| Hi
Not been here for a bit due to work and family.
Hours wise the 1 inch Minnie now stands at 3000 plus hours and the 2 inch to the foot somthing like 1900 hours.
The formers for teh tender were cut from 1/4 inch mild steel and backed up with 1 inch sq mild steel ribs. The boiler plates were all beaten over again mild steel mostly 1/4 inch and 3/8th inch. all cut with a hacksaw and a file (band saw was on a bad blade day).
Il post some pictures of the rolls for the rims later on. The rims were rolled from 1/4 inch x 1 3/8 th inch mils steel two rims to the wheel on the rear joined to form the T rings. rear hubs were in the end due to weather milled and filed from cast iron billet 5 inches in diameter.
Cheers Kevin |