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[Bernhard]

You are a real perfectionist! Anyone else would have just left the first version, because no one looks that closely anyway.

Bernhard

[Bill Gill]

You're right, as small as the changes are, new version looks even better than the first. 

[finescalerr]

Silly me. I thought the first one was perfect .... -- Russ

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@Bernhard
Sometimes things go a little more perfect. It is not important to me to finish as quickly as possible ... I would also be annoyed if I had finished something half-heartedly.

@Bill
Sometimes it's the little things that make a big difference.

@Russ
To err is human ;-)


Some parts have already been put together for testing ...

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I still don't like the wheels - they are being redrawn and printed. The tread is simply too narrow!


Then a few fiddly jobs followed,

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... I shortened the M0.6mm screws before assembly. Once again, a 0.5mm thick sheet metal helped, in which 0.5mm holes were drilled and then the 0.6mm thread was cut.
After the required hexagon screws with a 0.3mm thick washer each had been mounted, the threads on the back of the sheet were cut off and sanded flush on a sandpaper tray.
Now all threads have a length of 0.8 mm and could be screwed into the axle bearings and soldered without the axles being obstructed.

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When it comes to the braking system, I want to see whether I can make it work.

When comparing some of the prototype photos it was noticed - again only at the "second look" - that I had milled the base plate on the brakeman's side a little too short to fit all the small parts with reasonable distances.

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The wheels are markedly oversized in the picture above. They are later turned to final dimensions with a steel section.

So the base plate gets an artificial extension of 1.0mm. For better durability, I milled the part on the underside with two protruding surfaces from a 2.0mm MS58 from two sides.

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The guide block for the brake lever will follow!

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:!:

[Hauk]

Those bolts are pieces of jewelery!

[finescalerr]

Unglaublich! -- Russ

[Ray Dunakin]

I love watching your progress on this project. The precision and attention to detail is fascinating.

[Barney]

"Incredible"
Barney

[fspg2]

The main thing that bothers me about the wheels is the width of the wheels. Especially since the brake pads on the original have significantly more contact surface.


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The retaining tabs of the brake yoke were milled from 0.4mm nickel silver.
The respective kinks were milled in on both sides with a 92˚ box graver 0.2 mm deep. click
The four 2.0mm rivets ensured the exact positioning of the two sides.


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The retaining tabs were pressed into shape with the help of a small brass gauge.


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[finescalerr]

Superb. -- Russ

[fspg2]

The parts are slowly coming together.


The axle bearing of the brake lever was put together from 3 small milled parts and the side limit stop was soldered on from a 2.0mm half-round rod.


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The brake lever crossbar still required two lateral 0.5mm and 0.8mm holes. For this purpose, the rod was inserted vertically into a corresponding cutout and fixed with adhesive tape.


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The small brake lever consists of a milled base body into which the 1.5mm axle and a rivet with a head diameter of 3.4mm were soldered.


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Then all finished parts were sandblasted, cleaned under soapy water with a toothbrush and dried on the heater. Then the browning took place.


The proportions seem to fit.


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In order to facilitate the precise alignment of the tracks for driving over from the turntable to the siding, I milled a 0.5mm recess on the underside of the transfer platform (Fig. 177).
A 6.0mm neodymium magnet is glued in here.


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Magnets have also been glued into a central groove under the rail bed.


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For the exact positioning of these four lower magnets, the transfer platform was fixed with a track gauge and the corresponding magnet was inserted into the longitudinal groove. The exact positioning was made by the magnet already glued into the stage. Glue did the rest.
If I now move the transfer table with slight pressure from the side, the next track can be reached precisely.


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[Bill Gill]

Using magnets for the precise alignment is an excellent solution.

[finescalerr]

Clever and gorgeous. -- Russ

[WP Rayner]

This is absolutely outstanding work Frithjof... it's like watching George Daniels build a watch.

[Ray Dunakin]

Using magnets for the precise alignment is an excellent solution.

I agree -- it's very clever!