Second time lucky ! I’ve tidied up the valve chest cover casting with some micromesh – although I expect I’ll paint it eventually.
Progress so far…
Archive for February, 2010
Top and bottom cylinder covers completed. Fairly simple with a bit of cut-and-try to get a nice fit in the cylinder. I used the parting tool to make the top cover in one operation.
Assembly so far. I’ve also drilled, tapped and installed the studs to hold the soleplate to the boxbed.
Initial setup of the valve chest in the 4-jaw, using parallels to hold work clear of the jaws.
Top and bottom facing done, remounted with soft jaws to clean up the sides of the casting.
Turning completed – part now marked out in preparation for drilling clearance holes for mounting bolts. In doing so I noticed one centre pop needed ‘drawing’ over slightly, so one more tap and……
Disaster. Off to the Stuart Models website to order a spare !
Why does this always happen when you’ve done all the machining…. ?