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erikl
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Did some soldering on the pipework yesterday, I thought it wend pretty well, but now that i've assambled a bit, it doesn't really allign great 
guess I got to do some resoldering.
(note to self for future restorations: solder first, paint later)[/img]
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Les
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 Just teething problems, but the colours do look good though. 
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erikl
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| Les Marsh wrote: | | Just teething problems, but the colours do look good though. |
thanks, on this photo you can see how much dust the silver plate already gathered, that's how long I take for one restoration 
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Mamodman123
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I stick nails through the holes so they line up better, but Moosey suggested toothpicks or matches something like that.
Might be easier to screw the supports down to a wooden base just so it's held in place while you solder it.
As you said, paint after the soldering, never mind 
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erikl
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I indeed use tootpicks, worked great, didn't block any pipes (I think) but I didn't really think about alligning them properly
ah well, I think I'll only have to redo one side.
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Mamodman123
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| erikl wrote: | I indeed use tootpicks, worked great, didn't block any pipes (I think) but I didn't really think about alligning them properly
ah well, I think I'll only have to redo one side. |
Stick a wet cloth over the other side when you do, will save de-soldering by accident
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erikl
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| Mamodman123 wrote: |
Stick a wet cloth over the other side when you do, will save de-soldering by accident |
Thanks for the advice  I got the soldering joints the right way now.
I also had a go at recreating the reversing lever (with thanks to lewis for the example:
I think the one on the bottom is the best one.
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Great job of parts fabrication. This one is well worth watching. I think it is going to turn out great.
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Les
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They all look good to me, well done.
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Minor1PJG
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Excellent work. You are really making a good job of this
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Nick
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| I love following this thread, please keep posting. |
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| ncseverson wrote: | | I love following this thread, please keep posting. |
I will, I hope to get it sinished this weekend. Still a few more things to do:
- repaint and cure the front of the firebox (I baked it today, but it was painted too thick and wend bubling)
- try to cure the chrome sides
- solder the steam pipe back onto the boiler
all relatively small jobs, but I didn't get any time to work on it last week (been very busy at work)
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this is really coming together and I really hope you do get it all back together this weekend!
I have said this before, but I think it remarkable that all the SP5s I have seen on ebay have either been wrecks or "tired"
why would peeps treat such a top line engine like that?
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