
Another day doing different small jobs. Jim and Stephen filled and rubbed down the newly installed rubbing rails so that they all the screw heads are hidden. They will be ready for undercoating soon. I spent the day dismantling a Milnes Door off an electric car that has most of the same frame as our D end door. An interesting afternoon was spent removing three No.12 4" long screws that held one rail on. Bernard made a tool that helped us to get the old lock out that is the wrong type for our car. These door bits with the decent ones from ours will make the new door, all from 110 year old timber. A good planning session was held at lunchtime, which we were able to have outside, talking about the axles and axlebox design. Bernard and I then spent time examining the old solebars to sort out how the axlebox assemblies were attached to the frame. Much research is going on behind the scenes to source the steel and get the drawings done as soon as possible. Tomorrow I'm taking some samples of wood to get the stain for the saloon ceiling. Next week more work on the roof sticks to fettle the joints.
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