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15th December 2020

The next job was to make and permanently insert the fitted bolts and nuts for the cylinder joint. The cylinder block was then taken off the ‘coffee table’ and turned over to stand on the floor upside down as seen in the photo. One of the extension frame blanks has...

28th November 2020

Having set the cylinders up the first check made was that both castings were sitting flat on the ‘table’. This was done between each casting and the ‘table’ top using a feeler gauge which was 0.002” thick – i.e. two-thousandths of an inch. These photos show the joint...

13th November 2020

Machining of the surface table to form a level datum for assembling the cylinders has been completed and the resulting block mounted on a welded steel framework. It is now referred to as the ‘coffee table’ although it is considerably more substantial than these...

6th November 2020

Work on the horn blocks and stays has now been completed and all have been fitted as can be seen in the photo. of the mainframe. This has enabled adjustment of the frame stands to leave clearance for the fitting of the spring hangers, two of which can be seen in...

24th October 2020

Ryan has made good progress with fitting the horn stays. This photo shows the RL Horn with its stay as fitted. The upright mating faces of the horn block and  horn stay are machined at an angle of 2 degrees from the vertical such that when the retaining nuts are...

12th October 2020

There has been a lull in progress over the last couple of weeks owing to other priorities in Williton Works taking up Ryan Pope’s time. However volunteers John Ayres and Ray Rolt are making steady progress with screw cutting the horn stay studs and their final...