I thought I would post some pictures for those that might be interested in the progress of the "Missouri Pacific" Mikado I am building.
Photo 1 is turning the stainless steel crank pin bushings for all eight drivers. Photo 2 Drivers stretched to NAGS specs, quartered, axle holes in frame cleaned, axles cleaned, 2-56 tapped in the drivers, new steel 2-56 crank pins, side rod castings cleaned, holes reamed to the proper size crank pin bushing but not yet pinned together. Working on the eccentrics at the time of the picture. Counter weights on the drivers will come latter. Photo 3 motor temporally installed running on 8 volts breaking in everything. Will repeat again with valve grinding compound on axles, crank pins and gears for another hour in each direction. Will install can motor and different gears after all the breaking in is done. Next step is the steam chest. Valve guides, crosshead guides with the crossheads on main rods. Then the yoke and the entire valve gear assembly,. Mike Swederska
