rake60
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I'm not a big fan of laggings on model engines, but they are easy enough
to make with no special tools required.
First a strip of thin sheet metal is cut from whatever stock is available.
For this one a stock hunt ended at the recycling bins on the back porch.
The strip was cut to the finish width of the lagging I planned to make.
To determine the length I took the diameter of the round ends X Pi (3.14159)
to get the calculated circumference. That gets it real close but depending on
the thickness of the sheet metal, some adjustments may be necessary.
Next the cut out areas to clear the flat sides of the cylinder are calculated
and cut away. To get it round I roll the stock on both directions around a
smaller O.D. piece of stock.
After doing that it will simply snap into place on the cylinder.
And it looks like.... Well to me, a cheap piece of tin wrapped around a
carefully shaped and crafted cylinder. It probably won't stay on this
model, but it might.
It's a matter of personal preference.
Rick
to make with no special tools required.
First a strip of thin sheet metal is cut from whatever stock is available.
For this one a stock hunt ended at the recycling bins on the back porch.
The strip was cut to the finish width of the lagging I planned to make.
To determine the length I took the diameter of the round ends X Pi (3.14159)
to get the calculated circumference. That gets it real close but depending on
the thickness of the sheet metal, some adjustments may be necessary.
Next the cut out areas to clear the flat sides of the cylinder are calculated
and cut away. To get it round I roll the stock on both directions around a
smaller O.D. piece of stock.
After doing that it will simply snap into place on the cylinder.
And it looks like.... Well to me, a cheap piece of tin wrapped around a
carefully shaped and crafted cylinder. It probably won't stay on this
model, but it might.
It's a matter of personal preference.
Rick