Author Topic: Project Loco (Read 29680 times)

NickG · « **Reply #50 on:** June 15, 2009, 10:17:37 AM »

Great tip on the alan keys Stew, will probably find myself running out of them one day! Or just a lot of short ones!

Sounds a really good idea though, as you said, come in a variety of sizes and they obviously go straight in the 3 jaw. what are they like to machine?

sbwhart · « **Reply #51 on:** June 15, 2009, 10:21:58 AM »

Quote from: NickG on June 15, 2009, 10:17:37 AM

Great tip on the alan keys Stew, will probably find myself running out of them one day! Or just a lot of short ones! Sounds a really good idea though, as you said, come in a variety of sizes and they obviously go straight in the 3 jaw. what are they like to machine?

A bit like a tough silver still, but well capable.

Stew

shoey51 · « **Reply #52 on:** June 20, 2009, 06:48:42 PM »

small update

completed the linkages to one side of loco

tested my eyesight with the size of some of those pins I had to turn out

sbwhart · « **Reply #53 on:** June 21, 2009, 01:43:40 AM »

Looking good Graham

Stew

Stilldrillin · « **Reply #54 on:** June 21, 2009, 03:43:12 AM »

By `ek Graham!

That really does look the business.......

You sure you haven`t done that sort of thing before?

Blummin well done mate.....

David D

shoey51 · « **Reply #55 on:** June 21, 2009, 03:50:45 AM »

definitely haven't done this sort of thing before mate
learning on the job as they say

Stilldrillin · « **Reply #56 on:** June 21, 2009, 04:05:54 AM »

Some people spend a lifetime......

To others it comes naturally.......

David D

sbwhart · « **Reply #57 on:** June 21, 2009, 04:54:17 AM »

Mean to ask Graham

What did you make your pins out of, I've got to make a load of pins for my Loco build the plans call for silver steel (drill rod), also how will you fix the bolts to the motion to stop them coming undone, after speaking to some of the guys at my club it seams to be a perpetual problem to have nuts falling off during a run, just a walk round the track can yield quite a few, a good cheap source

Stew

shoey51 · « **Reply #58 on:** June 21, 2009, 05:41:26 AM »

I thank you David that is a great compliment

Stew I have made them all from mild steel and the problem of loose nuts etc im planning to use loctite hopefully that works ok for me

Darren · « **Reply #59 on:** June 21, 2009, 05:45:07 AM »

Nice build there Graham.....

Stew, I suppose lockwire is out of the question on external fasteners, but would you consider it for the hidden ones. Might give a piece of mind...

sbwhart · « **Reply #60 on:** June 21, 2009, 06:46:09 AM »

Hi Darren

Unlike Graham the motion works of my loco is between the frames so won't be seen, lockwire may not be a bad idea it all depends as to what space I've got to get in with my fingers, I was considering loctite like Graham I've also bought some self locking M3 nuts that I may give a try.

Stew

shoey51 · « **Reply #61 on:** April 16, 2010, 11:07:56 PM »

Im sorry I havent updated this in a while as I bought a secondhand 7.25 gauge loco and it need some repairs. each time I fix one thing something else broke

chimney has fallen off this time so more repairs. Hopefully get back to this one soon
cheers Graham

Stilldrillin · « **Reply #62 on:** April 17, 2010, 03:47:55 AM »

Quote from: shoey51 on April 16, 2010, 11:07:56 PM

Im sorry I havent updated this in a while as I bought a secondhand 7.25 gauge loco and it need some repairs. each time I fix one thing something else broke chimney has fallen off this time so more repairs. Hopefully get back to this one soon
cheers Graham

Hi Graham!

It`s nice to know you`ve only taken a step sideways. Not abandoned......

I know a little of your 7.25" problems.....

But, others on here have never seen you and yours in operation, in happy mode......

Any chance of a vid mate?

David D

sbwhart · « **Reply #63 on:** April 17, 2010, 04:46:28 AM »

Quote from: Stilldrillin on April 17, 2010, 03:47:55 AM

Quote from: shoey51 on April 16, 2010, 11:07:56 PM
Im sorry I havent updated this in a while as I bought a secondhand 7.25 gauge loco and it need some repairs. each time I fix one thing something else broke chimney has fallen off this time so more repairs. Hopefully get back to this one soon
cheers Graham

Hi Graham!

It`s nice to know you`ve only taken a step sideways. Not abandoned......

I know a little of your 7.25" problems..... But, others on here have never seen you and yours in operation, in happy mode......

Any chance of a vid mate?

David D

Me too me too me too

I'd me very interested in that 7 1/2 " loco project Graham

Cheers

Stew

shoey51 · « **Reply #64 on:** April 17, 2010, 05:14:55 PM »

Thanks David for the encouragement

for those who dont know I bought a small loco from a chap who was desperate to sell it and it was at a good price. I have had a couple of problems with it but ive always managed to repair or manufacture replacement parts.

here is a video of it running its the little blue lco in the video

sbwhart · « **Reply #65 on:** April 18, 2010, 01:23:30 AM »

Great Video Graham

Nice running little engine, all your work seems to have paid off.

That looks like a very large track, tracks in the UK are a lot smaller I guess thats the price you pay living in a small crowded country.

Thanks for showing

Stew

shoey51 · « **Reply #66 on:** April 18, 2010, 01:29:13 AM »

thanks Stew but thats a small club track compared to the one thats local to me.
the total lenth is about 800 mtrs the other is about 2km on mainline

Stilldrillin · « **Reply #67 on:** April 18, 2010, 08:28:48 AM »

Thanks Graham!

David.

dsquire · « **Reply #68 on:** July 09, 2010, 07:51:58 PM »

shoey51

How are you getting on with your loco? Hopefully the various repairs that you made to it have held up and you have been able to get lots of time on it since your last report.

Cheers

Don

shoey51 · « **Reply #69 on:** July 09, 2010, 09:43:28 PM »

Hi Don found another problem with the tender this time and needs major repairs.
Im planning on serialising on here in another thread. this project is definitely on the back burner

cheers Graham

dsquire · « **Reply #70 on:** July 09, 2010, 09:58:03 PM »

shoey51

Sorry to here that. I will look forward to your repair post as you get to them.

Thanks for the update.

Cheers

Don

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