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4 minutes ago, DLT said:

Thanks Jack, I know its taking a while, but garden shed building, and a new puppy have taken up most of my time over the Easter holidays.  Back to work today, but the shed still isn't finished...

 

You've done more in a couple of weeks than I'd managed to do in a year! Plus it's all looking very, very good. So please take your time!

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24 minutes ago, Stubby47 said:

It's looking fantastic, as always, but I'm not sure it will fit on my DM4MS at Taunton.

 

We could try it in the exchange siding??

Or we could try this one,  https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/35253-dlts-ng-workbench-back-to-the-hunslets/page/24/  (bottom of page) but it might be a bit big...

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10 minutes ago, DLT said:

 

We could try it in the exchange siding??

Or we could try this one,  https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/35253-dlts-ng-workbench-back-to-the-hunslets/page/24/  (bottom of page) but it might be a bit big...

 

Yeah, that would certainly foul the loading gauge!

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The motion is coming along nicely, (photos later) looks accurate and fits together well.  Unfortunately the cylinder castings aren't great.  They look ok, and are the correct size, but the centre spacing of the pistons doesn't match.  It's about 24mm on the casting and nearer 30mm on the etch.  So I'm narrowing one and widening the other, to achieve a spacing of 28mm.

Apart from that its fine!

 

Still hoping to have it running for RMweb on Sunday.

Cheers, Dave.

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On 29/04/2019 at 06:44, Jack P said:

You really seem like you're up against it! Looking forward to seeing your solution, sorry for lumping you with the sh*tty bit!

 

No Probs Jack!

I took the N15X to the RMweb Members Day on Sunday, and it was much admired.  When I mentioned your thoughts about stripping it and repainting, most people were horrified! 

The general consensus was that the painting, lining and general finish were excellent; and the whole thing looked superb.

Cheers, Dave.

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Well that's very kind of them, (makes me wish I'd sent the tender along too!) I'll have to see what it looks like next to the H2, and then make my mind up about stripping.


Looking forward to any photo you might have snapped!

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I didn't actually take any photos on Sunday, can't think why.  Others did, I will appeal.

I think I've worked out a way of sorting the slidebars, but I don't want to say any more about ti until I've tried it!

Cheers, Dave.

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Right, some progress at last!  The etched slidebars are a long "U" shape, designed to be bent outwards at the end to form the motion bracket.  They were a bit short as they were, even before they were bent.  Being a bit on the flimsy side and only attached at one point, they waved around in the breeze and I was constantly worried about breaking them.

So, I decided to laminate another layer of NS strip on to them, bent outwards at the rear and with another piece soldered across the end  This had the effect of lengthening the bars and making them a great deal stronger.  Then all I had to do was file away the rear of the end bracket to clear the connecting rod.

 

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The slots in the Romford crossheads needed opening out slightly for the thicker slidebars, but that was a quick job with a junior hacksaw blade and thin needle file.  And thus we now have some working motion.

 

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Next job is to assemble the rear end of the valvegear before moving on to the cylinders.

Cheers, Dave.

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Edited for spelling, looked like I wrote it in the dark!
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7 minutes ago, Jack P said:

That looks absolutely fantastic Dave!!

 

As long as you don't look too closely and spot the chips in your beautiful paintwork....

The slidebar bracket is now somewhat overscale, but this is an advantage at what was an extremely weak location.

You may have noticed that the crossheads are back to front, with the plain flat surface on the outside, instead of the detailed side.  The reason is that I will have to solder on the etched droplink from the kit.  This will be much simpler on a flat surface, and will cover most of it anyway.

Cheers, Dave.

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On 02/05/2019 at 17:45, DLT said:

 

No Probs Jack!

I took the N15X to the RMweb Members Day on Sunday, and it was much admired.  When I mentioned your thoughts about stripping it and repainting, most people were horrified! 

The general consensus was that the painting, lining and general finish were excellent; and the whole thing looked superb.

Cheers, Dave.

 

I totally agree @DLT I was one whom admired @Jack P ‘s painting and lining and certainly no need to start again.  

 

All I can following the subsequent posts is great work by you both. 

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Return Crank, Eccentric Rod and Expansion Link added to the chassis to test positions etc.

 

 

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Cheers, Dave.

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Done some more to the motion-bracket; I've strengthened the radius-rod (the bit that goes along the outside) by doubling up it's thickness, meaning that I could remove the (now redundant) remaining bit of brass angle.

 

The expansion-links should be mounted inside a hefty bracket, and I've represented this by adding an L-shaped bit of NS each side, with the bracket soldered on the outside.  I cheated by soldering on an oversize bit of NS with a hole in it, and filing the bracket shape afterwards. 

I'm not sure how clear that sounds, but the photos should help.

 

 

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Right and left eccentric assemblies.

 

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Just when I thought that maybe there was a silver that I could've done that myself - that motion bracket looks like a real silk purse.

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20 hours ago, DLT said:

Whilst working on the valvegear, I thought a quick tutorial sequence on assembling using soldered rivets might be of general interest?  Many folks seem to be put off kitbuilding by the thought of assembling valvegear.

I wondered about putting this in a different section, but I guess here on my Workbench is as good as anywhere.

 

The component parts: two bits of valvegear (in this case, Expansion Link and Eccentric Rod) and a 0.8mm diameter brass rivet.  the buts where solder needs to stick (rivet and back of Expansion Link) are clean and shiny, and the rear hole is slightly countersunk to allow a pool of solder to form.

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Rivet inserted from the front

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A paper "washer" put over the rivet.  This creates some clearance to allow the joint to rotate, AND prevents solder penetrating the moving bit.

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The expansion link added.

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Flux added to the joint area, and a small amount of solder on the tip of the iron applied.  The hotter/more powerful the iron, the quicker the joint will be formed.  In this case it is almost instantaneous.

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When done, the paper can be cut/torn out, and it should look like this.

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The rivet is cut back and filed down.  It does not have to be filed flush in this case.

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Turn over, and it should look like this from the front.

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Is that useful in any way?

Cheers, Dave.

Very much so, thanks Dave!  One of those jobs that you read about frequently but rarely see demonstrated so clearly.

 

Thanks for sharing,

 

Ben

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7 hours ago, BenW said:

Very much so, thanks Dave!  One of those jobs that you read about frequently but rarely see demonstrated so clearly.

Thanks for sharing,  Ben

 

Thanks Ben, glad it's of use.  I've added it to the Index on page 1 of the Topic.

Cheers, Dave.

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On 06/05/2019 at 16:54, DLT said:

Whilst working on the valvegear, I thought a quick tutorial sequence on assembling using soldered rivets might be of general interest?  Many folks seem to be put off kitbuilding by the thought of assembling valvegear.

I wondered about putting this in a different section, but I guess here on my Workbench is as good as anywhere.

 

The component parts: two bits of valvegear (in this case, Expansion Link and Eccentric Rod) and a 0.8mm diameter brass rivet.  the buts where solder needs to stick (rivet and back of Expansion Link) are clean and shiny, and the rear hole is slightly countersunk to allow a pool of solder to form.

1527564025_IMG_4767small.jpg.6c0804195353eba3c8779527c7a9defd.jpg

 

Rivet inserted from the front

615126103_IMG_4769small.jpg.22d61f32d5b308b95dd6cb690e2c3cc0.jpg

 

A paper "washer" put over the rivet.  This creates some clearance to allow the joint to rotate, AND prevents solder penetrating the moving bit.

544158870_IMG_4773small.jpg.64cff2585c33ebc6b5f1228d1de3e0c9.jpg

 

The expansion link added.

1621081642_IMG_4775small.jpg.ace239f38a68f8b843bb69d476312272.jpg

 

Flux added to the joint area, and a small amount of solder on the tip of the iron applied.  The hotter/more powerful the iron, the quicker the joint will be formed.  In this case it is almost instantaneous.

1066022525_IMG_4777small.jpg.c7a45be1ab579d7a3552dcf5aedc12a5.jpg

 

When done, the paper can be cut/torn out, and it should look like this.

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The rivet is cut back and filed down.  It does not have to be filed flush in this case.

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Turn over, and it should look like this from the front.

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Is that useful in any way?

Cheers, Dave.

 

Hi dave

 

I use a very similar method myself when soldering up valve gear, but I add a small drop of oil to the paper, which I find helps to stop the solder for getting where you don’t want it to get.

 

I do like the countersinking idea though, I might try that next time. 

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Thanks Brian, I haven't tried the oil method myself.

The countersinking gives the solder a bigger interface with the parts.  Important where you've got clearance issues, and need to file the back of the joint flush (which in this case I didn't)

Cheers, Dave.

 

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Trying to sort out the cylinders now.  Moving pre-existing holes in a whitemetal casting is proving v.awkward, so I've filled them in!  I found some 1/8" diameter whitemetal rod, so I've drilled out the cylinders and Araldited the rod in the holes. 

This renders the cylinder solid, so I can now drill holes for the pistons at the correct spacing. 

Hmmm, perhaps "correct spacing" isn't the right term, "spacing that matches the slidebars" would be more appropriate....

No photos until the Araldite is hard.

Cheers, Dave.

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The whitemetal cylinders with the holes drilled out and whitemetal rod glued in, to make them solid.

 

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The faces filed flat, and marked out ready for drilling

 

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Drilled out to size, and the Romford piston sleeves inserted.

 

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Cheers, for now,

Dave.

 

 

 

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