| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Spokesmann
Site Administrator
: 
Joined: 07 Jun 2007
Posts: 10391
Location: Plymouth, UK.
|
 Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 11:38 pm Post subject: |
 |
|
Go on pick a component!
_________________
 |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
silverfoxsteam
SE2 - steam enthusiast 2 star
:
Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 1359
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
|
| Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 7:44 am Post subject: |
|
|
OK - I think it'll be the firebox end just because I've never done any tinplate cutting & bending before!
_________________
Stephen
Silver Fox Steam
Just soldering on ....! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Spokesmann
Site Administrator
:
Joined: 07 Jun 2007
Posts: 10391
Location: Plymouth, UK.
|
| Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 8:15 am Post subject: |
|
|
| silverfoxsteam wrote: | | OK - I think it'll be the firebox end just because I've never done any tinplate cutting & bending before! |
Are you replaceing just the really bad front opening part?
_________________
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
silverfoxsteam
SE2 - steam enthusiast 2 star
:
Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 1359
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
|
| Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 2:16 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Spokesmann wrote: |
Are you replaceing just the really bad front opening part? |
Yes, that's the plan. The other bits are fine.
_________________
Stephen
Silver Fox Steam
Just soldering on ....! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Spokesmann
Site Administrator
:
Joined: 07 Jun 2007
Posts: 10391
Location: Plymouth, UK.
|
| Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 2:28 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Aye, a case of if it aint broke . . . .
_________________
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
silverfoxsteam
SE2 - steam enthusiast 2 star
:
Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 1359
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
|
| Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 6:18 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Spokesmann wrote: | | Aye, a case of if it aint broke . . . . |
Yeh - only in my case it's more of a case of ...
make sure I don't break it!!!!
_________________
Stephen
Silver Fox Steam
Just soldering on ....! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
silverfoxsteam
SE2 - steam enthusiast 2 star
:
Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 1359
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
|
| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 3:58 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Right then - the firebox end. I had a piece of tinplate that was with my old Hornby tinplate railway, 'though it wasn't anything to do with it! I think it was the body of a tipping wagon (road not rail). I recall my dad used to use it as an ash tray when we were playing with the 00 layout up in the attic, forty five years ago at least! Quite nostalgic really, the traces of ash where he stubbed them out are still there.
This is where someone tells me I've just cut up a hugely valuable piece of tinplate toy memrobelia - if that's true then PLEASE DON'T TELL ME!
The problem was that no single piece was big enough to replace the original part,so I went for a compromise. I made a new lower half and bolted them togther, (I didn't think soldering was a good idea!).
There we are - just needs cleaning and painting before reassembly.
_________________
Stephen
Silver Fox Steam
Just soldering on ....! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Spokesmann
Site Administrator
:
Joined: 07 Jun 2007
Posts: 10391
Location: Plymouth, UK.
|
| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 4:05 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Thats should look the business when de-rusted and painted. Excellent metal work Stephen. Ive just been cutting and marking brass sheet this afternoon for my new Arrow project - that looks quite fiddly esp with the locating tabs.
_________________
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Join! (free)
Profile 
Log in to check your private messages 
Log in 
FAQ 
Search 
Memberlist 
Usergroups
