![]() ![]() It states that a torch will probably buckle the nice flat brass platework but my guess is that LBSC probably had an old traditional flame heated soldering iron in mind. The manual goes on to suggest the use of a soldering iron rather than a torch to seal up the tank. This means that the current tank work is already quite strong but will probably leak like a sieve. A large number of countersunk screws are used for the top plates and to hold the body to the sole plate. The rivets have their heads on the inside and countersinks on the outside plate. Note that the manual and drawings show 1/4" x 1/4" brass angle attached to the inside of the body using 1/16" diameter snap head rivets. The sheet brass body sections have already been assembled in accordance with the instruction manual. I am trying to select the best tools and techniques to complete the brass body of a 'Betty' 3 1/2" gauge, locomotive tender.
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