Final Week This week, the front rear panel for 5668’s tank was painted, bolted on and reamed ready for riveting and a start made on refurbishing the maker’s name plate from the turntable at Robertsbridge. Work continued on assembling the all new components of the front and rear draw hooks and screw couplings and, as the fixing nut for the … Read More
Blast Pipe Casting and Machining Connecting and Coupling Rods Latest Boiler Progress
Week Four On Tuesday, the rear panels for 5668’s second water tank were delivered and painted, 4253’s crank pin nut spanner was finished and we also painted most of the cladding sheets for loco 65 to help the overhaul on its way. Friday saw completion of the machining of the new intermediate rod which was delivered to Rolvenden on Saturday whereupon, … Read More
Week Four Main activity this week has been mocking up the damper door operating rods for 4253’s ashpan. The original levers had the ends cut off and new ones welded on so that we had round holes to attach to the bell cranks rather than the worn, oval ones. The rod brackets made last week were riveted to the damper doors, jigs … Read More
Final Week This week, the repairs on the rear ducket for 5668’s bunker were completed and it received its first undercoat. The support brackets were too corroded to reuse so new ones were shaped and drilled. The new casting for the water gauge arrived but, sadly, it had a couple of cracks and wasn’t actually the right one anyway! 4253’s new blast … Read More
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