ROW Explorer Wrote:
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> Today I finished the link support assembly and
> crosshead guides which was the construction step
> from the Jan/Feb 2015 issue of Live Steam. This
> one took longer than anticipated due to my shop AC
> taking a dive and the very warm summer we had here
> in the valley of the sun. With the shop cooling
> back up and running I was finally able to complete
> this portion of the project. The next step will be
> the pistons and crossheads.
>
> It sure has been a long summer without a trip up
> to see some steam in action but I still have
> memories from the rotary trip. Hopefully I will be
> able to see the prototype for this build again
> next year.
>
> All of the details are here if you would like to
> take a look.
> [url=http://davesriogrande.net/Models/KozoK27/Kozo
> K27LinkSupport.html]K27 Link Support
> Assembly[/url]
>
> [img]http://davesriogrande.net/Models/KozoK27/463L
> inkSupportAndCrossheadGuides_7Oct17.jpg[/img]
> This shot of 463 shows the link support assembly
> below the running boards and the crosshead guides
> running between them and the cylinders.
>
> [img]http://davesriogrande.net/Models/KozoK27/Link
> SupportAssembly_7Sep20.jpg[/img]
> This is the link support assembly before mounting
> it to the frame and was fabricated from 20
> individual pieces. The width over this assembly is
> about 10 1/4".
>
> [img]http://davesriogrande.net/Models/KozoK27/Link
> SupportCrossheadGuides_19Sep20.jpg[/img]
> This shot is the completed link support assembly
> mounted on the frame and the crosshead guide bars
> running from the assembly over to the cylinders.
> The crosshead guide bars are about 5" in length.
Excellent work, I've been enjoying this build and your updates Dave! Getting there.
William
aka drgwk37
