12" working railroad

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Re: 12" working railroad

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Just need to tap the holes in the ends of the tanks and bottom(condensate drains) 1/8 NPT and this fabrication is finally done.
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I got the angles finished (I don't know what they are called), with some detail and mounted them.
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Footboards?
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Yeah I guess so. I did my own thing here compared to a fabricated/bolted frame S12. The bolted seam is usually further up the pilot, but would have required a large lap seam or to have the lower steps bolt onto this part of the pilot. This way I can remove the angles and repair and repaint them, or replace them entirely if I find a way to make 1/6th scale grating :)
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The wheels aren't going to turn themselves, so I figured it was time to get started on them.
The laser cut wheel blanks are pretty accurate, I was able to chuck them up on the outside and just finish ream the last .015" out of the hole with a .998" reamer with no noticeable wobble. These are the 6-5/8" diameter blanks for my riding car.
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Then I grabbed a chunk of 3" round stock from the rem shelf to use for my hub for turning wheels. This lathe is a beast, I took ~3/16" depths of cut whittling that end down closer to 1" and then drilled and power tapped the hole 5/8" NC.
Next it will go in the mill for a drive dog bolt hole, and then when I am ready to turn the wheels I will turn the hub to the final diameter and not remove it from the chuck so everything spins true.
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Nice set up. If the rest of us were so fortunate!
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Motive power : 1902 A.S.Campbell 4-4-0 American - 12 5/8" gauge, 1955 Ottaway 4-4-0 American 12" gauge

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It's not mine obviously, perks of my workplace :D
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I made a fixture from a bolt and a scrap of flat stock for drilling a drive bolt hole in my wheels so they don't spin on the hub.
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I turned 8 wheels tonight for the riding car. Not completely though, I will press them onto the axles and then turn the tapers after that.
Pics coming if they ever send to my email....
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Here are some pictures. Loving the power on this lathe. 1 cut for the 6-1/2" overall diameter, 2 roughing passes and one finish pass for the 6" wheel surface. Less than 10 minutes each once I get all the dials setup.
Next step I'm going to turn the recess in the face of each wheel, then press them on the axles.
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The flanges and gaskets got cut for the muffler, I welded the flange on and this is finally done!
I chucked the hub up in the lathe again and turned the faces of all my wheels so they have a little bit of recess just for looks.
Surprisingly the hub only had about .001" total run-out when chucked back up in the 3-jaw, so I put some marks on both of them to align the right jaw with the hub next time.
Included a picture of the lathe I have access to, a big thanks to my workplace for being able to use this monster.
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That’s a big boy, right enuf! Gives new meaning to hobby shop work...
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