New Electric boxcab Project
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Re: New Electric boxcab Project
Very nice. Can't wait to see the next pictures you post.
I wish Chaski had "like" buttons like facebook
I woukd be using it a lot!
Fred
I wish Chaski had "like" buttons like facebook
I woukd be using it a lot!
Fred
Re: New Electric boxcab Project
I asked about having one for the board, some time ago. The owner has a very busy schedule, putting his kids through college and working many hours. I'll try to gently remind him, so it might be included in the upgrade that is overdue, thanks to his busy schedule. All in good time, FredFredR wrote:Very nice. Can't wait to see the next pictures you post.
I wish Chaski had "like" buttons like facebook
I woukd be using it a lot!
Fred
Harold
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Re: New Electric boxcab Project
That would be cool.
Still tried to find the like button Bad habits ...
Still tried to find the like button Bad habits ...
Harold_V wrote:I asked about having one for the board, some time ago. The owner has a very busy schedule, putting his kids through college and working many hours. I'll try to gently remind him, so it might be included in the upgrade that is overdue, thanks to his busy schedule. All in good time, FredFredR wrote:Very nice. Can't wait to see the next pictures you post.
I wish Chaski had "like" buttons like facebook
I woukd be using it a lot!
Fred
Harold
Re: New Electric boxcab Project
hey all,
last weekend I took the engine out to the opening day for the PNLS in Mollala, OR. was well received even if it was a very large paperweight at the moment. the trucks are just about done as is the body.
last weekend I took the engine out to the opening day for the PNLS in Mollala, OR. was well received even if it was a very large paperweight at the moment. the trucks are just about done as is the body.
Re: New Electric boxcab Project
some more pictures
sides being built and at the train park.
I tried rolling her down the tracks but with no suspension, an pins to hold the frame, she just derailed.
this past week we hammered out the equalizing suspension and with a few tweaks still to work on, shes almost ready to roll through some curves and switches
Jason
sides being built and at the train park.
I tried rolling her down the tracks but with no suspension, an pins to hold the frame, she just derailed.
this past week we hammered out the equalizing suspension and with a few tweaks still to work on, shes almost ready to roll through some curves and switches
Jason
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so,
after some time figuring out how we were going to rig up the suspension we finally came up with a plan an executed it in precision military style..... well ok, it was allot of trial and error, and "what do you thinks?" and "we dont have any of those, and this is what we got's " but as you can see, shes fully equalized.
the fasteners and bar stock will all be replaced with laser cut pieces and the screws and bolts replaced with pins. but the truck rolls and as one set of wheels goes up, the other down. AWESOME!
more to come
Cheers
Jason
after some time figuring out how we were going to rig up the suspension we finally came up with a plan an executed it in precision military style..... well ok, it was allot of trial and error, and "what do you thinks?" and "we dont have any of those, and this is what we got's " but as you can see, shes fully equalized.
the fasteners and bar stock will all be replaced with laser cut pieces and the screws and bolts replaced with pins. but the truck rolls and as one set of wheels goes up, the other down. AWESOME!
more to come
Cheers
Jason
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Hey all,
And here is a quick video of the suspension in action.
cheers
Jason
And here is a quick video of the suspension in action.
cheers
Jason
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Remember it isnt the size that matters. What matters most is that you feel what you have done is correct. Some one will always come along with something bigger. Yet as the addage says..... Bigger they are, the harder they fallbtlnco wrote:at PNLS the size through me off, at home she look huge, but put her next to a 1.6 scale SW, and she isnt all that big
One of the reasons I got rid of the behemoth I had.
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Why, that sounds exactly like military style......btlnco wrote:it was allot of trial and error, and "what do you thinks?" and "we dont have any of those, and this is what we got's "
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Re: New Electric boxcab Project
Hey all,
Sorry I haven't posted much on the boxcab.
the picture below is the rolling chassis. works pretty good, needs some tweaking. kept derailing. have some other tricks. that andwere adding deeper flanges, and profiling the wheels which should let them track a bit better and not want to climb the rail as much.
I had the floor cut out and now Im ready to mount the body to the floor as soon as I can rig up a way to secure the flooring so I can remove for a shop tear-down.
almost ready to mount the motors and give it the test.
Painting to follow.. still undecided on what color/s to paint.
cheers
Jason
Sorry I haven't posted much on the boxcab.
the picture below is the rolling chassis. works pretty good, needs some tweaking. kept derailing. have some other tricks. that andwere adding deeper flanges, and profiling the wheels which should let them track a bit better and not want to climb the rail as much.
I had the floor cut out and now Im ready to mount the body to the floor as soon as I can rig up a way to secure the flooring so I can remove for a shop tear-down.
almost ready to mount the motors and give it the test.
Painting to follow.. still undecided on what color/s to paint.
cheers
Jason
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I suspect your de-rail problem will diminish when you get some weight going, to make the equilizing go to work for you. The climbing over is a symptom of too stiff or too light for the weight. So being bare, I think you have it close.
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I can speak for Jason, the equalization is very flexible, in the last pic (shot at my place)steamin10 wrote:I suspect your de-rail problem will diminish when you get some weight going, to make the equilizing go to work for you. The climbing over is a symptom of too stiff or too light for the weight. So being bare, I think you have it close.
yes more weight will help but we have determined the need to be adjusted because of the long wheel base, the "point" of the flange is making contact with the rail head and allowing it to climb. (they are still in a rough state and was never finished)
the wheel sets out at my house and i will be "finishing" the wheels in the next couple days.
then they should be fine
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