{"id":7619,"date":"2026-03-16T17:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7619"},"modified":"2026-03-16T17:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:49:09","slug":"hemingway-finger-plate-penultimate-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7619","title":{"rendered":"Hemingway Finger Plate – Penultimate Parts."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Almost the last parts to be made are the knob for the Jack screw and the nut for the rocker plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly I ended up making these twice because I had planned to mill scallops into the edges in place of knurling but the nut unscrewed itself from the mandrel and the cutter chewed it up. So I remade them and knurled them. The knurling came out better than I had hoped so I am pleased with that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here we have the assembled tool with the knob and nut in place I made the nut a little bigger than the plan called for so I have something to grab hold of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I also ended up with a spare plain knob which will go in the spares box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next up are the very last bits to make which are the drill guide bushings. These are turned from the provided silver steel rod and the idea is that once drilled to the appropriate size you harden them to prevent wear over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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