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[Ed]

The wheels ans axles are finished. Now making the blanks for the gears.

 

[Ed]

How my gear blanks were made before my lesson. After all this is a hobby and I'm in it to learn. Pic 1 turning the gear blanks. Pic 2 repairing the blanks.I made to the wrong size was able to salvage all blanks. pic 3 the material I used all cast iron. No pic of distorting the blanks when my set up to cut the teeth failed.

 

[Ed]

The transmission is finished.

 

[Ed]

The wheels and axles are installed.It keeps getting bigger.Looking like something now.Sorry photo's aren't too good,flash on auto sometimes don't work well.

 

[Herbiev]

Great build. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Ed]

The wheel cranks are finished. The jig in the magazine is a very good idea. Even tho I have a rotor table I used the jig to make the parts. The jig is wearth the price of the magazine.

 

[Ed]

1/4ing the wheels.

 

[Ed]

A lot of steps and time to make these small parts. Now just waiting on the next Live Steam magazine to make the next parts.

 

[Ed]

The parts for the pump. Just need to to drill the small holes in the pins then put the pump together.

 

[Jyman]

Hi Ed,

Tom Thumb is coming right a long, and it's looking good. It's a shame that it takes two months for every issue to come out, but I guess it gives lots of time to build the parts.

I just started getting the live steam 2 issues ago, and I am amazed at the Tom Thumb plans. I even want to build it myself, but I have kind of put it on hold for right now, as getting all the back issues is kind of expensive.

But yours is coming along nicely,
Jon


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[Ed]

Jon These plans and instructions are the best I've ever used. You can't go wrong with then.Get the first mag. of the series build throes parts then the next mag. and so forth. Ed

 

[Jyman]

Very true, I guess I could do one issue at a time, I just know I'm 8 issues behind and at $11 a issue with out shipping. All at once it was going to be expensive.


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[Jyman]

Hi Ed,

I was just looking over the blueprints I already have and I was wondering what size of boiler the Tom Thumb is going to end up with?


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[Ed]

I don't know the size of the boiler. I haven't receiver that part of the plans yet. Maybe by the end of the year. Ed

 

[Ed]

The parts from this mouths mag and the pump is put together. Now need to wait till May's mag for more plans.

 

[Jyman]

Looks good, how much water can you pump with it?


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