{"id":5008,"date":"2021-12-16T21:42:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T20:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5008"},"modified":"2021-12-16T21:42:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T20:42:42","slug":"a-few-more-lamp-irons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5008","title":{"rendered":"A few more lamp irons&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Onward with part II, a step by step of how I made the next lot. In this instance I needed 3 L shaped lamp irons as opposed to the slightly off-centre T shape of the earlier efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It may be a bit of a photo overload as I probably took more photos than needed to get across the methods used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First I cut of the insulated section of another plug pin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0525-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0525-1-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4998\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0525-1-1024x685.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0525-1-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0525-1-768x514.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0525-1-449x300.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0525-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>L shaped Lamp Irons &#8211; making a scratch pass to set the cutting height.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I fastened it in the milling vice supported on parallels and lowered the quill until it just touched the work piece and rotated it by hand to establish a base height for cutting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I set the dial on the fine feed to zero<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0528.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0528-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5000\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0528-1024x685.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0528-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0528-768x514.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0528-449x300.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0528.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>L shaped Lamp Irons &#8211; setting the fine feed to Zero<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we are ready for the first cut, you can see the parallel sticking out the end of the vice. To get the right height I had to stack two different sizes of parallels on top of each other. &#8211; in this instance I used a 5 x13mm on top of a 6 x 24mm. I have a set of 20 pairs of different heights and thicknesses. I have also cut a couple of cheapo 6&#8243; steel rules in half for if I need really thin parallels (the thinnest in the set is 2mm thick)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0526-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"864\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0526-1-1024x864.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4999\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0526-1-1024x864.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0526-1-300x253.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0526-1-768x648.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0526-1-356x300.jpg 356w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0526-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>L shaped Lamp Irons work piece set up on parallels ready to mill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next we start to take the first cuts to form the back of the L using a 5mm 4 flute end mill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0529.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0529-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5001\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0529-1024x669.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0529-300x196.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0529-768x502.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0529-459x300.jpg 459w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0529.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>L shaped Lamp Irons making the first cuts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once I got to the lowest depth of cut that the top of the vice would allow I moved the cutter back to take a small cut to create the underside of the lamp iron. I only took a couple of passes just so that I had enough of a ridge that I would be able to see the slitting saw passing through it in a later operation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0531.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0531-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5003\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0531-1024x685.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0531-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0531-768x514.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0531-449x300.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0531.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>L shaped Lamp Irons staring the horizontal leg of the &#8216;L&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I used a small brass hand vice as a vice stop to allow me to turn the part over to do the same on the other side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0530.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"982\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0530-982x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5002\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0530-982x1024.jpg 982w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0530-288x300.jpg 288w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0530-768x801.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0530.jpg 1227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>L shaped Lamp Irons Using a small hand vice as a vice stop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next I shifted the part so that it was fixed in the end of the vice with the upper leg of the L stick out of the edge of the vice horizontally and made the first cut with the slitting saw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is at the end of the first cut. The slitting saw is the 4&#8243;x 0.5mm 100 tooth blade that I used for the first ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0532.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0532-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5004\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0532-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0532-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0532-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0532-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0532.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>L shaped Lamp Irons first slitting cut done<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once both the slits were cut I put the part back in to the top of the vice to cut through the horizontal leg of the L with a 3mm four flute end mill<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0535.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"671\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0535-671x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5005\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0535-671x1024.jpg 671w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0535-197x300.jpg 197w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0535-768x1172.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0535.jpg 839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>L shaped Lamp Irons Starting the final cut Having turn the part over.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I had inserted a small brass shim that gave me another 0.7mm of clearance above the vice jaws which allowed me to mill down until there was only a sliver of brass holding the parts in place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0536.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"799\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0536-1024x799.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5006\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0536-1024x799.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0536-300x234.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0536-768x599.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0536-384x300.jpg 384w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0536.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>L shaped Lamp Irons Making the final cuts with the mill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally I was able to just touch the lamp irons with a scalpel blade to lift and cut them free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0537.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0537-900x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5007\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0537-900x1024.jpg 900w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0537-264x300.jpg 264w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0537-768x874.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0537.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>L shaped Lamp Irons the final cut finished<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All that remained was a bit of hand filing to finish them off ready for fitting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0001-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0001-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4997\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0001-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0001-1-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0001-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0001-1-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0001-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Finished L shaped Lamp Irons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Onward with part II, a step by step of how I made the next lot. In this instance I needed 3 L shaped lamp irons as opposed to the slightly off-centre T shape of the earlier efforts. It may be &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5008\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-david-andrews-princess-royal"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5008"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5009,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5008\/revisions\/5009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}