Thanks Bob,
I will post pictures of progress soon.
Mike S
--- In [email protected], Bob Werre wrote:
>
> 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
> PhotoTraxx
>
>
> On 1/21/13 3:56 PM, Shur-Way wrote:
> > [Attachment(s) <#TopText> from Shur-Way included below]
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
>
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