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Page 147
... tin snips . File to a true round . You can substitute a clock gear for the gear disk if there's one in your scrap box ; other- wise , file serrated teeth into the disk edge to repre- sent the gear teeth . Using a length of 1/16 " wire ...
... tin snips . File to a true round . You can substitute a clock gear for the gear disk if there's one in your scrap box ; other- wise , file serrated teeth into the disk edge to repre- sent the gear teeth . Using a length of 1/16 " wire ...
Page 174
... tin snips and file edges true . The length of the gates depends on the width of the crossing to be spanned . Allow a 3 ' to 5 ' clearance between the tips of the gate ends as you figure out the length required . Sweat - solder the main ...
... tin snips and file edges true . The length of the gates depends on the width of the crossing to be spanned . Allow a 3 ' to 5 ' clearance between the tips of the gate ends as you figure out the length required . Sweat - solder the main ...
Page 188
... tin snips and file to shape . Flatten out each disk . Fig . 2 shows the center portion between the disks , which is the lamp housing . Fashion this from a bit of 32 " brass cut 1/16 " square . Drill the center with a No. 68 drill ...
... tin snips and file to shape . Flatten out each disk . Fig . 2 shows the center portion between the disks , which is the lamp housing . Fashion this from a bit of 32 " brass cut 1/16 " square . Drill the center with a No. 68 drill ...
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angle apply ASSEMBLY attached back side base bend block bolster bottom braces bracket brake brass wire bridge build cement center line center sill coal column completed construction corner coupler cover detail dimensions door drawing drill drivers edges engine finished flanges flat floor four frame front gear girder give heavy holes housing inside installed iron join joint ladder length light locomotive mark material measure mounting openings operating Paint panel pattern piece pine pins plate position posts rail railroad rear remove roof running scale scribe shape sheet shown in Fig shows side signal slope solder space square station steps strips structure surface sweat sweat-solder tank tower track train trucks turn valve vertical wall wheels wide width window wood