V2 4 wheel parcel van1/32 and G3

michael mott

Western Thunderer
It is good to have a few different types of nice and clamps when you need them

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A milestone was reached today…..would I do this again maybe but it would likely be a while.
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That’s it for now I’m off to watch the hockey game.
Michael
 

David Waite

Western Thunderer
That’s a Lovely job you have done there, it brings back memories,
I have done hot riveting in the big world but never on a model, I remember my first lesson don't place a rivet in the coals and look away I vaporised 3 rivets they were no where to be found not a trace I even sifted through the ashes in forge when it cooled to see if I could find something absolutely nothing I learnt quickly.
David.
 

michael mott

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Well the Edmonton Oilers won the 7th and deciding game and now head to the semifinals which is another best of seven games against the Dallas Stars.
Earlier I soldered up the footboard supports holding the parts in my third hand clamp. I am really glad that I took the time to make it because it has proven to be extremely versatile

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Yesterday I made a start on the wheel bearings took a while making up my mind which way to go about making them. In the end I chose to machine up the bulk of the bearings out of a solid piece of metal. I also realized that I needed to reduce the diameter of the axle between the wheel and the bearings so that it was smaller than the narrow section of the bearings. So a bit of remedial work on the axles also better match the prototype. Once the bearings are finally shaped the smaller details like the flanges that on the prototype hold the top
and bottom halves together can be soldered on along with the oiling cup at the front and top.

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Michael
 

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Lyndhurstman

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Lovely work, as ever. Your work also provides a glimpse of the niceties encountered by the real thing.

Your third hand clamp has a fan in me.

Cheers

Jan
 

Jon Nazareth

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I like the clamp too! Did you make it up as you went along, Michael, or did you have a set of drawings for it?

Jon
 

Jon Nazareth

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Michael
Does the steel go rusty with the fumes/heat from the action of soldering? Whenever I use steel or cast iron to hold things when soldering they always end up with a layer of rust on them.

Jon
 

michael mott

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Hi Jon I have not had a problem with rust the jaws on the spring grips were stainless, and the small steel parts are blued with heat and oil, the mini clamps on the one I use are duraluminiun. I have had some rust on the mini Lee valley clamps.
Michael
 

michael mott

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I had to sort out a couple of things and add some dimensions these are general and there is a lot of scope for variations the principles are what are important. I have saved the drawing as an autocad DXF a JPG and a PDF
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I hope this helps, I also have lots of photos of various types of additional clamps that slide into the top 3/16 hole. I used National Fine and Coarse threads, but these are arbitrary metric or BA equivalents would obviously work equally well \.

Michael
 

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Jon Nazareth

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I had to sort out a couple of things and add some dimensions these are general and there is a lot of scope for variations the principles are what are important. I have saved the drawing as an autocad DXF a JPG and a PDF
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I hope this helps, I also have lots of photos of various types of additional clamps that slide into the top 3/16 hole. I used National Fine and Coarse threads, but these are arbitrary metric or BA equivalents would obviously work equally well \.

Michael
Thank you Michael,
I managed to print off the above version.

Jon
 
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