The Home Machinist!

I have the frames, drivers, axles, and four of the six axle boxes to what I believe is a Coventry K4. I bought these parts a decade ago. The frames have a taper on one edge of the axle box cutouts for an adjustable wedge. I think replicating this feature in live steam is rather rare. The drivers have 17 spokes, the middle drivers are blind. The axle bearing surfaces are machined to .6875 and are within a few tenths of each other.











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Keith Taylor will know for sure what this is part of. Why a blind driver? this should be interesting. Tapered axel boxes?

John says the frames do not follow Coventry’s lines, not sure about the drivers either. Were 17 spokes common only to Pennsy designs?


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The prototype K4 was originally built with a center (main) driver blind. That was unusual for a 3 drivered main line locomotive. Early on it was tired and they remained tired until they were scrapped.

17 spokes is not just a Pennsy thing. The Southern Ps4 pacific had 17 spoke drivers as did others.

Jerry

Hmm, guess I will sell the wheel castings and frame.
I just purchased a new 12x36 lathe decked out with a DRO, coolant system, micrometer carriage stop, etc.
Time to make room in the shop and sell some stuff...
John, I still want to support what you are doing, I promise to buy some castings from you.