September 9
With my wife being out of town the week before Labor Day, I haven't really gotten much done the last two weeks.
I did finish up the rebuild of engine #5 (an 0-6-0T) to the point where it will go through one of my 16" curves. The cylinder block is on the front only for weight distribution and it is not attached. #5 still has a hitch that makes me think I don't have the tires level enough and it certainly needs lubricating (grind, grind, grind).
I also reassembled #6 and plan on testing it over the weekend. If it works out, I'll see about putting its test videos up for folks to look at.
I'm still looking for two C-16 cylinder blocks and while I've tried reaching out to some folks, there must be a spam filter somewhere in the path that is preventing my mail from getting through. I figure I'll do a bunch of tracking down spares and parts next week after the NNGC is over.
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