Fell Engine Project - Cylinders from Solid Cast Iron S1.E25

On this episode I make the inside cylinders that will power the centre rail traction drive wheels. These are machined from solid cast iron round using the milling machine and a vertex 150mm (6") rotary table. The Fell Engine Project follows the construction my first live steam locomotive a 1:12 scale, 3.5" gauge locomotive from scratch using my own drawings. The locomotive being built is modelled on the NZR H Class which operated on the Rimutaka Incline, a 1 in 15 average slope line which utilised a centre rail system for additional traction and braking. The longest serving of the H Class locomotives were built in 1876 and operated until 1955. Watch from the Beginning |    • Fell Engine Project - Cutting out the Fram...   How The Fell Locomotive Works |    • Fell Engine Project - Fell Engine How Does...