Coach 9: 2017 Updates

November 30, 2017

November 2017 Update

Harold Downey finished the working drawing and bill of material for the base frame.

There are four castings needed for the base frame:

Center pivot (2 required) – which mounts on the bottom of each bolster
Queen post casting (4 required) – for the two main truss rods where they cross the queen post beams
Bolster truss rod casting (4 required) – which terminate the bolster transverse truss rods
Body support casting (4 required) – these are the outboard supports at the bolster which keep the body from tilting.

And since the design needed to be completed in combination with the center pivot, the corresponding female center casting which mounts on the truck.

Nearly all of the patterns for these have been completed.

Here are a few pictures of the center castings in progress:

Harold reports: “I thought I had [the center castings] wrapped up yesterday, but I noticed that I managed to misread my own drawings and made the center hole 2″ diameter instead of 1.5″. So, I made two plugs with the correct 2 degree taper on the lathe, epoxied them in each pattern, then drilled a new 1-3/8 hole with a forstner bit. I then remounted each on the lathe, while carefully centering them up. Since I had them on a backing plate, rather than in a chuck, it was a bit tricky. Finally I recut the center hole to the correct 1.5″ diameter with 2 degree draft.”

The completed center castings, ready for finish.

The completed body support casting pattern and the queen post casting pattern.

The bolster truss rod casting, with its three core boxes. This pattern took more time than the other four put together; but Harold reports: “it was kind of fun to make!”

August 2017 Update

The door post/trim on W&Q Coach 3 was sanded down to reveal the original factory paint. It appears to be “Pullman Brown”.

May 2017 Update

Project lead Eric Schade did some research and found some glass for the clerestory. http://www.wissmachglass.com/textures.html scroll down to “Florentine 01” this stuff comes in different colors. if it is not an exact replacement only a skilled eye can tell without them being side by side. If we send them an original piece of glass they can match the color.

Glass samples for the clerestory windows. An original window from Coach 3 is in Eric’s left hand with the new glass on the right.

The Full Story: 2017 to Present Day

For a chronical of the Coach 9 project from (nearly) the beginning, see the Coach 9 Official Work Thread on our Discussion Forum.

Thanks for your continued support and interest in the WW&F!
The Coach 9 Team

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