The trolley will be a steerable unit based around a set of recently acquired cast iron wheels. The wheels were badly worn and required truing on a lathe otherwise the completed trolley would wobble when the engine was running. As the lathe chuck was too small for the wheels we had to use a faceplate and a specially fabricated jig to hold the wheels whilst being trued. Each wheel required 3 - 4mm of material to be bored until the centre holes became true in line with the outer rim which was the datum. The wheels run on mild steel axle stubs machined individually to suit each wheel. The axle stubs are then welded to heavy gauge angle iron section to form the main axles which are then bolted to the wooden runners with M12 coach bolts which shall form the complete trolley axles. The trolley is generally constructed from wood apart from the steel axles and the steel disc turntable which we had plasma cut to the exact size. The trolley wood was rough cut A turntable will be provided to allow the engine to be moved with ease, a separate water tank and frame will be provided for cooling. This will keep storage space to a minimum and will allow for a more compact trolley design. An exhaust silencer has been obtained however this may be slightly small for the Handyman but it is a start until either a proper cast iron pot is found or an exhaust is fabricated from steel.
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