Silly Question about Simplex

[StirlingSingleParticipant @stirlingsingle]

How do you bend the side crosshead plate for a 5″ Simplex. Any ideas gratefully received!

 

Many thanks,

 

 

[StirlingSingleParticipant @stirlingsingle]

[David HaynesParticipant @davidhaynes53962]

I have recently bent a ‘joggle’ into crosshead plates for a much smaller loco. The principle should be the same, using the brench vice to press the shape of the plate. You first make a die pair and then press the plate between them in the vice. See my poor example at https://picasaweb.google.com/Dave22fair/Loco15Crosshead#.

 

Dave

[StirlingSingleParticipant @stirlingsingle]

Many thanks David. An excellent idea and a very good example..

 

I decide in the end to mill it to shape! I was feeling lazy!!

 

 

 

 

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