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Pony Truck Radial Arm Pattern (2)
13/10/2026
	Another view of the radial arm pattern. The radial ram is hollow so the various protrusions you can see are casting "prints". These will form hollows in the sand mould and will support the core moulds that will form the interior air space of the radial arm.
Pony Truck Radial Arm Pattern Machining
08/10/2026
	The pattern is now in the CNC machine shop and we can see the final shape starting to emerge
Pony Truck Radial Arm Pattern
08/10/2026
	Work on the pattern continues at General Patterns in Castleford. Most of the sections have been built up now. The pattern will be going onto a CNC machine shortly to be machined to the correct shape
Axlebox Body Machining Drawing
01/10/2026
	Once the cannon axleboxes for the coupled wheels have been cast they will go for initial proof machining and non destructive testing. We need to prepare for the next phase which is final machining and the welding of manganese steel liners to the rubbing faces. These are the flat faces at the ends of the axleboxes which will move up and down in the hornguides on the frame as the suspension works. This is part of the machining drawing which is now in our checking process. The brown colours are the as cast surfaces, the grey colours are the areas that need machining.
Reverser Housing
21/09/2026
	The reverser control in the cab consists of a number of parts. One housing contains the gearing operates the drivers indicator drum. The housing in the cab is next to the reverser hand wheel. Today we needed to ream the hole for the locking handle plunger. This makes sure that the handwheel is locked in position. presto Tools supplied us with an extra long reamer to do the job. The 2 "eyes" at the top are for the pin that retains the locking handle.