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Antonito Session F2, day 2 27 July

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 9:25 am

by Sharon Evans

I have noticed that this set of photos contains a number of shot done at Cumbres Pass on the Car Inspectors House so will post them over on the Cumbres threads.
Here are the processed shots for day 2. I will be splitting up the day into at least 2 threads since I have a large number of pictures.

: The class photo for session F2

: The daily temperature check is done before anyone can work

: A happy Friend working on a door knob

: A happy Friend working on a door knob

: Lunch is served and what kind of chips would you like

: Another hungry Friend picks up his bag

: This strap assembly is being milled down a bit

: The nice blur of the rotating mill

: At the shop drill press

: Just proving that a clean work place is a happy work place

: Prep work continues on the wheel press

: The wheel press gets painted its primer coat

: The steel flat car 6214 gets painted

: The inside of a high sided gon 6314

: And the other side

: Looking over the side of 6314 toward the cars of train 215

: The outside gives the car a number 6314

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: Securing the strap step on the 5635

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Re: Session F2, day 2 27 July

Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 9:47 am

by Sharon Evans

In this thread will be photos related to the rebuilding of MW02.

: The MW02 is inside the CRF and work on it continues

: Well, well guess I will have to start calling the MW02 Matilda

: Looking at the left rear of the MW02 and the seam joining the metal

: Removing the gas tank from the MW02

: Inspecting the rear deck where the gas tank goes

: The wooden decking has been removed from the back of MW02

: The MW02 has been completely stripped to the frame

The rest of this thread will focus on the vintage passenger car truck construction.

: Boards are at the table saw ready to cut for a project

: Cutting the boards to size

: Those boards are cut to size and ready to use

: Those cut boards are getting a coat of white paint

: This is the assembly that will be dropped into the middle of the vintage passenger car truck

: Here is the top side showing the bolster plate and the hole for the king pin to seat in

: Using the hand press to move the boards far enough apart to get the assemble into the space

: Work continues to stabilize the opening so the final assembly can be dropped in

: Looking down at the vintage passenger car truck

: The vintage passenger car truck is ready for the assemble to be put in

: Work continues on finishing the vintage passenger car trucks

: A further detail of the center assembly

: Looking down at the brake lever to the wheels

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