There's some videos on Youtube if you search for evaporative pattern casting. One video shows the pattern being formed with a CNC router
Polystyrene patterns can only be used once as the pattern is evaporated when the metal is poured....
Sorry about absence. The automatic post notification feature seems to have stopped working. I wondered why the debate had stopped 1. Bogie parts...
The BR drawing shows applicability to Class 7, 6, 5, 4 (4-6-0 and 2-6-4) and Class 8
Yes, it's not an easy life is it?
Well, the biggest problem would be that we were diverging from the drawings in a key area. The regulatory bodies are very keen that we "follow the...
I don't think we'd want to go with that one - lots of problems quickly come to thought! jamessquared is right. We've already had a discussion with...
On the photo you can clearly see that the grooves on the pad are full of grease
Note the passage from Cox's book "appropriate damping" - you'll find more of the context here...
OK here's a different subject. Yesterday we had a design review meeting on the bogie. We've encountered an issue and would welcome any guidance...
We're really powering towards the start of assembly now. In the photo, Sam is making the first pass down the frame side of the stretcher to...
Thanks for that. We're aiming to show serious progress in the next 3 months
As soon as I got the pic, it went on the news section! All members of the management team can post news items. As we get the news, you'll have it
If you're a member of the Clan Project - don't forget that there is a Members Forum on Saturday 30 June at CTL Seal Ltd, Sheffield S35 9WA...
Johann. Thanks for the suggestion, I 've signed up and have posted a query. Let's see if we get a response.
Yes, we've tried a few suppliers in the States with no luck, inclluding the ones that said they specialised in non standard springs! I do wonder...
huochemi - thanks for the post Item 1 has resulted in a "no can do" response from the supplier. They were very quick in responding Items 2 and 3...
Yes, that was the reply we got. They responded very quickly. There isn't a good picture of the front bogie in the "Britannia" book. There is one...
Thanks, I've passed it on to our engineering group. Ian
I don't know. I've been trying to find a good bogie photograph. Someone gave this to me and I wanted illustrate how the centre slide moves - it...
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