The Home Machinist!

LOL Chooch. Well they are work I totally agree. Well about half the grabs are installed at this point. Think it really makes things pop and not seem so blah anymore. Once these are on and the loco is brought back to a running state this is how she will stay for a while. After the move gets completed...

Wanted to post a quick blurb. Started reassembling last night. Lots of rewiring for the new amp and the headlight. Took longer than I expected so it may add an extra day or 2 to the process.

Jason

Ok just a brief follow up from my last post. All grabs painted. Holes drilled in cab. And the new steps installed after a week of cure time.

Jason

Just about finished the marking and drilling of the grabs on the cab. Also have been painting the grabs as I finish using them for the marking/drilling guides as they are ever so slightly different since they were all hand made without a jig. Hope to install them come friday or saturday.

Jason

Chooch, This is where I do take great pride in saying. No jig and no heat was used. All pieces were pre-measured, cut, and carefully hand bent in a vise at the pre-measured marks to ensure equal bends and lengths. I will admit there were a few rejects during the process from not paying attention to ...

Another day in the garage resulted in a full set of grabs for the boxcab ready to paint and mount. Hope to get the stirrups completed while the paint is curing on the grabs.

Jason

Mike in my boxcab which uses a 500w motor. The 25 got warm so I went with the 50 for headroom.

Jason

Thanks for the kind words Chooch. I have drawings for a muffler on top. Just need to get to that point. Tackling the little stuff like the grabs, steps, and stirrups. After that the cut levers and muffler will follow. Windows will be one of the last items as I don't want to risk damaging them while ...

So spent the weekend finishing up the painting and assembly of the cab and chassis. Over all I am happy with the outcome.

Now working on the steps, grabs, stirrups, etc. At this point which is the quitting point for today I have completed 1 set of 2 door grabs.

Jason

Painting has halted for the weekend as its now time to let everything dry and setup before moving on to the main colors for the cab and roof. Doors and headlight are done and are what colors they will be.

Jason

I never liked the arrangement of the speakers. Also the amp that was in the loco was just not up to par for powering the sound system. So that was changed and requires a complete rearranging of the rest of the internals. So as a result a small vertical tower speaker box was made and the new 400W amp...

So wanted to post a little update. After 2 meets and a few transportation issues. I have decided that I was not happy with the arrangement inside the cab. So I have started the updating and painting of the cab. Also installation of a headlight. Going to be working on it all weekend. Here are a few p...