antyeates1983

Thanks - these are good suggestions. I should be able to try out the worm mesh soon as I think I have the correct gearset in stock.

Thanks for the kind words!

I think the time spent fiddling with the chassis trying to get it to work with original motor definitely helped!

To be honest, I'm not experienced with the lathe yet, so it is a bit of a case of trial and error!

Thanks - there's still no guarantee that I finish it in four years, but I hoped that posting on here might guilt me into doing so!

Yes, I think you're both right...

Thanks. One problem that has now occurred is that one of the motor leads is getting loose where it connects into the motor, and making an intermittent connection. It looks like I will have to replace the motor with another one, unfortunately. (Unless anyone can suggest how to repair the connection.)

No - I think that may be what I end up doing once it is finally cut to shape.

Hi Ian,

Thanks for your post. My plan is not to fit p/b bushes, and see how it works out without them. They're quite expensive and these frames are reasonably thick. I may try Simpson springs if pickup is an issue.

Best regards,

Anthony

Andy,<div><br></div><div>This is looking very nice. You can see some photos of my attempt at a Class 06 (Judith Edge etch) with a Nigel Lawton motor on my blog <a href="http://ayeates2mm.blogspot.com/">http://ayeates2mm.blogspot.com/</a>. My work is much less neat, and doubtless less accurate than yours. I used one of Nigel's rubber bands as the first stage in the reduction, which ended up giving me quite a high overall gear ratio. I also had the idea that the rubber band would reduce the side loading on the motor compared to fitting a worm directly, but I haven't tested this in any way.</div><div><br></div><div>Since I posted the photos, I got the mechanism to work again (the fault was the end of the gear shaft rubbing against the side frame), and fitted the side rods and jackshaft. Then I managed to break one of the wires (I think) where it enters the motor casing. I must have flexed it too much while testing and developing the mechanism. I'm currently waiting for a replacement motor to arrive, but the loco looks like it might run!</div><div><br></div><div>Anthony </div><div><br></div><div><br></div>