V2 4 wheel parcel van1/32 and G3

[michael mott]

Jigged up to make the braces, made replicating the ends much easier.


Then set up the home made mini drill for the holes before rounding the ends

There is also a cross bar to tie the hangers together.

Next the prototype for the outer brake levers these are curved to give clearance around the axle. The brake shoe hangers and brake shoes will need to be made in order to complete the geometry of all the connections.

Michael

 

[michael mott]

Since the brake shoes are going to be a fair bit of work to put together I began figuring out how to fabricate them. the space inside the open side is .091" and I just happened to have some .091" square brass in the brass drawer. next was to form the correct radius to match the wheel. I used the home made rail bender, it did not create a small enogh radius



so I popped in a couple of larger diameter bearings from the spare bearings drawer.






next a piece of brass to create the center section by making a channel that can be sliced into .091" bits and when set between the side plates will create the housing for the levers.

Michael

 

[michael mott]

I had a go at cutting the slot in the side panel by drilling a few holes then filing the slot to the correct size only 15 more to go.



The shoes are going to take a while apparently.
Michael

 

[michael mott]

A bit more work on batching the parts for the brake shoes

drilled all the holes to make the slots.
Michael