billbedford Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 ......and todays mystery object is:- For our audience at home the answer will be shown on the laser display board......... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 It looks like something out of The Empire Strikes Back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Melrose Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 ......and todays mystery object is:- For our audience at home the answer will be shown on the laser display board......... Jig for gearbox assembly? Stan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ianmaccormac Posted March 26, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 26, 2012 Smokebox and compound cylinder inners, cylinder and valve gear inner for wrappers to go around? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Natalie Graham Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 A high-tech, twin-engined, cotton-reel tank. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Taylor Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 ..... hmmm the laser display board is on the blink and I'm fairly certain that even given a major increase in gravity the tumble dryer trying to mate with the washing machine would not look like that. Former for an external cylinder wrapper seems close. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Ohhh goodie, it's another B-T-B gauge!! Just what we needed in P4....and the measurements are plus and minus how much? Either that or it's an aid to putting wonkie wheels on axles with... Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iak Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Bill's got an exhibition pending at The Tate I'll bet? Curvaceous expressionism or what... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor H Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I was going to say the cogs in my head, but their not broken Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I remember finding similar shapes in pasta and soup..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbedford Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Mike G was almost right, but gets no prizes because he should know that I don't do wonky wheels......... It is a wheel setting jig for my new range of P4 wheels. First you insert an axle and push it home:- Then you gently place the wheel over the axle end, ensuring the key in the wheel engages with the keyway in the axle:- The wheel is held against the top surface of the jig and glued onto the axle. There are nickel axle caps to fill the space between the face of the wheel and the end of the axle. This jig will ensure that the first wheel on the axle is properly square, the other wheel is fitted using a back to back gauge. Of course you should not forget to add bearings gearboxes inside motion etc. before fixing the second wheel....... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Bill With a little more work you could make the whole axle assembly on that jig, save faffing about with a B-T-B gauge to get the other wheel on with. And I never said you did wonky wheels ! Where's my prize? Mike 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ianmaccormac Posted April 1, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1, 2012 Nice idea! Looking at shapeways, have you close up details 3d pics of the axlebox and springs for MR and GCR please, not clear enough on shapeways itself. Cheers Ian in Blackpool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 (edited) Mike G was almost right, but gets no prizes because he should know that I don't do wonky wheels......... It is a wheel setting jig for my new range of P4 wheels............ ...With a little more work you could make the whole axle assembly on that jig, save faffing about with a B-T-B gauge to get the other wheel on with. And I never said you did wonky wheels ! Where's my prize? A traditional BTB gauge would be stronger, unless Bill intends to make a machined metal version of his jig as well. Having been privileged enough to examine and test-assemble a set of complete wheels in the last 24 hours, I think you will end up with wonky wheels unless you use the jig / BTB gauge. This is only because the axle holes appear to be a looser fit than Ultrascale, and that may well be deliberate because of the nature of the material used for the wheel centre - any tighter, and there'd be a risk of breakage when pressing the wheel onto the axle. Were it not for the key and keyway, the whole axle would slip right through the wheel centre without stopping! The P4 tyre profiles and width that Bill employs are very very fine - right up there with Exactoscale - pretty much a dead-scale wheel . Edited April 6, 2012 by Horsetan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbedford Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 The jig is there only for mounting the first wheel, you still need an ordinary back to back gauge for the other wheel. The wheels have to be glued onto the axles, my preference would be a flexible toughened cyano-acrylate similar to Hafix. Though there are cheaper versions around. A retainer such as loctite 603 may also work. though I haven't tested it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 ....A retainer such as loctite 603 may also work. though I haven't tested it. ...but I will! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbedford Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 I shall be sending out a Newsletter by email later this weekend. It is intended to show renderings of forth coming models before they go for printing. To receive a copy please add your email address here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbedford Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 (edited) The Mousa Models website has been updated. New in this update are * New 4mm items Additional Coach underframes Additional loco bodies New Wagons GNoSR NBR LNER LNWR MR All this and more can be found here Edited September 9, 2012 by billbedford Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Any idea as to any prices on the wagons? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimly Feendish Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Bill, This looks like a great idea. Just curious, is the jig manufactured with 3D printing technology? Best, John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
autocoach Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 But nothing for those of us who model south of the Thames....or in my case far far to the west, almost to the Scilly Isles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbedford Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 (edited) But nothing for those of us who model south of the Thames. ...but what were you looking for? I have a suggestions page on the website, but the only requests for southern stock I had are for some SECR coaches, which I already do in brass, LSWR vans which have been done by a number of other people and some LSWR corridor sets which I may do some time in the future. There has been nothing that has given me the sense that there are queues of people waiting for the next greatest thing. Edited September 10, 2012 by billbedford Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 (edited) Mike G was almost right, but gets no prizes because he should know that I don't do wonky wheels......... It is a wheel setting jig for my new range of P4 wheels. First you insert an axle and push it home:- Then you gently place the wheel over the axle end, ensuring the key in the wheel engages with the keyway in the axle:- , the other wheel is fitted using a back to back gauge. but you can still get wonky wheel on this side because the gauge only touches a fraction of the wheel. and can you not push the wheel youve just set perfectley on the jig out of gauge with a traditional back to back gauge. my own personal thinking is i dont like interfearence fit wheels, they do come out of gauge or quarter and cant be taken off, something like slaters O gauge wheels would be my preference. however for a back to back gauge/quartering forgive the quick microsoft paint drawing but this is my idea of a combined back to back and quartering jig for interference type wheels that can be used on the chassis, Im not sure what the clearence gap is between back of wheel and chassis and that would determine the thickness of the tool but even if it is thin nickel I think when bolted up in the same style as the boltable chassis building gauges with nut bolt and a turned brass gauge spacer I think it will be strong and enable you to check back to back and also quatering, it would have to have a slot cut in so you could remove it.. Edited September 10, 2012 by michael delamar 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbedford Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 Can anyone help finding some customers who appear not to be reading their emails? They are Michael Balshaw and Paul Rushton. Both have paid deposits on goods that are now ready and neither have supplied me with a postal address. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theakerr Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 What is the status of the coupling assemblies. They are shown on the Shapeway site but it says they are not for sale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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