Ian_C's workbench - P4 and S7 allsorts - Threadmarks

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Crankpins
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1.2k

28 May 2017
Chassis jig
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800

31 May 2017
Coupling rods complete (nearly)
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1.1k

2 June 2017
Coupling rods complete (really)
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470

3 June 2017
Chassis jig
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240

2 July 2017
Cylinders
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610

9 July 2017
Motion brackets
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1.1k

29 July 2017
A couple of firsts
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230

20 August 2017
Union links
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660

20 August 2017
The axle experiment that's been brewing
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2.4k

3 September 2017
Axle and setting tool drawings
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14

3 September 2017
Pony truck
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240

3 September 2017
The quartering tool
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420

18 September 2017
Modifying the Slaters driving wheels
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1.1k

18 September 2017
48142 was ny number...
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1.1k

25 September 2017
Modified eccentric rod big ends
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580

2 October 2017
Modified eccentric rod big ends - assembly
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95

8 October 2017
Driving wheel balance weights
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740

9 October 2017
Smokebox, boiler and front chassis - looks like progress!
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420

15 October 2017
Smokebox liner rivets
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410

21 October 2017
A distraction - lathe and DRO
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210

11 November 2017
The missing drop link
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750

28 December 2017
"Obtain a running chassis" - part 1
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830

4 February 2018
Rolling chassis - first run video
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26

4 February 2018
"Obtain a running chassis" - part 2
Word Count

230

10 February 2018
"Obtain a running chassis" - part 3 - springtime
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550

10 February 2018
"Obtain a running chassis" - part 1b - side play
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290

12 February 2018
"Obtain a running chassis" - part 4 - coupling rods and under power
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470

12 February 2018
"Obtain a running chassis" - part 5 - cylinders, motion bracket and connecting rods
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920

26 February 2018
"Obtain a running chassis" - interlude - rolling road
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480

5 March 2018
Posting problems tonight?
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12

8 March 2018
“Obtain a running chassis” - part 6 - return crank and eccentric rod revisited
Word Count

540

9 March 2018
Connecting rod cinema
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6

9 March 2018
“Obtain a running chassis” - part 7 - valve gear pins
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240

12 March 2018
"Obtain a rolling chassis" - part 8 - valve gear complete
Word Count

690

17 March 2018
Brakes - loco brake cylinder
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170

25 March 2018
LMS tender plates and histories
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570

2 April 2018
Completing the chassis - part 1 - Gubbins, and some more brake parts
Word Count

980

3 April 2018
Completing the chassis - part 2 - sanding gear gubbins
Word Count

880

22 April 2018
Diversion - making parts to make tools to make parts to make models
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420

17 May 2018
Completing the chassis - part 3 - sanding gear complete
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280

29 May 2018
Completing the chassis - part 4 - Exhaust steam injector...and a progress report
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1k

30 May 2018
Completing the chassis - part 5 - more small details
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320

2 June 2018
Completing the chassis - part 6 - brake blocks at last and cylinder drains
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440

10 June 2018
Cab - making a new boiler backhead
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1.3k

7 August 2018
Cab taking shape - some light relief
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30

11 August 2018
The cab - backhead complete
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1.4k

19 August 2018
More backhead
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31

15 September 2018
Boiler, balancing and DCC
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1.1k

23 September 2018
...except...pants!
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450

26 September 2018
Boiler fittings and some virtual modelling
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630

29 September 2018
Boiler details
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510

30 September 2018
Boiler assembly - steam pipe covers - chimney
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540

6 October 2018
Sandbox fillers
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330

13 October 2018
Sandbox filler postscript and reversing rod
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380

21 October 2018
More boiler fittings and modeller's block?
Word Count

540

22 December 2018
Top feed cover from scratch - part 1
Word Count

660

29 December 2018
Top feed cover from scratch - part 2
Word Count

760

29 December 2018
Some more boiler fittings - the single cone ejector
Word Count

550

1 January 2019
Some more scratchbuilding - the live steam injector
Word Count

460

13 January 2019
Injector by silver soldering - new things to learn
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620

10 February 2019
More pipe fittings, a bit more silver soldering and grinding small lathe tools
Word Count

680

11 February 2019
Injector pipework complete and some brackets for the ejector exhaust pipe
Word Count

570

9 March 2019
Another small part - ejector exhaust elbow
Word Count

110

10 March 2019
Ejector complete and installed
Word Count

200

16 March 2019
Top feed pipe covers
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1.1k

31 March 2019
The Silvertown lubricators
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710

13 April 2019
Endless boiler - atomiser steam cock cover
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770

19 April 2019
Postscript to the atomiser cover!
Word Count

58

21 April 2019
Tube cleaning steam cock - and a new toy
Word Count

120

21 April 2019
AWS parts
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320

28 April 2019
AWS conduit clips
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280

3 May 2019
AWS done and fitted- mostly
Word Count

410

5 May 2019
AWS bash plate
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12

5 May 2019
AWS receiver mounting
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440

7 May 2019
The smokebox and a load of difficult stuff - part 1
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1.2k

19 May 2019
Smokebox door hinges - emotionally damaging and now a bit stuck
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330

26 May 2019
Reasonably close to a happy ending - and seeing what you're doing!
Word Count

270

26 May 2019
48142 has a face at last
Word Count

590

2 June 2019
Handrails and knobs
Word Count

610

9 June 2019
Slow progress with little things
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230

6 July 2019
MOK 8F oil boxes
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96

30 July 2019
8F sabbatical and a different thing entirely
Word Count

840

17 August 2019
Smokebox weights and speaker installation
Word Count

340

19 August 2019
Front vacuum pipe and associated clutter
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650

25 August 2019
Couplings - should be straightforward?
Word Count

880

8 September 2019
The cab roof
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1.6k

20 September 2019
More cab details - injector water valve control
Word Count

49

24 September 2019
More oil boxes for the cab
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280

26 September 2019
Cab interior progress
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210

27 September 2019
Fixing the backhead and another small cab fitting
Word Count

110

29 September 2019
Window glass from microscope cover slides - a method for cutting very thin glass
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500

5 October 2019
Progess on sliding cab windows
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500

6 December 2019
Sliding cab windows - theory meets reality!
Word Count

520

8 December 2019
A question on works plates and photo etch recommendations
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180

16 December 2019
Cab side wind deflectors
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530

22 December 2019
Works plates and Santa's coming
Word Count

170

22 December 2019
Happy Christmas - and Santa brings a new book
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210

26 December 2019
Deflector glass & paint
Word Count

19

4 January 2020
Cab doors, with added files, flux and RSU
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1.1k

4 January 2020
Sweet and tender romance...
Word Count

520

27 January 2020
Tender compensation beams - minor mods
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460

2 February 2020
Tender rolling chassis and compensating the front axle
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480

8 February 2020
Tender water scoop gear
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1.1k

1 March 2020
Just checking in...
Word Count

180

5 April 2020
Tender brake hangers
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700

18 April 2020
All together now...
Word Count

310

19 April 2020
Tender pickups, DCC decoder and bodywork
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650

21 April 2020
Tender compensation beams again!
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130

21 April 2020
Into a corner, and back out again...
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1000

26 April 2020
Tender water filler and lid - just for fun!
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300

30 April 2020
Progress on the tender body
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1.6k

3 May 2020
Did I say 'end of the tunnel'?
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300

5 May 2020
3D printing excursion
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250

10 May 2020
Some 3D printed axleboxes, DCC first start up, and a dangerous distraction
Word Count

980

16 May 2020
3D printed loco and tender plates?
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310

17 May 2020
3D printed loco and tender plates
Word Count

180

22 May 2020
The drawbar
Word Count

300

24 May 2020
Electrical connection - teeny weeny connectors
Word Count

450

25 May 2020
Nearly done with the wiring, and some mechanical tweaks
Word Count

670

30 May 2020
It's been a while, but here's a little progress - the whistle
Word Count

110

4 August 2020
A not so quick diversion in 4mm
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410

29 September 2020
Back to the 8F - the fall plate
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420

30 September 2020
Loco to tender hose connections
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320

1 October 2020
All together now...
Word Count

220

4 October 2020
Cab doors again, and some thinking about paint
Word Count

970

25 October 2020
Paint drying contraption
Word Count

570

1 November 2020
Last knockings on the tender, and some paint at last.
Word Count

790

29 November 2020
On with the BR Grey!
Word Count

880

12 December 2020
Decals and some virtual weathering
Word Count

540

19 December 2020
Some progress with painting and weathering, and some useful knick nacks.
Word Count

940

31 December 2020
Weathering the driving wheels
Word Count

420

1 January 2021
Random pics from the finishing process
Word Count

42

2 January 2021
Missing bits & last minute additions
Word Count

510

10 January 2021
Part way through the painting and weathering process
Word Count

200

16 January 2021
More weathering
Word Count

610

24 January 2021
Modelu head and tail lamp diversion - mounting bracket modification
Word Count

580

30 January 2021
Forgot to ask - lamp etiquette
Word Count

55

30 January 2021
Phil O's crosshead teaser
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17

31 January 2021
Finishing the Modelu lamps
Word Count

170

31 January 2021
Three and a half years later...
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26

31 January 2021
More 8F photos I'm afraid
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260

6 February 2021
Can't resist just one more...
Word Count

9

6 February 2021
What's next? Another 2-8-0. Bradwell WD in P4
Word Count

260

14 February 2021
Back in business - the boiler
Word Count

1k

27 February 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 in S4 - boiler fittings, oil boxes and the wrong tender wheels
Word Count

450

6 March 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 in S4 - tender wheels onto axles
Word Count

550

7 March 2021
Slidebars and crossheads and jewellery
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1.1k

21 March 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - more cylinders and motion brackets
Word Count

820

29 March 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - the pony truck
Word Count

770

3 April 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - coming together
Word Count

98

3 April 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - chassis measurement and analysis
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1.1k

4 April 2021
Diversion - some remarkable modelling in France
Word Count

44

11 April 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - the valve gear - part 1
Word Count

330

17 April 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - crankpin knack, and victory in the War of Gibson's Wheel
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2.3k

3 May 2021
The taper
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82

5 May 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - epic diversions, and crankpins again - wheel form tools
Word Count

670

4 June 2021
Stop press - leading crankpins clear crosshead!
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350

15 June 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - getting round the bend
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410

11 July 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - A problem, and time for a re-think
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1.3k

27 July 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - some gearbox parts and one workshop tips
Word Count

570

3 August 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - the motor arrives, further complications, the drive train is assembled
Word Count

800

10 August 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - sledgehammer walnut wheel quartering
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1.1k

12 August 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - my little pony truck and some DCC
Word Count

960

28 August 2021
Loco storage box
Word Count

300

29 August 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - electrics done
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750

5 September 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - Weight and springs and valve gear things
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1.4k

29 September 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - the return cranks
Word Count

890

4 October 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - eccentric rod pin
Word Count

170

19 October 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - working valve gear and motion, springs, brake shoes
Word Count

420

21 November 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - Brakes that really do bring you to a stop...
Word Count

430

27 November 2021
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - injectors (welcome back threadmarks)
Word Count

910

26 January 2022
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - sanding gear
Word Count

510

6 February 2022
Bradwell WD 2-8-0 - big bits coming together at last
Word Count

440

12 February 2022
The 'no update' update
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1.4k

17 April 2022
Another no-upate update - and season's greetings
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130

25 December 2022

My apologies for any interuptions - however the forum updates have been applied - sucessfully it appears unless someone tells me otherwise!

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