{"id":4340,"date":"2021-01-13T18:03:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T17:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4340"},"modified":"2021-01-13T18:03:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T17:03:56","slug":"getting-jiggy-with-eccentric-sheaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4340","title":{"rendered":"Getting Jiggy with Eccentric Sheaves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A post on a few forums by Nick Dunhill on his build of a Rhymney Railway R class on preparing the eccentric sheaves couldn\u2019t have been timelier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am just at that point so the night before last I made up a similar jig from a couple of bits of wood that I had on the bench and having consulted the GA for the length of the sheave I marked up and drilled a hole for the pin (a 0.8mm drill bit). Finally, I filed and soldered up the first sheave. Last night I managed a couple more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0002-3-1024x632.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4339\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0002-3-1024x632.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0002-3-300x185.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0002-3-768x474.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0002-3-486x300.jpg 486w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0002-3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Gladiator J6 Eccentric Sheaves Sizing Jig<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"795\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0003-1-1024x795.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0003-1-1024x795.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0003-1-300x233.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0003-1-768x596.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0003-1-386x300.jpg 386w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0003-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Inside Motion Eccentric Sheaves &#8211; for Gladiator J6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1036\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0002-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0002-2.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0002-2-300x243.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0002-2-768x622.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0002-2-1024x829.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0002-2-371x300.jpg 371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption>Inside Motion Eccentric Sheaves &#8211; for Gladiator J6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post on a few forums by Nick Dunhill on his build of a Rhymney Railway R class on preparing the eccentric sheaves couldn\u2019t have been timelier. 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