Topic: Jim's Sweet Pea build

[jock]

Machined the wheels using a jig similar to the one in the book.


I havn't finished off the wheel profiles as I need to obtain the Australian standard for 5" gauge profiles.
Just a note, with the front and rear frame stretchers the centre rivets need to be counter sunk so as they  don't foul the draw bar.
Just ordered needle roller bearings, will pick them up tomorrow so I can then machine the axles and axle boxes(will spend tonight looking for an article on jigs for maching them.
Jim

[Ferd]

Hi Jim
In Canada 150km is next door.  A lot of people commute 150km each way to work here. Odd and its Canadian Eh!
Your lucky to have a local supplier - don't know of any in North America for the Sweat Pea.
cheers

[jock]

Hi Ferd
I'm buying them from Model Engineering supplies in Melbourne.
They are local if you call 150km away local
Jim

[Ferd]

The frame looks great - are you buying the castings locally or are they coming from Blackgates in the UK?
Cheers Ferd

[jock]

Finished assembling the frame. Fingers quiet sore from doing up all those nuts and bolts. Its starting to look like a loco now.





Jim

[jock]

Purchased more castings this is the cylinder set and reversing stand.


Jim

[jock]

Bad night  ugly machined 8 horns out of bronze 7 OK 1 stuffed, forgot to make sure it was handed. Will have to try and buy a single cast don't like my luck.
Jim

[Ferd]

Hi Jim
Looks great so far - impressive pace, and equipment. cheers Ferd

[jock]

Last night s work.
Machining the angles on the stretchers down to size.
Note one end is reversed to clear pony truck.


Machining the stretchers to width, having them joined makes them all the same


The stretchers have now been seperated ready for assembly


Jim

[jock]

I purchased the wheels, horn blocks, eccentric, axleboxes and pony wheels.
I also decided to build the tender so added  the tender frames wheels and axleboxes.
Guess I won't eat for a week or so.
Jim

[Ferd]

Thanks - interesting software - I'm a die hard apple user - unix unix unix  dd
I do like the charting feature - thanks Ferd

[jock]

Hi Ferd
I'm using a free gantt chart program
http://timios.net/Gantt/
Its a bit primative but it was free.
When I was working at Ford Australia we did these charts (gantt and critical paths)on the wall, as the junior in the drawing office I had to keep them updated manually, after collecting all the data from the shop floor.When you consider the number of parts that go into building a car you can get an idea of the complexity of them.
Jim

[Ferd]

Hi Jim
Great idea I have wanted to start a log of all the time on each project in the workshop. Thanks for posting the updates it is keeping me motivated to work on my Sweat Pea. Will post an update tonight hopefully I will get workshop time tonight. (time is sparse with two little kids)
cheers Ferd.

[jock]

Finished drilling the frames and buffers tonight(no broken drills , will assemble stretchers tomorrow its good to be making steady progress.
Attached is a gantt chart of my progress so far.
Jim

[jock]

Machined the cutout for the pony truck.

I used a pointer held on with plasticine.

Machining with rotaty table on turret mill.

Jim