simond
Western Thunderer
Back to the O13. There were no brake yokes, hangers or shoes, so I’m finding a way to provide some.
The shoes are 3DP, the yokes are made from flattened copper wire, made by passing several times through the rolling bars, and then annealed, and stretching to straighten. It came out about 0.6 x 1.2, on reflection starting with a slightly smaller wire might have been better, but I’m quite pleased.
The hangers are simply 0.7 NS wire soldered to the chassis. The shoes are slipped over them and superglued in place. I’ll trim the hangers in due course.
The gas tank is 3DP, with integral straps and nuts. I’ll pop a bit of guitar string in the vac cylinder to represent the armoured hose.
The roof is part done. Ventilators (3DP to replace very mediocre cast w/m) and twin rainstrips to add, along with cantrail gutters.
Roof handrails will be the last thing to add.
Does anyone have any information regarding the interior layout? I’m guessing there were benches and a brake hand wheel in the compartment. Maybe a desk?
I need to make some decent window bars. The photo in the book shows squares rather like weldmesh, much harder work than simple bars!
atb
Simon
The shoes are 3DP, the yokes are made from flattened copper wire, made by passing several times through the rolling bars, and then annealed, and stretching to straighten. It came out about 0.6 x 1.2, on reflection starting with a slightly smaller wire might have been better, but I’m quite pleased.
The hangers are simply 0.7 NS wire soldered to the chassis. The shoes are slipped over them and superglued in place. I’ll trim the hangers in due course.
The gas tank is 3DP, with integral straps and nuts. I’ll pop a bit of guitar string in the vac cylinder to represent the armoured hose.
The roof is part done. Ventilators (3DP to replace very mediocre cast w/m) and twin rainstrips to add, along with cantrail gutters.
Roof handrails will be the last thing to add.
Does anyone have any information regarding the interior layout? I’m guessing there were benches and a brake hand wheel in the compartment. Maybe a desk?
I need to make some decent window bars. The photo in the book shows squares rather like weldmesh, much harder work than simple bars!
atb
Simon
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paulc
Western Thunderer
Hi Simon , could you use something like a fly wire mesh for the window bars ? I guess it depends on the size of the squares .
simond
Western Thunderer
Thanks Paul,
the issue will be the size of the holes and the size of the wires. And buying the stuff. They probably don’t sell it in 4” squares!
I have a cunning plan involving a 3D printer, some thick black cotton and some superglue….
simond
Western Thunderer
Made a bit more progress on the O13
I wouldn’t normally fit couplings or buffers but given the weather, it’s not getting painted for a wee while, so it is temporarily assembled.
Footboards to do, plus whatever I can find out about the interior - and the window bars of course.
Another plea for interior details!!
(Van number 1399 is on the SVR - anyone visiting can send me any pictures?)
Cheers
Simon
simond
Western Thunderer
Annoyingly, my Ersa soldering iron has failed again…
I’ll look back to find the history but it failed when nearly new, RS were very good about it and it was replaced, but the same failure again - the wires at the strain relief into the actual iron have failed
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It’s used a fair bit, of course, but the boys at work use theirs (different model) 39 hours per week, and they don’t seem to fail…
well, right back in Feb 21 at the start of this thread. Four years? Not awful, but really not great, especially as it’s the same failure mode again.
lets see if Carol is still working at RS customer service!
I’ll look back to find the history but it failed when nearly new, RS were very good about it and it was replaced, but the same failure again - the wires at the strain relief into the actual iron have failed
.It’s used a fair bit, of course, but the boys at work use theirs (different model) 39 hours per week, and they don’t seem to fail…
well, right back in Feb 21 at the start of this thread. Four years? Not awful, but really not great, especially as it’s the same failure mode again.
lets see if Carol is still working at RS customer service!
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Rob R
Western Thunderer
Looks more Bagnall to me.
Can't quite make out the works plate unfortunately
PhilH
Western Thunderer
A useful tip when looking for an industrial loco with a name is the Industrial Locomotive Society's website: Industrial Locomotive Society which has a list of names of Industrial Locomotives identifying which locos carried them. As it happens MABEL seems to have been quite a popular name, carried by no less than 14 locos built by 9 different builders.
The loco in the photo is a Bagnall, Works No.1564 supplied new in June 1899 to the Corngreaves Furnace Co. at Cradley Heath. It was of 3'-2½" gauge - hence the absence of conventional buffers. The loco would have been brand new when the photo was taken.
The Corngreaves Furnace Co. had taken over the works of the New British Iron Co. at Corngreaves and in 1897 acquired the Fly and Black Wagon Collieries including the narrow gauge railway linking them to the works. The works had a varied history with different owners and included a network of narrow gauge lines serving various collieries, brickworks, and a canal wharf in addition to the ironworks itself. The Industrial Railway Society's West Midlands Handbook lists a total of 8 narrow gauge locomotives. The concern also had standard gauge locos and a connection to the GWR Corngreaves Branch. MABEL is recorded as scrapped at an unknown date, but all traffic on the narrow gauge had ceased by 1926 so it probably met its demise about that time.
The loco in the photo is a Bagnall, Works No.1564 supplied new in June 1899 to the Corngreaves Furnace Co. at Cradley Heath. It was of 3'-2½" gauge - hence the absence of conventional buffers. The loco would have been brand new when the photo was taken.
The Corngreaves Furnace Co. had taken over the works of the New British Iron Co. at Corngreaves and in 1897 acquired the Fly and Black Wagon Collieries including the narrow gauge railway linking them to the works. The works had a varied history with different owners and included a network of narrow gauge lines serving various collieries, brickworks, and a canal wharf in addition to the ironworks itself. The Industrial Railway Society's West Midlands Handbook lists a total of 8 narrow gauge locomotives. The concern also had standard gauge locos and a connection to the GWR Corngreaves Branch. MABEL is recorded as scrapped at an unknown date, but all traffic on the narrow gauge had ceased by 1926 so it probably met its demise about that time.
Stephen Freeman
Western Thunderer
Window bar - Blacksmith perhaps? Type 1 Coach Windows Grills - not sure if this etch is back yet. I have a photo of the van at SVR - its old tech so will need scanning. when I find it.
simond
Western Thunderer
Phil,
thank you so much for such a comprehensive reply, I'll tell Andrew who will be delighted!
cheers
Simon
simond
Western Thunderer
Spoke to very helpful lady at RS customer service. Unfortunately, the original order could not be found, so she could not offer me a free replacement. Frustrating, but I have shelled out £75 for a replacement iron, which will arrive tomorrow. A bit less than £20 per year. Ho hum.Annoyingly, my Ersa soldering iron has failed again…
I’ll look back to find the history but it failed when nearly new, RS were very good about it and it was replaced, but the same failure again - the wires at the strain relief into the actual iron have failed
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It’s used a fair bit, of course, but the boys at work use theirs (different model) 39 hours per week, and they don’t seem to fail…
well, right back in Feb 21 at the start of this thread. Four years? Not awful, but really not great, especially as it’s the same failure mode again.
lets see if Carol is still working at RS customer service!
Anyway, I can now take the existing one to bits, cut a couple of inches out of the cable and reassemble, I hope...
S
That sounds like a good price.
However looking in the Small Ads locally online here (Germany)
t, here are many second hand offers for Elegoo Mars 3d printers at around 75Euros
Sometimes they also come with wash and curers and packs of resin all in for around 100 Euros.
These printers have been getting good reviews, I think Giles was complimentary.
So is this a good deal, or are people bailing out because they can't get to grips with the tech?
Or is a S/H printer actually life expired?
Any thoughts?
Peter
Rob R
Western Thunderer
I suspect people are upgrading to the newer higher resolution printers - the latest Mars 5 pro is cheaper than my Mars 2 pro was when I got it new...
Stephen Freeman
Western Thunderer
I have attached a pdf
