Frame Assembly Phase 1

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	April 2023 The frames being lowered onto trestles in the new area.
	July 2023 One of our outstanding frame jobs is to fit the fasteners for the bogie pivot stretcher. This sits inside the frames under the smokebox saddle. The stretcher is fastened to the frames with drive fit bolts that have cone heads. The heads are inside the frames and the nuts are on the outside. With the restricted space available, it is difficult to wield a hammer to drive in the bolts. We had adapters made to fit over the cone head bolts and used a hydraulic jack to push in the bolts. 3 of the bolts have been fitted in the photo; the hexagon headed bolts are temporary fasteners.
	August 2023 Job done! Some of the pivot stretcher bolts are shared with the bogie bolster.
	October 2023 Mike is using the Asquith drill to ream out the bolt holes for the brake hanger brackets.On the front 2 brackets we will have to use rivets on the bottom holes as the design of the bracket makes it impossible to get access for the drill. On the rear bracket (being reamed on the photo) the bottom 2 fasteners are studs because of a stretcher between the frames.
	February 2024 Geoff checked the internal dimensions of the brake hanger bracket holes after reaming
	April 2024 Having procured the pony truck pivot pin and checked the fit, we could fit the fasteners that secure the support bracket to the bottom of the firebox support stretcher. 2 jacks are locating the support bracket while Geoff tightens the nuts.
	May 2024 Having ensured that the trailing spring hanger brackets were located in the correct position, Mike and Geoff start drilling the fixing holes.
	With the arrival of the pony truck pivot pin, we needed to ensure that the pivot bracket (bolted to the bottom of the firebox support stretcher) was centralising with respect to the pivot pin. In the photo, the pivot pin is underneath the oil can. Bob and Mike are tightening the 6 bolts that hold the pivot bracket in place.

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