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Hudson Honey
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Re: my project

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Faced tender wheels to thickness and bored the axle holes. Think I'm going to get one of those flange tools someone here makes and sells.
Axles are done......truck frames have been built up for a while. Need to dismantle them and finish machine them for the journal boxes and binders.

Slowly getting moving again,

Pamela
mikes5785

Re: my project

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Good to see you making progress again

Mike
boaterri
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Good to see you back.

Rick
boomerralph
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Re: my project

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Hello Pam,

Good to see you back!

Jeff Dute, new owner of Loco Parts, has a good flange tool.
He is a good guy and can be very helpful.

Ralph
Ralph M. Reese
St. Augustine, FL
Under Construction
LE Pacific
Allen 10 Wheeler
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Re: my project

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From the marketplace:

I have been asked by few people to do another run of flange tools for 7 1/4" - 7 1/2" gauge standards. This run will be different in the last runs whereas there will be .100 space in the groove (Flange). This will allow one side of flange to be cut then the carriage moved .100” and the other side cut. This will help the lighter machines to be able to form the flange and reduce chatter.
The tool will be 1/2” square, 8% COBALT tool with profile ground on both ends. This profile is ground through the tool so that the toll can be sharpened without affecting the profile.
The last batch of tools cost $126.10 each, I would like to think that cost did not change too much over the last 2 years, but no guarantees and I am not holding my breathe. The price depends on quantity of tools. Below is link to the posts concerning the previous run of form tools.
If you are interested please send me a PM message so I can get numbers together. I will consider making some without the .100” gap in the groove (flange) if there is a desire. I do not accept any payments until tools are ready to ship.
http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/vie ... 30&t=83343

Jeff
Ralph M. Reese
St. Augustine, FL
Under Construction
LE Pacific
Allen 10 Wheeler
mikes5785

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Post by mikes5785 »

Hey Pam

Hope things are going OK

Mike
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Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
Ralph M. Reese
St. Augustine, FL
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LE Pacific
Allen 10 Wheeler
Hudson Honey
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Re: my project

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Ok...so it's been like for freakin ever. But lots of progress today.
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mikes5785

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Gorgeous work!! Welcome back
Mountaineer
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Welcome back! I learn something from all your posts.

Mountaineer.
Hudson Honey
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Ok.....photos I took today are all blurry........but cut a whole bunch on the journal boxes. Also figured I don't need a tooling plate for the truck frames.....you'll see how that will be done a bit later.

Will take better photos tomorrow when I near the finish point on boxes.

Onward,

Pamela
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dwilloughby
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Re: my project

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Wheels, wheels, and more wheels. Wait until you start your passenger cars, more wheels than the law allows. Cheers from LV.
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