PART 13: L&NWR 0-8-2T Heavy Shunting Tank Locomotive

摘要

To begin with let me just describe the assembly of these two parts. Both of them need to be attached to a curved section of steel plate that will match the inside and outside radii of the smokebox wrapper respectively and be bolted together as a sandwich with ten small bolts placed on either side of the hole already made. I had originally considered using cast iron for these parts but now both sections will be from steel bar and silver soldered to the curved steel plates. Bronze could be used if preferred but steel takes the paint more reliably, especially on a hot surface. It is also necessary for the appearance of the chimney to make the base of the component as thin as practicable to simulate the sheet metalwork used on the prototype.