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Re: 3.5" Northumbrian Loco
« Reply #30 on: August 26, 2018, 01:28:13 PM »
There's not much to add I'm afraid. I've been busy, just not with loco parts. :( There's been a bit of shop re-organizing, work on another project, house and garden work, and preparing for a new baby due on Sept 4th...
All that's been done is slotting the eccentric straps for the rods:

Northumbrian by DAVID BANER, on Flickr

And cutting out some blanks for the rods themselves:

Northumbrian by DAVID BANER, on Flickr

I need to print out a drawing of the rod profile to glue onto the blanks to use as a shaping guide. Trouble is I don't have a printer at the moment, so I need to get to the local library and print there.
When I find the time...

Dave.

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Re: 3.5" Northumbrian Loco
« Reply #31 on: August 26, 2018, 03:15:00 PM »
Progress is progress.  :ThumbsUp:

And congrats on the upcoming event!
Carl (aka Zee) Will sometimes respond to 'hey' but never 'hey you'.
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Re: 3.5" Northumbrian Loco
« Reply #32 on: August 27, 2018, 12:16:04 AM »
Thanks Zee :)

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Re: 3.5" Northumbrian Loco
« Reply #33 on: September 01, 2018, 02:02:29 PM »
Alright, some progress!
I'd needed to profile the eccentric rods and my normal practice would be to print out a drawing to scale, glue it to a blank and have at with a file. Unfortunately my printer had long since died and I'd not been motivated to replace it. Turns out eccentric rods are the right sort of motivation:

Northumbrian by DAVID BANER, on Flickr

And after some drilling and filing:

Northumbrian by DAVID BANER, on Flickr

These fit in the slot previously machined in the eccentric strap. Whilst the cutter used was 2mm, and material used was 2mm, the fit was quite loose. This is an easy fix with shim stock. I keep a selection of sizes on hand for just this occasion. A small piece was cut and super glued to the rod (for convenience of handling):

Northumbrian by DAVID BANER, on Flickr

The pump eccentric strap was drilled:

Northumbrian by DAVID BANER, on Flickr

And finished by riveting the rod to the strap. The other eccentric straps will stay loose for now until more of the valve gear is made, in case any adjustments need to be made for fitting. I also managed to put some dings in the strap with the rivet snaps. I'll need to come up with some new snaps that give a little more clearance.

Northumbrian by DAVID BANER, on Flickr

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Re: 3.5" Northumbrian Loco
« Reply #34 on: February 24, 2019, 01:22:39 PM »
Well its been awhile...
Our latest family member arrived on Sept. 5th and obviously a lot of my time has been taken up. I've still found workshop time however, though not a lot on the Northumbrian; and not a lot of time for forum posting. To bring it up to date here are the valve rocker shafts which transmit the eccentric movement outside the frame:

Northumbrian by DAVID BANER, on Flickr

And all assembled:

Northumbrian by DAVID BANER, on Flickr



I'd made a start on the Connecting Rods and have only gone this far:

Northumbrian by DAVID BANER, on Flickr

Northumbrian by DAVID BANER, on Flickr

I've basically stalled here on the Northumbrian, and started another engine which is not quite so complicated and I've some hope of finishing it in the near future. At some stage I'll get back to it...

Dave.


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Re: 3.5" Northumbrian Loco
« Reply #35 on: February 24, 2019, 09:00:49 PM »
As long as all parts, notes etc. can be found when you resume the build, you should be OK.

Best wishes

Per

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Re: 3.5" Northumbrian Loco
« Reply #36 on: February 25, 2019, 09:03:14 AM »
Thanks Per.

I've stopped at a point where most of the parts made can be assembled, making it less likely to lose bits. Most projects I do get their own Tray like this:

Northumbrian by DAVID BANER, on Flickr

I've found it the best system to organize multiple projects that are on the go at once. Ideally I'd finish one project before starting the next but that never seems to happen...

Dave.

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Re: 3.5" Northumbrian Loco
« Reply #37 on: April 13, 2019, 10:01:52 PM »
Oh this is nice work! It is the real thing to be hand making it part by part.
I am beginning a detailed model, but it pales by comparison to the what you have accomplished here.

Cheers...John

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Re: 3.5" Northumbrian Loco
« Reply #38 on: April 13, 2019, 11:53:12 PM »
Thank you John.

Dave.

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Re: 3.5" Northumbrian Loco
« Reply #39 on: January 29, 2020, 11:22:07 PM »
That is seriously handsome work.

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Re: 3.5" Northumbrian Loco
« Reply #40 on: January 30, 2020, 09:14:04 AM »
Hello Dave,

Beautiful machining and workmanship.

Have a great day,
Thomas
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Re: 3.5" Northumbrian Loco
« Reply #41 on: January 30, 2020, 09:37:41 AM »
Thanks Gary and Thomas.

Unfortunately the Loco is regulated to the shelf at the moment, until I find the motivation to pursue it again.

I've been neglecting the forum as well - just the occasional check in - as happens to a lot of people, life has got in the way.

Workshop time has been at a premium and posting time has been non-existent :(

Hopefully I can get back into it soon :ThumbsUp:

Dave.

 

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