Mike, You are becoming a rare individual who is actually comfortable
working with brass from the ground up. Glad to see somebody is still
building brass in that way.
Bob Werre
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On 1/21/13 3:56 PM, Shur-Way wrote:
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I thought I would post some pictures for those that might be
interested in the progress of the "Missouri Pacific" Mikado I am building.
Photo 1 is turning the stainless steel crank pin bushings for all
eight drivers.
Photo 2 Drivers stretched to NAGS specs, quartered, axle holes in
frame cleaned, axles cleaned, 2-56 tapped in the drivers, new steel
2-56 crank pins, side rod castings cleaned, holes reamed to the proper
size crank pin bushing but not yet pinned together. Working on the
eccentrics at the time of the picture. Counter weights on the drivers
will come latter.
Photo 3 motor temporally installed running on 8 volts breaking in
everything. Will repeat again with valve grinding compound on axles,
crank pins and gears for another hour in each direction.
Will install can motor and different gears after all the breaking in
is done. Next step is the steam chest. Valve guides, crosshead guides
with the crossheads on main rods. Then the yoke and the entire valve
gear assembly,.
Mike Swederska
