. Jalbum 8.5 This past weekend was very long, and tiring, but quite productive: sand blasting and painting of the frame and associated add-ons was accomplished. Blasting of the frame was completed about 2:00 PM on Saturday, and painting was done by 5:30 that evening. <br><br> The first things blasted were lots of smaller items, such as diagonal and longitudinal braces, cab and coal bunker brackets, coupler pocket, journal boxes and so forth, which allowed us to get a jump on painting while the long process of cleaning the frame was on-going. Years of grime and rust sure had covered lots of casting imperfections and defects, plus a few misdrilled and plugged holes. Air passed completely through an area of the front coupler pocket as we were blowing the dust from it prior to painting. After painting we shut the shop with the heat set at 72 to cure the DuPont Chassis Saver paint(which will not come off your skin). <br><br> Sunday morning the paint was cured hard enough to assemble the smaller items onto the frame. Looks great in black instead of brown, don't you think? Hats off to all the crew that participated: everyone worked like borrowed mules. In order to not leave anyone out, the prep crew of the previous work session did a fine job as well. <br><br> Steve Fox and his crew from Specialty Groups, Inc., were great to work with on the blasting. They did a top-notch job and seemed to take working with us amateurs in stride. <br><br> Clara Atkins fixed two delicious dinners that kept the workers happy, just like in the logging camps. <br><br> Grady Smith <br><br> slides/End view.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 End view of Climax frame prior to sandblasting. Photo by Bill Liebman. End view of Climax frame prior to sandblasting. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/End view.JPG slides/Outside ready to sandblast.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 The frame has been moved out of the shop and is ready to be sandblasted. Photo by Bill Liebman. The frame has been moved out of the shop and is ready to be sandblasted. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Outside ready to sandblast.JPG slides/Sandblasting the Engine Frame.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Finishing up the sandblasting of the frame. Photo by Bill Liebman. Finishing up the sandblasting of the frame. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Sandblasting the Engine Frame.JPG slides/Frame Sandblasting.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Sandblasting in progress. The guy doing the actual blasting is wearing a hood that is supplied with fresh air. Photo by Bill Liebman. Sandblasting in progress. The guy doing the actual blasting is wearing a hood that is supplied with fresh air. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Frame Sandblasting.JPG slides/Sandblasting.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 A bit of dust flying as the sandblasting progresses. Photo by Bill Liebman. A bit of dust flying as the sandblasting progresses. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Sandblasting.JPG slides/Sandblasting - 3.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Rain was likely so canopies were used to protect the operator and frame from the weather. Photo by Bill Liebman. Rain was likely so canopies were used to protect the operator and frame from the weather. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Sandblasting - 3.JPG slides/Sandblasting - 4.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Blasting the underside of the frame required some gymnastics. Photo by Bill Liebman. Blasting the underside of the frame required some gymnastics. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Sandblasting - 4.JPG slides/Front end sandblasted.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Another view of the frame after blasting. Photo by Bill Liebman. Another view of the frame after blasting. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Front end sandblasted.JPG slides/Engine area after.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Overhead view of the frame after sandblasting. The trucks weren't blasted because they are temporary ones just used to move the frame out of the shop for outdoor blasting. Photo by Bill Liebman. Overhead view of the frame after sandblasting. The trucks weren't blasted because they are temporary ones just used to move the frame out of the shop for outdoor blasting. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Engine area after.JPG slides/Finished sandblasting heading into shop.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 The blasted frame being pushed back into the shop to be painted. Photo by Bill Liebman. The blasted frame being pushed back into the shop to be painted. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Finished sandblasting heading into shop.JPG slides/Pushing the engine frame back into the shop.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Pushing the sandblasted frame back into the shop for painting. Photo by Bill Liebman. Pushing the sandblasted frame back into the shop for painting. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Pushing the engine frame back into the shop.JPG slides/Painting Frame in shop.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Painting the frame after sandblasting it and moving it back into the shop. Photo by Bill Liebman Painting the frame after sandblasting it and moving it back into the shop. Photo by Bill Liebman slides/Painting Frame in shop.JPG slides/Frame painting - 2.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Painting the frame after it was blasted and brought back into the shop. Photo by Bill Liebman. Painting the frame after it was blasted and brought back into the shop. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Frame painting - 2.JPG slides/Engine mount before.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 View of the engine mount before blasting. The woodwork covers machined areas to be protected from the blasting process. Photo by Bill Liebman. View of the engine mount before blasting. The woodwork covers machined areas to be protected from the blasting process. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Engine mount before.JPG slides/Engine mount aftersanblast.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 View of the engine mount after blasting. Photo by Bill Liebman. View of the engine mount after blasting. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Engine mount aftersanblast.JPG slides/Engine mount blasted and painted.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Engine mount after blasting and painting. Photo by Bill Liebman. Engine mount after blasting and painting. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Engine mount blasted and painted.JPG slides/Parts before and after sandblasting.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Parts before and after sandblasting. The parts on the left are before. Photo by Bill Liebman. Parts before and after sandblasting. The parts on the left are before. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Parts before and after sandblasting.JPG slides/Parts painting.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 An artist at work. A small part is being painted after being sandblasted. Photo by Bill Liebman. An artist at work. A small part is being painted after being sandblasted. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Parts painting.JPG slides/Parts painted.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 More parts after blasting and painting. Photo by Bill Liebman. More parts after blasting and painting. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Parts painted.JPG slides/Parts to be sandblasted.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Parts queued up awaiting their moment in the sand. Photo by Bill Liebman. Parts queued up awaiting their moment in the sand. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Parts to be sandblasted.JPG slides/Parts sandblasted.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Parts awaiting painting after being sandblasted. Photo by Bill Liebman. Parts awaiting painting after being sandblasted. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Parts sandblasted.JPG slides/Parts painted - 2.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Various parts in their shiny new paint job. Photo by Bill Liebman. Various parts in their shiny new paint job. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Parts painted - 2.JPG slides/_MG_1215.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Right engine frame. Crankshaft disk rotates within the circular cavity where the plywood block protects the opening for the bronze crankshaft bearing. Both the left and right engine frames of this locomotive have been repaired by brazing, hence the butter-colored stripe running almost to the very top of the casting. This failure likely is the result of a design deficiency. Note missing head on the tapered bolt located middle bottom row. Photo by Chad Thompson. Right engine frame. Crankshaft disk rotates within the circular cavity where the plywood block protects the opening for the bronze crankshaft bearing. Both the left and right engine frames of this locomotive have been repaired by brazing, hence the butter-colored stripe running almost to the very top of the casting. This failure likely is the result of a design deficiency. Note missing head on the tapered bolt located middle bottom row. Photo by Chad Thompson. slides/_MG_1215.jpg slides/_MG_1222.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Left engine frame. Note how sloppy this brazing is compared to the similar repair performed on the right engine frame. Did different welders do these two repairs? Likely we shall never know. The groove between the brazing and the plywood circle was produced by some projection on the inner face of the crankshaft disk accidentally rubbing where it was not intended. The depressed surface being protected by the plywood was originally a raised boss (look carefully and one can see the remaining vestiges of the edge of the long missing boss) that acted as a thrust bearing to prevent the crankshaft from migrating towards the right side of the locomotive, due to forces created by the crank shaft and miter shaft gears working against each other. When the crankshaft was removed, another, now removed braze repair was discovered: the cast iron thrust boss was already long gone, and the area had been, at some unknown date, built up proud by the application of several layers of bronze brazing material, which was itself almost worn entirely away. What bronze remained was easily peeled off with a chisel. We will fasten a machined bronze plate to this area to keep the gears and crankshaft in the proper location. Photo by Chad Thompson. Left engine frame. Note how sloppy this brazing is compared to the similar repair performed on the right engine frame. Did different welders do these two repairs? Likely we shall never know. The groove between the brazing and the plywood circle was produced by some projection on the inner face of the crankshaft disk accidentally rubbing where it was not intended. The depressed surface being protected by the plywood was originally a raised boss (look carefully and one can see the remaining vestiges of the edge of the long missing boss) that acted as a thrust bearing to prevent the crankshaft from migrating towards the right side of the locomotive, due to forces created by the crank shaft and miter shaft gears working against each other. When the crankshaft was removed, another, now removed braze repair was discovered: the cast iron thrust boss was already long gone, and the area had been, at some unknown date, built up proud by the application of several layers of bronze brazing material, which was itself almost worn entirely away. What bronze remained was easily peeled off with a chisel. We will fasten a machined bronze plate to this area to keep the gears and crankshaft in the proper location. Photo by Chad Thompson. slides/_MG_1222.jpg slides/IMG_1243.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Downward view of the rear portion of the main frame showing the longitudinal and diagonal bracing that helps hold the drawbar pocket in place. Refer to the Bill Liebman shot for a rear view of the drawbar pocket. The diagonals fasten to the top of the pocket, while the longitudinals anchor the bottom end of the pocket. The four vertical 1" bolts, with the oblong washers, suck the pocket up tight against the wooden end sill. Observe the two holes in the right hand longitudinal brace: at one time this piece of material was an "arch bar" from a Climax truck, that has been salvaged, and re-forged into its original flat configuration in order to make this brace. Recycling is nothing new; Moore and Kepple were poor, and made do with what they had on hand....a bunch of junk. Photo by Chad Thompson. Downward view of the rear portion of the main frame showing the longitudinal and diagonal bracing that helps hold the drawbar pocket in place. Refer to the Bill Liebman shot for a rear view of the drawbar pocket. The diagonals fasten to the top of the pocket, while the longitudinals anchor the bottom end of the pocket. The four vertical 1" bolts, with the oblong washers, suck the pocket up tight against the wooden end sill. Observe the two holes in the right hand longitudinal brace: at one time this piece of material was an "arch bar" from a Climax truck, that has been salvaged, and re-forged into its original flat configuration in order to make this brace. Recycling is nothing new; Moore and Kepple were poor, and made do with what they had on hand....a bunch of junk. Photo by Chad Thompson. slides/IMG_1243.jpg slides/IMG_1235.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Front end of the new tender frame. Refer to rear view found in the Bill Liebman photos, and how they mate together will become clear, with a bit of studying. Photo by Chad Thompson. Front end of the new tender frame. Refer to rear view found in the Bill Liebman photos, and how they mate together will become clear, with a bit of studying. Photo by Chad Thompson. slides/IMG_1235.jpg slides/Hanging Insulation.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Falling ceiling insulation in the shop prior to repairs. Photo by Bill Liebman. Falling ceiling insulation in the shop prior to repairs. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Hanging Insulation.JPG slides/Bill Liebman repair insualtion at ceiling.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 "Other duties as assigned" and unrelated to the sandblasting project, Bill Liebman is repairing the insulation in the shop roof. Photo by Bill Liebman's camera. "Other duties as assigned" and unrelated to the sandblasting project, Bill Liebman is repairing the insulation in the shop roof. Photo by Bill Liebman's camera. slides/Bill Liebman repair insualtion at ceiling.JPG slides/Waiting Shay's & Heisler.html# Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0400 Unrelated to the Climax project, this is a view of the Cass locomotives resting after the day's runs. It was taken from just outside the restoration shop. Photo by Bill Liebman. Unrelated to the Climax project, this is a view of the Cass locomotives resting after the day's runs. It was taken from just outside the restoration shop. Photo by Bill Liebman. slides/Waiting Shay's & Heisler.JPG