Diary of Building Katie from Roundhouse |
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8th August 2011
The frames have been primed as have the buffers. |
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Buffer beams painted and centre buffers
fitted.
Used parts count 18
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The painted frames red on the inside and black on the out side now have their buffer beams fitted. |
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The two axles. Note the square ends to ensure that the quartering of the wheels is correct or more precisely the quartering of the cranks which are set at 90 degrees to each other with the right hand side by tradition leading. |
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In the photos the 4 insulated wheel
have been put on the axles.
Used parts count 24 |
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In the photo the cranks have been
fitting by pressing into place by fingers initially and then with a tool
makers clamp.
Used parts count 28 |
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The wheel back to back spacing is
then set with the special spacer provided ensuring that there is similar
end float on each side of the wheel.
As the special spacer and allen key are considered as tools there is no increase in the Used parts count. |
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The coupling rod that link the motion
of the wheel together are next fitted. This takes time as slightly elongating
of the crank on each side was required both to the front and rear of the
short crank pin. With this completed the wheel rotated 360 Degrees without
binding.
Used parts count 32 |
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The two cylinders were removed from the packing | ||||||||||
The "Superheater" was removed from the boiler kit and the two "O" required were located inside the union. They were removed in readiness for fitting. | ||||||||||
The two cylinders were fitted. Bending
of the pipe work was not easy in situ so for the second cylinder the pipework
was bent before fitting.
Used parts count 42 including all bolts and washers |
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Then the valve was placed on the
top of the valve seating and a fine "O" ring placed ready to sit in the recess
of the valve chest. the valve chest was then carefully put into place and
secured lightly by the 2 brass screw.
Used parts count 48 |
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One side of the Super heater was
attached having put the union on the pipe followed by the "O" ring
The second valve was silmilarly fitted and also connected to the super heater. One additional screw was used to hole one valve chest but 2 additional on the other side. Used parts count 54 |
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