29th April continued The four corners were linked part drilled and bolted part glued.. While the super glue set the corners were held in place by light weight clamps. Checks were made that the corners were at right angles. Sorry about the reflection but the surface plate is a piece of glass. When setting the cylinders in place the front pair of angle face forwards !!!
30th April 2023 The last angles are stuck in place to secure eventually the cylinder block to frames.
So the holes of the previous glued angle parts is done and the photo shows the final glueing up using the wooden block to centre at the rear. before the last gluing of the frames followed by drilling. I guess they will be unbolted many times before the loco is in a finished state.
1st May 2023 All the angle pieces now drill ed and fitted temporarily as they will need to come off again and set the right way up..
So the next parts to consider are the horn plates for the loco. I had these laser cut months ago. They are three different profiles from left to right, Front Centre, Rear. the plans show the positions based up on the centre line of the horn blocks. They will be covered in marking out blue and the the fixing points marked and drill as a pair in each case. The location of each will be marked and drilling on the side pieces of the chassis which will also be bolted together so that they are a marched pair. So a lot to think about and prepare.
This is from the plan and shows that rivets are required !!!! I must check I have plenty in stock !!
2nd May 2023 The horns were glued together in preparation for being drilled.
Marking out fluid applied so marking out can be done soon.
3rd May 2023 Measuring the position for the horns was not easy as I had to add inches and fraction of inches and then subtract half the width of the horns. Eventually is was achieved. The measurements were double checked and then treble checked as I did not want to make a mistake.
I need to establish dimension which are not initially readily seen on the plans. The plan indicates that the part which slides in the horn and its added block is 1/2" wide which with the horn itself 1/8" indicates that the block must have a thickness of 3/8"
The spacing of the rivets is 13mm horizontally and 10mm vertically distance from end is approx 6mmm!! Metal and rivets not ordered from Maidstone Model Engineering.
5th May 2023 Made up the needed adaptor  from M12 to 3/8"UNC for the new mill cutter so the the shaft that holds it in place can join with it. A second one was made for the drill holder
8th May 2023 After a break to watch King Charles III Coronation and Coronation Concert I decided to finish drilling  all the rivet holes in the axle box horns.