Squaring Mainframe Angles - EP5 - 7.25" Gauge Steam Locomotive Build.

Documentary Model Engineering series on building a 7.25" gauge live steam locomotive using home workshop equipment, drills, lathes, welders, milling machines, CAD. In this episode we continue to follow the trials and tribulations of building my first steam locomotive, a Tinkerbell class locomotive which is designed to run on 7.25" gauge track. Using the Bridgeport milling machine I take the very slightly out of square angle irons that are to hold the mainframe and buffer beams together, and machine one face to make them perfect 90 degrees. This is extremely important part of the frames to ensure everything sits squarely together. This build is a modified version of the original Tinkerbell locomotive. The Original Tinkerbell Locomotive was completed in 1968 by Roger Marsh, and over the last 50 years has become a very popular locomotive to build and produce a variant of. ►SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: • Facebook:   / mattchiversworkshop   • Instagram:   / mattchiversworkshop   ► Business Inquiries ONLY contact@mattchivers.com Hello, my name is Matt Chivers, and if your a Maker, Model Engineer, Steam & Industrial enthusiast, home workshop owner, then this is DEFINITELY the place for you! On this channel I aim to upload videos on a regular basis covering topic such as building my live steam locomotive, welding & fabrication, maker projects, metalwork, and steam & industrial prototype. I hope to share knowledge, learn, and most of all inspire. #metalwork #modelengineer #welding #fabrication #homeworkshop #steam #maker FTC Legal Disclaimer - Some links found in the description box of my videos may be affiliate links, meaning I will make commission on sales you make through my link. This is at no extra cost to you to use my links/codes, it's just one more way to support me and my channel. 👍