Major milestone - Chassis running on air

Last Updated 28-May-2008 - What's New
Any question or comments? Contact me.
This is not intended to be a how-to article. There are setups and operations that could be used in your construction. Also, I have placed some drawings and some detailed instructions for some items here.
I started on, or about, Thanksgiving 2004. I spend Tuesday nights at the shop of Gordon Carlson. Great machinist and mentor. He is building a class C shay. See some photos at http://www.locogear.com/page15.html
Here is a table of completed parts (including the non-casting parts): Status Table
I broke it down into major catagories, Click on a catagory to navigate to the detail page.
Links
The Shops chassis_small.jpg Chassis
cylinders_small.jpg Cylinders
wheels_small.jpg Wheels
Speed Handle for my Mill
Deerfield & Roundabout Railway deltatrailingtruck_small.jpg Delta Trailing Truck pilottruck_small.jpg Pilot (Pony) Truck EccentricCranks Running Gear

Appliances Appliances Tender Tender
Instructions Instructions and Special Fixtures

The Chinese QJ's
Therese Kobel

Created with Web Album Generator

Eccentric Crank Valve Gear Valve Gear Valve Gear Expansion Link Main Rod Generator Side Rods Power Reverse Air Pump Tender Brakes Tender Truck Tender Truck Buffer Tender Tank Tender Frame Crosshead Crosshead Guides Crosshead Guides Cab Cab Turret Steam Dome Sand Dome Boiler Stack Smokebox Smokebox Front Bell Headlight Pilot Trailing Truck Pilot Truck Frame Frame Cylinder Covers Cylinder Covers Cylinder Covers Cylinders Wheels Wheels Wheels Wheels