3117 - nuts!

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3117 - nuts!

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Photos and captions supplied by FOTR member Gabor Kovacs, who is cleaning up the smokebox nuts for 3117.
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Gabor in the one corner of his workshop at home busy with cleaning and buffing up of the brass smokebox nuts that once adorned 3094, and will shortly be fitted to 3117!
Gabor in the one corner of his workshop at home busy with cleaning and buffing up of the brass smokebox nuts that once adorned 3094, and will shortly be fitted to 3117!
Just a few more to go! See the difference. The ones on the right, that was what they looked like after lying for 2 weeks in a mild vinegar acidic bath, just to remove the excess ingrain dirt and splashes of smokebox old graphite paint! With a bit of soft coaxing scouring block to remove the last of the ingrain dirt, and after about 20 minutes on the buff, and results are noticeable! Almost ready for fitting to 3117! The smokebox nut washers that fit under the nuts still need to be completed, but won't be that shiny as most of the washer/s will be hidden under the smokebox nut!
Just a few more to go! See the difference. The ones on the right, that was what they looked like after lying for 2 weeks in a mild vinegar acidic bath, just to remove the excess ingrain dirt and splashes of smokebox old graphite paint! With a bit of soft coaxing scouring block to remove the last of the ingrain dirt, and after about 20 minutes on the buff, and results are noticeable! Almost ready for fitting to 3117! The smokebox nut washers that fit under the nuts still need to be completed, but won't be that shiny as most of the washer/s will be hidden under the smokebox nut!
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Re: 3117 - nuts!

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They look absolutely amazing. This loco is really going to look smart. Thanks Gabby.
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