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Alastair Macpherson	10/09/2013 11:36:55
15 forum posts 1 photos	I have begun to build an Emma Victoria, my first attempt at loco building. I have finished the chassis frame and am about to start on the axle boxes but am unsure what clearances I should allow between the boxes and horns in both directions. Any advice would be welcome.
Bill Dawes	11/09/2013 19:55:53
605 forum posts	Hi Alastair, this too is my first loco. Fairly new to ME as well. I am just a bit ahead of you at the moment. When I had finished rivetting on the horns I found, that despite taking as much care as I could, the gaps varied on each axle so I measure each one and 'made to fit' I initially allowed a 'few thou' (not very precise I know) and then finished off with a file to get a nice sliding fit. I suspect it takes probably a bit more skill than I have at the moment to get a high degree of precision. I noticed at the recent Bristol exhibition that the horns were machined castings which I assume is a more expensive but more precise way of doing it. Good luck. Bill D.

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