Flying Scotsman in 5 Inch Gauge PART 62 – REVERSER STAND (CONTINUED)

Continued from p.703, M.E.4756, November 15 Don says ‘We now come to an area where everything is interdependent’. Actually he says this later when reaching the construction of the sleeve, thrust plate and nut. Still, the next part is also very much interdependent of other later parts. The brass dial plate gauge for example is related very much to the backhead cleading, its fitting and the position of the plate and the strip that connects the reverser shaft to the plate. I, therefore, decided to take a look at these now before fabricating the sleeve itself. I will though make the screw as I need to work out the length of the marking strip and position of the plate. First, some pictures to show the relative parts. Photograph 1 shows…

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