{"id":7952,"date":"2026-08-29T17:13:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T16:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7952"},"modified":"2026-08-29T17:13:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T16:13:33","slug":"mok-8f-8425-working-on-the-brakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7952","title":{"rendered":"MOK 8F 8425 &#8211; Working On The Brakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week I seem to have done quite a bit of work without a great deal to show for it but that&#8217;s how modelling goes sometimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wanted to replace the cast brass brake shoes with 3D printed ones to reduce the chances of shorting. This meant that I needed to either file or mill off the cast shoes from the hangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I started by making a small jig to hold the hangers from 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\/2026\/08\/Machining-Jig.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"909\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Machining-Jig-1024x909.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7953\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Machining-Jig-1024x909.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Machining-Jig-300x266.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Machining-Jig-768x682.jpg 768w, 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srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1817-858x1024.jpg 858w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1817-251x300.jpg 251w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1817-768x917.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1817-1287x1536.jpg 1287w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1817-1716x2048.jpg 1716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then I milled off each side of the shoes<\/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\/2026\/08\/IMG_1819.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1819-1010x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7955\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1819-1010x1024.jpg 1010w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1819-296x300.jpg 296w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1819-768x779.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1819-1515x1536.jpg 1515w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1819.jpg 1984w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\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\/2026\/08\/8F-Brake-Hangers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8F-Brake-Hangers-1024x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7956\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8F-Brake-Hangers-1024x960.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8F-Brake-Hangers-300x281.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8F-Brake-Hangers-768x720.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8F-Brake-Hangers-1536x1439.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8F-Brake-Hangers-320x300.jpg 320w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8F-Brake-Hangers.jpg 2021w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then finally I gripped them edge on and milled away the final remains of the shoes.<\/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\/2026\/08\/Brake-Hangers-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brake-Hangers-1024x583.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7957\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brake-Hangers-1024x583.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brake-Hangers-300x171.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brake-Hangers-768x437.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brake-Hangers-1536x875.jpg 1536w, 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