Friday, April 03, 2015

Nellie chassis part 2 - the cylinders

Emett Chassis 2

The cylinder arrangements are pretty simple on Nellie. The Hornby connecting rods slosh around in big holes, not unlike the way they work in the original Smoky Joe chassis.

While they are moulded with quite deep holes in the back. These need drilling out even more. Best tool for this (IMHO) is a large drill bit held in a chuck and rotated by hand. It's only a few moments work this way but if the drill appears to be heading off at an angle you can do something about it.

Stick it in a power tool and you'll be out the side before you know it.

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