Scratching my (cross)Head...
Been working on the crossheads (which I bought from Real Trains) and the guides. It was a bit difficult to get these machined accurately because of the design.
First, I machines the crossheads, then I machined bar stock for the two piece guides. I used a slitting saw on my mill to make the slots. After a couple hours, I got the pieces to slide effortlessly without binding.
I then clamped the two piece sides together and used pins to hold it together as I drilled holes for the 8 bolts.
To hold the piston rod in the crosshead, I threaded the crossheads and piston rods, screwed it in the correct distance, then drilled a hole at a 45 degree angle and reamed it with a tapered reamer. I then used a #4 tapered pin to hold it in place. I powdercoated the crossheads which came out excellent. Here it is all finished.
