The Model Locomotive From Scratch




 * Author: B. Terry Aspin
 * Paperback: 128 pages
 * Publisher: Special Interest Model Books; 1st Ed. edition (February 7, 1998)
 * Language: English
 * ISBN-10: 1854861654
 * ISBN-13: 978-1854861658
 * Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.4 x 0.3 inches
 * Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces

Contents

 * Introduction
 * Chapter 1: Choosing the model and the matter of scale
 * Chapter 2: Draughting out the frames * marking and cutting out * templates * drawings and pattern for mainstay
 * Chapter 3: Cylinder drawings and pattern-making * casting cylinders and smokebox saddle
 * Chapter 4: Machining cylinders * pistons and rings * end covers, glands and valves
 * Chapter 5: Wheels, horns and axle boxes * suspension * boiler feed pump
 * Chapter 6: Coupling rods, connecting rods, valve gear, brakes and completing the frames
 * Chapter 7: The smokebox * casting the chimney * the regulator, steam and exhaust pipes
 * Chapter 8: Boiler drawings and the choice of material * formers and stays * the dome and safety valve * whistle, backhead fittings and pressure gauge * the boiler test
 * Chapter 9: Boiler lagging * the tank, building the cab, painting and completing the model * cylinder lubrications
 * Chapter 10: The fun bit * testing on compressed air and firing up * an impeller for raising steam * transportation