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Gallery, Projects and General => Project Logs => Topic started by: gingerneer on December 14, 2011, 04:48:11 PM
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Hi Guys
After a long time away (decorating, marriage and more decorating), I have started to Tinker and make bits again.
I was given a set of frames for a 5" gauge 'Speedy' loco (LBSC design) last week. I decide to make up the buffers and buffer beams. While i have a set of drawings i am using the materials i have to hand.
First up are the buffer housings, 1" square bar was used (drawings state a size of 1 1/4"). I have included the rough doodle. I had a good idea of what i need to do in my head, for example the 1st op was to centre and turn down the bit which goes through the buffer beam and bolts the housing to the buffer beam. 12 dia by 12mm threaded M12 (fine thread would be nice but 1,75 pitch die was all i had to hand)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6509808301_2cbd712a5a.jpg)[/url]
BUFFERS (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69283345@N00/6509808301/) by tapdieuk (http://www.flickr.com/people/69283345@N00/), on Flickr[/img]
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6509812467_b4c94dc329.jpg)[/url]
IMAG0101 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69283345@N00/6509812467/) by tapdieuk (http://www.flickr.com/people/69283345@N00/), on Flickr[/img]
Turn around and form the body, drill the hole for the buffer shank.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6509814933_0cb4a171c4.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69283345@N00/6509814933/)
IMAG0104 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69283345@N00/6509814933/) by tapdieuk (http://www.flickr.com/people/69283345@N00/), on Flickr
Next on to the buffers, rather than hacking them out of a solid bar the shanks were turn up then hard soldered to some 3mm plate used for the head. The shanks have recess in them to hold a spring to allow the buffer to compress.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6511097493_fc8c8b45da.jpg)[/url]
Buffers (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69283345@N00/6511097493/) by tapdieuk (http://www.flickr.com/people/69283345@N00/), on Flickr[/img]
Checking for a nice fit in the housing
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6511103727_79b91c1d05.jpg)[/url]
Buffers (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69283345@N00/6511103727/) by tapdieuk (http://www.flickr.com/people/69283345@N00/), on Flickr[/img]
The housings, buffer shanks and heads
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6511105553_a6092e7ffa.jpg)[/url]
Buffers (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69283345@N00/6511105553/) by tapdieuk (http://www.flickr.com/people/69283345@N00/), on Flickr[/img]
Silver soldering the shanks to the heads. Ready for some heat. I did not have enough hands to take pictures while heating the job up.
(http://[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/69283345@N00/6511111909/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6511111909_c8f84fde90.jpg)[/url]
Buffers (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69283345@N00/6511111909/) by tapdieuk (http://www.flickr.com/people/69283345@N00/), on Flickr[/img]
A nice fillet of solder.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6512619123_03009cbd42.jpg)[/url]
IMAG0112 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69283345@N00/6512619123/) by tapdieuk (http://www.flickr.com/people/69283345@N00/), on Flickr[/img]
Oh dear tried to move it too early.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6511140587_5a659ac2f9.jpg)[/url]
Buffers (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69283345@N00/6511140587/) by tapdieuk (http://www.flickr.com/people/69283345@N00/), on Flickr[/img]
Griping on the shank, turning the head to size.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6511143261_3e69d84846.jpg)[/url]
Buffers (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69283345@N00/6511143261/) by tapdieuk (http://www.flickr.com/people/69283345@N00/), on Flickr[/img]
Thats all for today hoping to finish them tomorrow.
Will
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Hi Guys
I managed to finish the buffers off at the week end. The last bits that needed making were some spindles or the buffer heads, theses are simple 4 mm rods threaded M4 on each end. I made one to check the over length and the length needed on the thread parts, before cutting the other 3 to length. The threading was made easier with the use of a tailstock dia holder
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6516729509_a21c827907.jpg)[/url]
IMAG0116 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69283345@N00/6516729509/) by tapdieuk (http://www.flickr.com/people/69283345@N00/), on Flickr
A trial fit of the spindle and the adding of a spring.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6516731239_67862900bc.jpg)[/url]
IMAG0118 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69283345@N00/6516731239/) by tapdieuk (http://www.flickr.com/people/69283345@N00/), on Flickr
The assembled buffer, with locking nuts on the spindle compressing the spring.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6516733065_e3d1852d00.jpg)[/url]
IMAG0119 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69283345@N00/6516733065/) by tapdieuk (http://www.flickr.com/people/69283345@N00/), on Flickr
I made up a buffer beam.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6516734919_ff6f060e74.jpg)[/url]
IMAG0120 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69283345@N00/6516734919/) by tapdieuk (http://www.flickr.com/people/69283345@N00/), on Flickr
Both sets of buffer beams.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6516723003_6e0540a51f.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69283345@N00/6516723003/)
IMAG0121 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69283345@N00/6516723003/) by tapdieuk (http://www.flickr.com/people/69283345@N00/), on Flickr
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Looking good, nice work :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Really neat, Will :thumbup:.
Looking forward to seeing the bits that join the two buffer beams together.
Andy
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Will,
very nicely made, nicely posted too. :thumbup: :clap:
:beer:
DaveH