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Offline mike mott

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Re: gauge 1 Beyer Peacock 18 inch gauge shunting loco
« Reply #105 on: December 02, 2019, 04:40:08 PM »
Thanks Kim, this is beginning to feel more like jewelry, I think it would have so much easier in 3 1/2 inch gauge. I have completed the main work on the eccentric rods and am getting ready to begin the weight shaft and radius rods. the pins are just proxy keepers for the moment I need to make the proper ones with the taper pins to fix them, I am looking at #60 drill ish for the pins perhaps even smaller. :facepalm:
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Re: gauge 1 Beyer Peacock 18 inch gauge shunting loco
« Reply #106 on: December 05, 2019, 05:29:11 AM »
Yes, its getting quite small.

I really like that picture!  Very impressive little assembly :)
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Re: gauge 1 Beyer Peacock 18 inch gauge shunting loco
« Reply #107 on: December 07, 2019, 11:45:05 PM »
the weight shaft brackets are now fitted ready for the lifting arms which will be pinned to the shaft.

Mike

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Re: gauge 1 Beyer Peacock 18 inch gauge shunting loco
« Reply #108 on: December 12, 2019, 07:30:03 PM »
After three tries at making the weight shaft bends on different pieces I finally managed to get one looking decent enough. The arms were machined from some blanks parted off some 1144 bar stock. Now i know what folk are talking about regarding the stress relieved steel. The arms were assembled using a little jig, they have been set to the correct positions with some AC glue and are ready to get the taper pins added for securing them.

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Re: gauge 1 Beyer Peacock 18 inch gauge shunting loco
« Reply #109 on: December 12, 2019, 08:31:15 PM »
What is the purpose of the weight shaft?

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Re: gauge 1 Beyer Peacock 18 inch gauge shunting loco
« Reply #110 on: December 12, 2019, 08:42:39 PM »
Chris,
The weight shaft takes the motion of the Johnson bar or reverse lever and transmits it to the Allen links. The same shaft on a Shay runs parallel to the rail and is called the tumbling shaft.

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Re: gauge 1 Beyer Peacock 18 inch gauge shunting loco
« Reply #111 on: December 12, 2019, 08:58:18 PM »
Thanks Dan!

 

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