waterloo traction engine .29 scale

[sawyer massey]

Well that made my head hurt lol
On to the plater gears......72 teeth it will be a while

 

[sawyer massey]

On plater gear cut....bore it out machine the spline all good I hope .

 

[sawyer massey]

That was a long day
Think I'll change the design for the others it's a lot of blind broaching and fitting
Bore it and the first on tomorrow

 

[sawyer massey]

That is a close fit .....but fits lol
On to mounting the backend now.

 

[sawyer massey]

This week's progress

 

[sawyer massey]

Looks more proper now
A member of the 6 building them has the rest .....hope he is done then by spring

 

[sawyer massey]

Hope to put it next weekend.....over 24 hrs in that pattern....time flys when you are having fun.

 

[johnmcc69]

Wow! Those parts look GREAT!

Nice work!

John

 

[sawyer massey]

Light up the foundry on the weekend....see how it goes ......caps finished but paint.

 

[sawyer massey]

Well ...it went
Box lifted on the intermediate gear usable but more grinding and filing for sure
Clutch gear ok and the cover plate for the intermediate gear is good

 

[sawyer massey]

On to the pattern shop to make the bracket.....

 

[sawyer massey]

Steering gear brackets and intermediate gear mount ...finally in iron

 

[GreenTwin]

That is a lot of iron casting.

Looks great !

.

 

[sawyer massey]

Well won't go out the man door lol 34 in wide...still alot to do but should be rolling by end of May ...

 

[sawyer massey]

On all four lol ....still have the steering gears stand and clutch to finish .... never ends .....

 

[sawyer massey]

Finally moving under it own power .....think I should clean the shop lol

 

[sawyer massey]

Ok... clutch is finished ....on to the lever and other parts that make it work lol

 

[sawyer massey]

Time to put on the jacket .....should be completed by the end of the month

 

[sawyer massey]

Waiting for boilers. 3&4 engines and mounts

 

[ninefinger]

That is quite the beast you're building. Looking good.