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Looking great Ryan ive just finished my first cylinder, just need all the gland packing and a bit of fine fettling to get it 100%

We have some pictures, yay,

Well this is where im up to with the cylinders, the rear caps need a slight bit of relief for the bolts to sit flush, the nut needs making for the slide valve's both covers need making and i need to machine another steam chest after messing one up "doh"

Thanks for looking

Pete

I have now uploaded all my most recent pictures to my album wich can be found here

http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/albums/member_album.asp?a=35080

I think it will be easier to do on my laptop than on my phone, i will have a look when i get chance to sit down and get on it

Hi Ryan,

What you have described makes perfect sence,

I just wasnt sure if the copper would buckle even when annealed

Thanks for your help

Your progress is brilliant, i have just recieved my 7BA taps (for the steam chest) in the post this morning now im ready to make the top caps and they will soon be done

All the best

Peter

Hi Ryan,

Cant help with the driving truck unfortunately,

I do have another question though, when forming the flanges on the outer skin of the bulk head (not sure of its propper name) for the boiler do they have to be spliced so that they bend round the 90 degree?

I hope you understand what im on about, i think i do but only just haha, i can visualise what i mean but cant turn it into words haha

Thanks

Pete

I have no idea if pictures are working or if they are in a queue to be authorised 😀

Well its been quite a while since i updated this and ive done a fair amount since, 

So i shall quit talking and let what pictures i have taken (i keep forgetting to take them) do the talking 😀

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Thanks for looking 😀

Edited By PDBV on 21/07/2015 19:17:35

Hi Ryan,

Thanks for the info, managed to find some made to fit the tich on glr's website so that will save me making some

Thanks

Pete

Hi Ryan,

Thats some great progress youve made there ive been following this all the way, (whilst also building a tich 😀

Have you done the springs for the axle boxes yet ? If so what did you use and where from ?

Thanks

Pete

Hi David,

The info and diagrams/simulations in that link are a great help, i will probably spend hours watching those now

With regards to the comments people have made about Tich, i see it as somewhere to start and also somewhere to start learning, if something is wrong with it its easy and cheap enough to throw away and amend it, im not after a top notch loco at the moment, im after something that will teach me and wont break the bank if i make mistakes

thanks for your link

Pete

Im not willing to take the risk, and im unsure what other programs these files are compatible with

Pete