New Projects
These pages are for the current projects that are on the go at Altona. We will be updating these pages with further details, status and photos as they happen.
Click on the links below to go to each project.
Please Note: As these pages are getting quite large, we have split them into a new page for each project.
Jump to the Junction Project Page - Updated 4/4/2009
Jump to the New Riding Cars Project Page - Updated 19/1/2009
Jump to the New Picnic Shelter Project Page - New 27/1/2009
New Riding Cars
Due to increased number of passengers, and large amount of km's that are current fleet of riding cars are completing. We have decided to enbark on a couple of sets of new riding cars. These cars will be based on our succesfull well cars (see photo below), but will be 8 foot long.
We are standardising on a number of the parts to reduce the cost of up-keep, and to enable the direct swap of parts.
Starting of Bogies - 17/1/2009
Adrian drilling the laser cut side frames ready for the plumber block bearings and then the bearings on the side frames.
Photo of the first two turntables before machining.
Stiffening Beams - 17/1/2009
Steve machining the stiffening beams where the bogie and turntables attach to the bottom to the each car.
Wheels being Machined - 16/1/2009
With the standardisation of bogies, an order has been placed for the machining of the wheels. These have been order through a local CNC machining company - Preco Engineering http://www.preco.com.au/. Here is Dinh working away at the CNC lathe.
Here is the pile of blanks and the the set-up for the first operation - Facing and scallop of the rear.
Due to some clever work, instead of three operations, the wheel is possible after two operations, as the scallop in the rear is able to hold the wheel for front facing and profiling
Completed frame (onsite @ AMR) - 27/12/2008
Frames completed with centre well. All joints have been welded
Construction of frame - 27/12/2008
Working bee to construct the frames for four cars. All completed in the day.
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