Fitting the Walschaerts Type Valve-Gear Pt2

Before I get into the next part I thought I should put up a pick naming all those funny rods and shafts

Now we are ready to fit the Radius Rod. This is the rod that opens and closes the valves.
Before you start go get your file again, you now need to screw the crank pin into the tapped thick end of the radius rod and file the end of the thread that sticks out the back of the Radius Rod, and remove the screw.

Take the filed crank pin, fit a washer, pass it through the curved slot in the expansion link and screw into tapped hole in radius rod. Notice the radius rod at the skinney end needs to have the bend facing in so it lines up with valve spindle on the cylinder

Feed the thin end of the radius Rod into the forked end of valve rod and screw up with the steel screws supplied with the cylinders.

We now have the main links connected and rotating the wheeels should result in the valve cylinders moving back and forwards

Next is to provide a means to raise and lower the Radius rod so we need to assemble the lifting links.

Onto The Valve-Gear Pt3