Jerry has bashed many locos and is always willing to lend a hand or offer advice.Randy, thanks very much for that reference building discussion. I'm reading thru it now.
So far his chassis work appears a lot more challenging than mine,...but certainly creative.
Repent and be baptizedyea i would by a shell & put U.P. colors on it
If it was me, i'd drill and tap two pairs of holes on each side, and then screw in the brass plate with brass screws, this way you would have a solid metal main frame. Contrary to what one might think drilling and tapping is not that hard and the result will be a much more durable frame.I decided to add some additional strengthening to my frame joint,...just as a precaution.
I added this thin plate of brass (.01") to the bottom, and made it fairly large in size to spread the loads. I decided to attach it with the super glue I get at Harbor Freight that has served me well with a few other projects,..
If that glue doesn't work out I can easily remove it and use something else.
Then on the top of the frame I used that same superglue to attach 2 pieces of very strong music wire,..
So funny.....Repent and be baptized