Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2025 10:00 pm
LG2 lumps to become steam chests x 4
The process begins
The process begins
You’re going to be really busy with those 2 chassis
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Llewellyn Loco Works #1
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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2025 6:27 am
Love your desert wellies Dazza 
You’re going to be really busy with those 2 chassis
You’re going to be really busy with those 2 chassis
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2025 8:20 pm
At the end of 9 hours in the bike making workshop and then a few hours in the Red Room on a 35 degree, 85 % humidity day, it is bliss to get the steel caps and bamboo socks off.
Plod will only be making one Garratt. The second set of LASER cut plate work is in case of the inevitable stuff up or drastic design changes.
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2025 8:28 pm
Chests meet the 4 jaw.
"One has to love a DRO says Plod" Chain drill.
Broke one blade
File file file file
12 BA for the cladding screws
Done.
"One has to love a DRO says Plod" Chain drill.
Broke one blade
File file file file
12 BA for the cladding screws
Done.
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2025 8:32 pm
Meanwhile MAM (POR chair of the board of directors) is at Potters Junction alongside the POR mainline doing her stuff
Loaded up and off the big kiln at the club for a firing
"Good band" , says Plod
Loaded up and off the big kiln at the club for a firing
"Good band" , says Plod
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2025 7:07 am
MAM looks to have been busy like you Dazza. Both very talented people. 
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2025 12:04 pm
Looking good Dazza.
Smoked cheese has already been sourced for the New Year's run.
Smoked cheese has already been sourced for the New Year's run.
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2025 7:52 pm
Looking forward to catching upOld Man Aaron wrote: ↑Mon Dec 15, 2025 12:04 pm Looking good Dazza.
Smoked cheese has already been sourced for the New Year's run.
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2025 7:54 pm
MAM came home in the dark hours with a load from the latest firing. Some good ones in this batch.
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2025 8:02 pm
Chest covers were completed last night.
These are left over castings from Llewellyn # 1 (still to be painted) that Plod drew up and Mike Jack at Stainer Engineering cast a few years back.
4 extras proved quite handy for the Garratt project Plod dropped the unaltered 3D part onto a fresh 2D sheet for the Red Room action.
Delicate skimming off
Will be drilled using the DRO but Plod needs Sanity marks to avoid an accurate mistake.
These are left over castings from Llewellyn # 1 (still to be painted) that Plod drew up and Mike Jack at Stainer Engineering cast a few years back.
4 extras proved quite handy for the Garratt project Plod dropped the unaltered 3D part onto a fresh 2D sheet for the Red Room action.
Delicate skimming off
Will be drilled using the DRO but Plod needs Sanity marks to avoid an accurate mistake.
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1 now Garratting on #2
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2025 8:19 pm
Pondering this lot
How many dimensions are missing ?
Scribble out the plan of attack
A fixture to be created
How many dimensions are missing ?
Scribble out the plan of attack
A fixture to be created
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2025 4:51 pm
Wonderful work 
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2025 8:41 pm
Frame drilling fixture in action. The brass fences are the X =0 and Y =0 for the co ordinate drilling. Plod loves a DRO.
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2025 7:19 pm
It is going to be a heavy beast says Plod.
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2025 7:21 pm
After 8 years Plod finnaly put a DRO on the Myford tailstock. It is what you do on Christmas day afternoon.
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2025 7:40 pm
Frame work, axle box jig. While Plod is being terribly disappointed to yet another 2 day test match. Whisking Tango Foxtrot.
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2026 8:43 pm
Phosphor Bronze was beaten into submission for the driver axle bushes while listening to the 5th Test
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2026 8:25 pm
Captain Plod had a wee dose of satisfaction, not only has Australia's batting showing encouraging signs of improvement, the 1/4" silver steel axles fit very nicely into the Garratt bogie frame assembly.
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2026 9:24 pm
"as Jacks has dropped a chance you'd toss to your Granny in the backyard"
Plod is Garratting
Plod is Garratting
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2026 2:39 pm
Looking good! 