05-18-2015, 09:24 AM
Very nicely done, Bernhard. 
It's also interesting that the previous owner epoxied the axle bearings in place. From the photos, it appears that there was excessive slop within the slots in the frame. Since the usual practice is to solder the sideframes together in order to cut the bearing slots (so both sides will be identical) I wonder if the frame sides were not aligned properly when the frame was assembled, and that either the manufacturer or a previous owner enlarged the slots to compensate. In any case, whoever applied the epoxy must have made a jig to fit over the axles in order to keep them square to the frame and properly spaced while the epoxy set. Otherwise, it would not run so smoothly.
Wayne
It's also interesting that the previous owner epoxied the axle bearings in place. From the photos, it appears that there was excessive slop within the slots in the frame. Since the usual practice is to solder the sideframes together in order to cut the bearing slots (so both sides will be identical) I wonder if the frame sides were not aligned properly when the frame was assembled, and that either the manufacturer or a previous owner enlarged the slots to compensate. In any case, whoever applied the epoxy must have made a jig to fit over the axles in order to keep them square to the frame and properly spaced while the epoxy set. Otherwise, it would not run so smoothly.
Wayne