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WW&F No. 11 - Official Work Thread
Jeff Schumaker:
Thanks for the photo update, Ed.
Jeff
Gordon Cook:
Due to the holidays and busy schedules, we won't be having a formal No 11 work session in December. However, there will be ongoing work in the machine shop on the front and rear truck assemblies. Members are machining parts in their home workshops for those too.
A complete 3D model of the running gear is coming along that will be animated to confirm that the relationship between all the parts is correct. (And is also fun to watch.)
The drive wheel centers and main cranks are being cast soon, and we will be sending those along to be machined.
The remaining castings are being readied to send out for bid.
With everyone's help, we hope to be able to get wheels under the frame next year, which will be a major milestone.
Ed Lecuyer:
WW&F Build 11: December Update
We have more progress to report during our November 13-15 work session. Click on the photos for details. We accomplished quite a lot during this work session and we’re taking a break in December to enjoy the holidays. But we’ll be back at it in January. Stay tuned for our next update.
But first.... WE DID IT!!
Our 2023 fundraising has exceeded our target, thanks to supporters like you! To date we have received a total of $57,587 (115% of the $50,000 goal for 2023.) Remember, you can still donate directly by check to the museum, use a credit card to donate through the gift shop, PayPal, or you can go to: build11.org
We’ll have a report on 2024’s fundraising campaign on Jan. 11, 2023 - which will include our target, and a really (wheeley?) snappy new name.
During our November 13-15 work session, the Build 11 team focused on fabricating the lead truck radius bar cross tie. This is composed of 8 pieces of bar stock drilled, reamed and riveted together. Here we see Gordon Cook laying out and drilling some of the required holes.
Here, Harold Downey and Quentin Bethune are positioning our Hanna riveter to drive one of four rivets in the assembly.
And, finally, the lead truck radius bar cross tie assembly being set up to drill the last hole for the retaining pin.
During the last work session, the lead truck cross tie was prepared by match drilling the cross tie to the frame. Gordon is completing the job by tapping these holes and the installation is now complete.
Quentin continued turning the rear truck axles – here we see the second axle in progress and completed. Quentin plans to grind the axles to improve the finish during the next work session.
Meanwhile, Noah MacAdam stepped up to bore the rear truck swing links.
Jerry and Carlos Steinke assisted Harold in forming (bending) arch bars for the rear truck. Jerry and Carlos have quite a lot of experience using our flanging machine to form arch bars for our passenger trucks. Harold had made plywood templates to ensure the correct bend angles were obtained.
And, finally, Harold has completed machining the pilot brackets.
THANK YOU to all our friends, followers, and funders for finishing 2023 strong. We'll be announcing the 2024 campaign on Jan., 11 - and it will be wheely exciting!
John Kokas:
The plan is to get more castings up to Alna right after New Year's. Cattail has been backed up but as soon as things break free, I'll be bringing stuff up unless someone is in the area and going to Alna anyway.
Benjamin Richards:
"lead truck radius bar cross tie" is a hell of a noun stack. ;D
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