I said we had a large turnout and we also had an aggressive work plan for the X 38.
The first order of business was some cleanup and relocation of pieces of our new lumber stock so the Berlin Sander could be used. Three new windows were previously glued up and now it was time to sand them finished.
As John Faulhaber put it, "Any of you guys want to beard the lion?" John is mentoring Dave Rogan and Jim Leonard on their first exposure to this 12,000 lb machine. First step is to lubricate and check the 96 bearings on the machine. Another one of our great collection of wood shop machines, many from the Milwaukee Electric Cold Springs, WI shops. In due course the machine was started up and the three new window frames were finished successfully - that is not always a given with a machine now 98 years old. No pics of those steps as I had my hands full.
With the windows sanded we went to the table saw and trimmed off the stiles, and then put a bevel on the bottom rail. They are ready for prime painting and here Dave Rogan and Jim Leonard are cutting and mitering some of the 1/4 inch quarter round we made to retain the glazing.
I guess this is a rhetorical question with this crew. Time for some fussy work to set up a jig and use the table saw to cut all the tenons for four more 'kits' for new windows. John Faulhaber is doing the careful work of slicing thin pieces off the rail to create the cheek of the tenons.
Final fitting was done on the kits for two more plow windows, these destined for
the rear of the control cab. Then on to assembly and gluing with John
Faulhaber doing the honors.
There they are, all glued up, squared up, and clamped in our gluing press. John checks square again and makes some fine tuning adjustments.
Comments
Thu, 03-06-2025 16:28
Yes, there is a wye. Those two have been MU'ed on diesel days a year or two ago.
Wed, 03-05-2025 14:04
7009 number boards look good. Is there a way to turn a locomotive around at IRM? In case you ever had a mind to connect 7009 and 6847?
Fri, 03-29-2024 21:26
We're slackers and spend more time working on the equipment in the shop than keeping all you readers updated. We'll work on it, but I'm sure updates [...]
Thu, 03-14-2024 08:02
What happened to the Department Blog? It's been over 2 years and I still regularly check for updates, but nothing comes...
Mon, 12-27-2021 16:28
Happy New Year to all the Departments at the Illinois railway Museum! Thanks for all the good work you do in railroad preservation. Ted Miles, [...]
Wed, 10-13-2021 13:33
Was the CB&Q 1309 every transported to IRM?I’ve been reading old issues of Rail&Wire and the car was mentioned several times.
Mon, 06-07-2021 22:40
I was wondering if in the model layout display what scale would you guys be using and would you be displaying model train history as well? Just [...]
Wed, 06-02-2021 17:27
Nice to see 428's cab back on. Looking forward to when it is operable!
Tue, 06-01-2021 16:47
I hope the work will continue on the UP #428. Now that they are the museum's connection to the national railroad network; she would be very [...]
Sat, 04-17-2021 23:07
What is the status of 126, the Milwaukee Buffet car that is in S. Dakota? Any guess on when or if it will get to IRM?
Wed, 04-14-2021 21:09
Perhaps it is time to scrap the remains of the c, B & Q 7128 to make room for the Villa Real. Ted miles, IRM member
Wed, 04-14-2021 15:26
Hi IRM my name is Jason and I was wonder If you guys would be willing to save a CN Dash8-40cm they are currently being retired by CN and being [...]