04-21-2024, 10:25 AM
I have reached a milestone, if we count steps, I'm 50% finished. If we count time (almost 10 hours), I'm close to 50% done.
Step 4 finished off the drive train gears and ends in a test to see if it'll actually run. Well, it didn't seem to at first, but after determining that nothing was wrong, I find that it moves, just not steady and not without an occasional nudge. After spending a good hour on it, I put what I took off back on and declared it operational. Note the one gear at the end that has weights to use as a regulator. There are also and excessive number of gears, but then that adds to the charm of this trolley. Fortunately, I will only run it as a demo and relegate it to being a static display. Step 5 starts to add the enclosure walls and roof.
Step 4, gear train install:
Step 5, adding walls and partial roof:
Step 4 finished off the drive train gears and ends in a test to see if it'll actually run. Well, it didn't seem to at first, but after determining that nothing was wrong, I find that it moves, just not steady and not without an occasional nudge. After spending a good hour on it, I put what I took off back on and declared it operational. Note the one gear at the end that has weights to use as a regulator. There are also and excessive number of gears, but then that adds to the charm of this trolley. Fortunately, I will only run it as a demo and relegate it to being a static display. Step 5 starts to add the enclosure walls and roof.
Step 4, gear train install:
Step 5, adding walls and partial roof:
Don (ezdays) Day
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD