[modeleng] Re: Juliet's

Nope, no Juliet, so I can't be of help.
Furnace - propane will provide plenty of heat for doing bronze - might 
be a bit of a pinch for CI  although it has been done.

I too had a look at Reeves' site the other day - and they reckon Ned 
Kelly was a crook eh?

Phill Smith wrote:
> G'Day Alan,
>
> The angle iron buffers is as LBSC originally designed it. They were 
> originally brazed onto the side sheets. I don't like that, so I'll bolt them 
> with angle brackets.
>
> I was lucky I was sitting down when I went to the AJ Reeves site and looked 
> at thier prices for cylinder sets.... 177 pounds for 1 cylinder set!!!!! 
> Just ONE cylinder set. They have just lost my business...... What a mob of 
> thieves!!!!!!!!!!
> I hate patternmaking!!!! Oh well, looks like there is no choice now. Unless 
> I can find someone that has some patterns that they wouldn't mind lending 
> me...... They would be rare these days.
>
> TEL, didn't you make a Juliet? Where did you get your castings from?
>
> Maybe I should concentrate on building a oil fired (I don't know if LPG 
> would be hot enough) furnass first....... There's no shortage of good 
> quality green sand around here......
> Anyone got any drawings for one? I had better get started, otherwise 
> disapointment awaits the delayed start on the project.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Phill.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alan Stepney" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 3:42 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Juliet's
>
>
>   
>> I used bronze axleboxes, so...
>> Angle iron for the buffer beams would save some work.
>> Drain cocks, OK.
>> I dont see the need for a horiz stretcher, but nothing to stop you adding
>> one of you feel it worthwile.
>>
>> As for time, I was assuming lots of hand work, but if you have, for 
>> example,
>> a mill (which you mentioned) and are making jogs etc, then, eys, that 
>> would
>> shorten it considerably.
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> http://www.walsallmodelindustries.co.uk/www.walsallmodelindustries.co.uk/info.php?p=10&pno=0
>>
>> are an alternative to Reeves et al, although I have never used them 
>> myself.
>>
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