{"id":6407,"date":"2024-01-17T16:08:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T15:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6407"},"modified":"2024-01-17T16:08:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T15:08:40","slug":"david-andrews-princess-royal-making-pipe-clips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6407","title":{"rendered":"David Andrews Princess Royal  &#8211; Making pipe clips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next bit of the puzzle before permanently fitting the firebox, is the vacuum ejector pipe running from the casting at the firebox to the smokebox pipe elbow fitted some time ago. Making up the pipe was relatively easy, make up the bends and kee trimming the ends until it fit in the right place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-New-Out99999-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-New-Out99999-3-1024x335.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6408\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-New-Out99999-3-1024x335.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-New-Out99999-3-300x98.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-New-Out99999-3-768x251.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-New-Out99999-3-500x164.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-New-Out99999-3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Andrews Vacuum Ejector Pipe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ejector pipe is retained by four pipe clips. In the kit these are provided by 1.5mm wide etched strips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DA-Pipe-clip-etches.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DA-Pipe-clip-etches.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6409\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However upon checking photos these retaining clips were not flat but rounded like a big handrail knob. A couple of years ago&nbsp;when a friend passed away I inherited a box of 1 metre x 1.5mm brass brazing rods. I cut five lengths and soldered them to a piece of thick brass to hold them while I worked on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1246.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1246-1024x915.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6410\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1246-1024x915.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1246-300x268.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1246-768x686.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1246-336x300.jpg 336w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1246.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Andrews Princess Pipe clips in the making<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I then milled off 0.75mm leaving them as half round pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1248.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1248-1024x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6411\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1248-1024x1017.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1248-300x298.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1248-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1248-768x763.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1248-302x300.jpg 302w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1248.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Andrews Princess Pipe clips in the making<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1249.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1249-1024x728.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6412\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1249-1024x728.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1249-300x213.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1249-768x546.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1249-422x300.jpg 422w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_1249.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Andrews Princess Pipe clips in the making<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These I removed from the block and scraped off most of the solder. I annealed them and then bent them round a length of the 1.5mm brass rod to form what are effectively brass split pins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_0001-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_0001-1-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6413\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_0001-1-1024x703.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_0001-1-300x206.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_0001-1-768x527.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_0001-1-437x300.jpg 437w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-IMG_0001-1.jpg 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Andrews Princess Pipe clips in the making<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally I cut them to length. They look much bigger than they are in the photos<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform1mrc.com\/p1mrc\/index.php?attachments\/1-img_0001_2-jpg.42919\/\" alt=\"1-IMG_0001_2.JPG\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next up is drilling the boiler and firebox to accept them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next bit of the puzzle before permanently fitting the firebox, is the vacuum ejector pipe running from the casting at the firebox to the smokebox pipe elbow fitted some time ago. 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