RSS Fetcher Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 The brake van, photographed attempting to traverse the original fiddleyard carves was too long, Both to negotiate the curve without causing too much friction and too long when compared with the length of the prototype. The length has been reduced by 10mm, that relates to 5'. It is still slightly too long, but it now looks the part. The planned curve has a radius of 125 mm radius which translates to 62' 6” radius. This although tight, was larger than the tightest radius on the Clovelly Tramway. The name 'cut and shut' describes the process used to achieve the rebuild. Two cuts are made in this case 10mm apart. The two ends of the chassis were then joined together. Due to the type of plastic used the join was effected using a super glue which is designed to be slightly flexible. Normal super glue is very brittle and tends to shatter when a shock loading is applied. The guards compartment was then glued into position. The new parts were then painted black to blend in and then couplings were then glued into position. I am currently using standard N gauge couplings, but it is my long term intention to use DG couplings. The advantages are that they can auto couple, have remote uncoupling and the ability to negotiate tight curve easily. They also have better coupling operations on curves with a radius greater than 200mm radius. Julie Attached thumbnail(s) View the full article Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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