08-10-2011, 03:21 PM
I'll have to see if I have some better photos of the brake assemblies. They were a bit of a pain in the butt, but I thought the trucks looked a little bare without them.
I couldn't find better photos so I made an oversized assembly that is easier to see.
A closeup of the shoe.
The gaps were filled with solder.
Then filed to shape.
The shoe was arched and the face filed to the contour of the wheel. The hanger was threaded through the shoe then mounted in holes drilled in the side frame and gearbox.
The H beam was then glued to the arm on the shoe. Some material needed to be removed from the H beam to clear the universals.
I couldn't find better photos so I made an oversized assembly that is easier to see.
A closeup of the shoe.
The gaps were filled with solder.
Then filed to shape.
The shoe was arched and the face filed to the contour of the wheel. The hanger was threaded through the shoe then mounted in holes drilled in the side frame and gearbox.
The H beam was then glued to the arm on the shoe. Some material needed to be removed from the H beam to clear the universals.
Ray Marinaccio