09-26-2009, 08:18 PM
Yea Doc. The central ordered 47 of them from Brooks in 1899-1901. They were the only camelbacks built in this wheel arrangement. They even rebuilt 24 of them in 1945, but all were scraped by 1951.
Today's project....
Lets build a valve gear hanger.
The K-1's had a very distinctive hanger , I'll use brass because I can press rivets and bend the angles. It will also be stronger than plastic.
I took some measurements, marked out the brass, and cut a rough shape.
I need to cut out the centers of the roughly triangular portions of the hanger so I drilled some small holes in the aria that I have to remove and then I'll file the rest out. So that I don't destroy the thin brass I took a block of wood and cut a slit in it with a razor saw. I can slip the hanger in it and it will hold the hanger nicely so I won't mangle it as I file.
Here you can see a pic of the prototype hanger and the one that I cut. It definitely stands out as an important detail in the character of the loco, I am trying to capture the same look.
Today's project....
Lets build a valve gear hanger. The K-1's had a very distinctive hanger , I'll use brass because I can press rivets and bend the angles. It will also be stronger than plastic.
I took some measurements, marked out the brass, and cut a rough shape.
I need to cut out the centers of the roughly triangular portions of the hanger so I drilled some small holes in the aria that I have to remove and then I'll file the rest out. So that I don't destroy the thin brass I took a block of wood and cut a slit in it with a razor saw. I can slip the hanger in it and it will hold the hanger nicely so I won't mangle it as I file.
Here you can see a pic of the prototype hanger and the one that I cut. It definitely stands out as an important detail in the character of the loco, I am trying to capture the same look.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew