4 rivets per strake with a small plate  between t rings to imitate the joint, not on the book but think it will look good, thanks for the info about using ctr drill read this when you mentioned it on Joe's thread, thanks for looking in and your advice is always welcome.

Mal.
 

[Jasonb]

You have been looking too closely at my wheels!



The plates do add a nice touch of extra detail and don't forget the spud holes as that saves a few rivits Just be glad that you don't have a set of castings for a Superba like I do as that should have 14 rivits per strake

[mal webber]

Jason have you got a build log going on the fowler superbr build , this is a ploughing engine I guess , is this the early one cylinder or the later double  , John Haining's  boiler drawings is what got me really going on traction engine building, still have a boiler that I started building years ago but far from finished .

Mal.

[Jasonb]

I have barely started the Superba which is a compound and one of the last and largest ploughing engines Fowlers made.

Those wheels are from My A7 single, pics in these two albums

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/jasonballamy/library/Fowler%20A7

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/jasonballamy/library/Fowler%20construction

[b.lindsey]

Hi Mal, just catching up with the latest pictures. Some really beautiful parts and finishes on everything to say the least. Wonderful pictures too!!

Bill