Model Steam Locomotive Building (Connecting Rods)

Model Steam Locomotive Building (Connecting Rods) - Dyak pt 13.

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18 күн бұрын

This is Steamworx, a Model Engineering channel. Building Dyak continued...
It’s time to join all the wheels together! Now that the repairs to the horn-blocks have been made and the wheels reworked its time to see if we were accurate enough!
Building this model steam engine in 2 1/2 inch gauge, Dyak (an LBSC design) continues with making and fitting the connecting rods. There are not too many bits but they all take time to make. The video is some 20 minutes long but represents over 30 hours of work, which is a big ask of evenings and the odd day at the weekend!
I am using another shop made cutter which will was the subject of a recent video, please have a look if you have not seen it yet.
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If you are interested in 2½” gauge locos please visit ‘The National 2½" Gauge Association’ at www.n25ga.org/
Castings for this and many other locos available from Kennions at www.kennions.co.uk/

Пікірлер: 18

@RustyInventions-wz6ir 11 күн бұрын

Very nice work. I’m sure this loco is going to be beautiful.

@steamworx 11 күн бұрын

Thank you very much, means a lot from you! If it comes out as good as your lockdown knives I will be very pleased!

@graedonmunro1793 16 күн бұрын

most impressive stuff!!!

@steamworx 15 күн бұрын

You are very kind, thank you.

@dreamsteam8272 10 күн бұрын

There are 3 points on a locobuild, that are always are my nightmare..... A boiler pressure test A loose but tight fitting drivewirk frame And a fitting piston.... Everything else is just optical detail.... 🤣 Nice work!!!

@steamworx 10 күн бұрын

I agree but would add the coupling rods running reasonably free in the cranks. Many get to this stage and it all binds up, the model then goes under the bench and another gets started, and the same happens again. Lots of frames at this stage for sale online! Thank you for your excellent comment!!

@tonywright8294 16 күн бұрын

Have had to do all my motion work by hand ,hack saw and filled. With the ends rounded on the lathe LBSC style ! After 7 locomotives finally bought my last model laser cut rods etc . By the way if you’re using laser cut parts I found that you need to heat them to cherry red and let them cool down slowly before you can clean them up with a file. The laser cut makes them really hard . Great video must buy a mill to help me with my work 😊

@steamworx 16 күн бұрын

I did many by hacksaw before getting the mill, it’s not necessarily a time saver but saves a bit of filing! I must be doing the rounded ends wrong LBSC style, it does not work for me! Thanks for the comment!!

@tonywright8294 16 күн бұрын

Must say rounding the ends lbsc style is a right pain had to add bits of steel a few times to get over slip ups 😆 But it’s not the journey it’s the arrival that counts !

@steamworx 16 күн бұрын

@@tonywright8294 Amen to that!

@gagasmancave8859 15 күн бұрын

Cheers fir this just heated mine up let em cool and they are cleaning up much better

@steamworx 14 күн бұрын

@@gagasmancave8859 👍

@LesCollier 10 күн бұрын

What spec of steel did use ? Does it matter ?

@steamworx 10 күн бұрын

The steel I used was EN3 which is commonly known as bright mild steel (bms). Many modellers use stainless steel due to its anti rust properties, personally, after all the work that goes into them, I never let my locos go rusty! I don’t think it really matters what steel is used in this scale of modelling, the forces involved are not so great that the metallurgy is critical.