A short update on recent work which has taken place on Ashington No.5's overhaul over the past few weeks,
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| Following on from the last post which saw George chop the ends of the new crosshead slippers off, all the new slippers have now been milled and filed back to the right length |
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| The last two jobs on the slippers for George were to cut the oil ways and drill and tap the four holes which take the bolts to fit the slipper to the crosshead |
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| Michael plasma cutting the new axle box face wear plates to size |
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| Three of the six wear plates cut out, cleaned up around the edges and ready for welding |
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| Chris begins welding the first wear plate to the axle box |
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| Two down, four to go |
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| The following day, Michael and Alan trial fit one of the axleboxes which has had its wear plate welded on |
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| A good fit |
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| Tom making a start re-fitting the horn guides |
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| Tom and Alan discussing the work before fitting more horn guide bolts |
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| Tom turning more bolts in the lathe |
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| George setting up the dividing head on the mill... |
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| ...to machine bolt heads for the newly turned horn guide bolts |
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