1/25 6 Axle Lattice Crane

[Southgate]

Originally Posted by ihbuilder

Dan I've found that filing or sanding your joints before soldering to give the best results and strength . same for me , irons are for electrical work

Yes, I do clean up my joints before soldering. Fit isn't so much the problem, as sometimes I get too much solder in or near the joint, and have to file it away. Overheating a joint can certainly lead to the next nearest joint coming undone, a real pain to deal with. I had to deal with that when makng this whole front end assembly. The trouble was when soldering the spring hangers, but i finally got it whooped.

[sparkycuda]

Really nice work under the front end - axles, springs & hangers, etc! A lot of close and complicated linkage for the steering - a great job of engineering and fabrication. Are your springs brass, phospher bronze or something else?

Ken