02-02-2013, 03:35 PM
And the tenders continue.
I will go a little more in depth on how I am mounting the tender shells on the frames with these pics. I start by installing screws into the holes that I drilled and taped earlier. I was lucky that the screws clear the wheels, if they did not , I would have to grind down the top of the screws to allow the wheels to turn freely.
At the rear of the tender there is a plastic post for locating the weight, this tender has two, the other has one. That was drilled out to clear a 2-56 screw.
I cut a thick scrap of styrene to fit the rear inside dimension and glue it in place over the posts. this formed a kind of brace to hold the shell to the frame. The glue was only placed on the edges of the brace and not where the post touches it.
When It's dry I will drill and tap the brace for a 2-56 screw and attach it from the bottom as I did in the front.
I will go a little more in depth on how I am mounting the tender shells on the frames with these pics. I start by installing screws into the holes that I drilled and taped earlier. I was lucky that the screws clear the wheels, if they did not , I would have to grind down the top of the screws to allow the wheels to turn freely.
At the rear of the tender there is a plastic post for locating the weight, this tender has two, the other has one. That was drilled out to clear a 2-56 screw.
I cut a thick scrap of styrene to fit the rear inside dimension and glue it in place over the posts. this formed a kind of brace to hold the shell to the frame. The glue was only placed on the edges of the brace and not where the post touches it.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew