Kozos new shay

[wirralcnc]

Finished the boiler supports out of the 3mm brass plate.

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[wirralcnc]

Also completed the end sills. All the holes were spot drilled on the cnc then drilled the various sizes to depth with a high speed sensitive pillar drill. Just need to tap all the holes.

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[wirralcnc]

Completed all the parts for the steps just require building into the steps. These were done out of 2mm brass plate. Stuck down with double sided tape.

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[wirralcnc]

Were can I get small metric hex head bolts from. Require m1.6 m2 m2.5. Not had much luck finding the amount I need at a sensible price.

 

[crueby]

Were can I get small metric hex head bolts from. Require m1.6 m2 m2.5. Not had much luck finding the amount I need at a sensible price.

couple places I know of:
- grainger.com
- westfieldfasteners.co.uk
- mscdirect.com

For my shay I used the nearest inch sizes (mainly since I already had a bunch plus all the taps for them).

 

[cruiser1]

Hello- can anyone direct me to where i can purchase kozo's 3/4 shay blueprints in "inch" - not metric
thanks in advance - also are you guys uing L channel for track - type material ?- newbie going to attempt the shay
i purchased the book by Kozo but would rather inch plans if possible - cruiser

 

[crueby]

Hello- can anyone direct me to where i can purchase kozo's 3/4 shay blueprints in "inch" - not metric
thanks in advance - also are you guys uing L channel for track - type material ?- newbie going to attempt the shay
i purchased the book by Kozo but would rather inch plans if possible - cruiser

I've never seen an inch version of the plans. While makng mine I converted fasteners and some stock to nearest inch sizes, kept a calculator next to the book.

 

[Tin Falcon]

Hello- can anyone direct me to where i can purchase kozo's 3/4 shay blueprints in "inch" - not metric

Hmm the original shay may be in imperial units . The A3 switcher book is imperial
Tin

 

[crueby]

Hmm the original shay may be in imperial units . The A3 switcher book is imperial
Tin

Just checked my copies of the books, the A3 is indeed imperial, but both the original and the new Shay books are metric units.

 

[Tin Falcon]

Glad you verified that.
It was only a guess that the older shay book was imperial since I know the A3 book is.
Tin

 

[brian13b]

wirralcnc,
Dont know if I missed it, But what equipment are you using, Lathe, mill, etc... thanks Brian