Alan's Workbench

[Patrick Davey]

Lovely work Alan, this class of loco just screams 'GNRI' to me!

[Tullygrainey]

More PPs. The boiler came ready rolled which was a real help. It just needed tightening up a bit on the rolling bars. Boiler bands can be a bit of a struggle to fit. Three cheers for fibreglass pencils to clean up the mess afterwards.

 

The boiler needed quite a bit cut out of it to clear the motor, gearbox and wheels. The danger is always cutting too much away and leaving an unsightly gap somewhere so it's a time consuming exercise - boiler in, mark it up, boiler out, cut a bit, boiler back in again, fit the chassis, check for clearance, repeat until done.

 

The smokebox has three layers and needed a lot of heat to get everything soldered up.  I had the temperature controlled iron turned up full and still it was struggling. 

 

A trial run at Loughan Quay

 

 

Time for a tidy up, more fibreglass pencil and a scrub with scouring powder. 

 

[Mol_PMB]

Looking superb - an inspiring build and some useful tips too.

[Galteemore]

Wow that’s fabulous. I find guitar band clamps are great for holding boilers together whilst soldering. Know what you mean re cutting out / lots of careful measurements! Something mesmerising about watching those huge drivers !

Edited 1 hour ago by Galteemore

[Tullygrainey]

That’s a useful tool David!