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Quote from: Don1966 on September 27, 2021, 09:14:47 PMWell there was a flat surface there on the top so the solder should of flowed good…..as fir the brass solder would wick very nicely. What I like about sweat soldering is less solder excursion!DonDoes silver solder flow better on a brass surface? Or is it because of the curve?
Well there was a flat surface there on the top so the solder should of flowed good…..as fir the brass solder would wick very nicely. What I like about sweat soldering is less solder excursion!Don
Very nice, Chris! Those are very complex crossheads. And here I am thinking the crossheads I'm doing for the Pennsy are hard. And you had THREE of them to do, not just two.Kim
Quote from: Kim on September 28, 2021, 11:42:08 PMVery nice, Chris! Those are very complex crossheads. And here I am thinking the crossheads I'm doing for the Pennsy are hard. And you had THREE of them to do, not just two.KimBoth shapes are complex - just different! When I am done, it will pump water to your locomotive's water tower, ready for you to drop into the boiler!
Yeah, these are the kinds of things that happen when you insist on creating new ginormous models that haven't been tried out before! You get to be your own guinea pig! I'm certain you'll get it squared away, Chris. Taking a break and tackling it tomorrow sounds like the right move for now. It's all part of the charm of the hobby, right? Kim
Is your shop's guinea pig named Murphy by any chance? The mechanism is looking great!
And by not following my own plans the guinea pig got stepped on!