The KS4415 project is full of contrasts: after the last report of heat, team work & big hammers, now a report on one person working carefully & precisely.
Each axlebox has 4 bolts which connect the upper (keep) part of the axlebox to the springs. Of the 24 bolts, 6 were considered unfit for re-use. Dave Linton has manufactured 7 new ones: 6 for fitting, one ‘just in case’. The drawing below shows the various components. Dave had previously made the spring clamp plates.
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| Overview of the components |
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| Roughing out in the lathe |
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| A machinist's half-dozen |
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| Some brutal attention from a hacksaw |
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| Tickled off to fit in the milling machine |
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| Rather sexy, if you like that kind of thing |
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| With the Kerr Stuart drawing |
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| This is what the finished product looks like |
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| The view from the top of the axlebox, with one of the old bolts for company |
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