Based on my lessons learned during the last operation session, I’ve already started to mount couplers to the bogies. The result works very well, however I’m not quite happy with the looks: too clumsy, too heavy. So I’m trying a more delicate approach for the second coupler.
Tag: Coupling
Flatcars Prototype: Lessons Learned from the Operation Session
Our Summer Operation Session was a lot of fun, but most of all it was informative. I learned three very important lessons concerning my flatcars: Frame-mounted couplers need large radii Bogies need clearance for operational reliability Bogie-mounted couplers increase reliabilty
Porter and Tender: Coupling-Maintenance
My faithful Porter had some work to do during this winter, for which it was transported to different places: Into the garden, at my parents-in-law’s, even at work. Of course, these transports always entail boxing and unboxing into transport crates, which lead to considerable wear regarding the coupling between loco and tender on the one… Continue reading Porter and Tender: Coupling-Maintenance
Porter: Detailing and Knuckle Couplers
Since the first test run some time has passed by, but there have been only a few opportunities to make progress with the tender’s construction. Nevertheless I managed to slip into the shop now and then and today I’d like to summarize the progress. The most important thing first: the tender’s got a knuckle coupler.… Continue reading Porter: Detailing and Knuckle Couplers
Porter and Tender: Coupling
Of course, the electrical connection between loco and tender made it necesarry to add a coupling between the two before there could be any test runs. In order to stay close to the prototypical concepts and to make a long-lasting connection, I wanted to use threaded rods and square nuts. Unfortunately there was not enough… Continue reading Porter and Tender: Coupling