Finishing The Cylinders! - Pennsylvania A3 Switcher, Part 46

This episode on Blondihacks, I’m finishing the cylinders! Exclusive videos, drawings, models & plans available on Patreon!

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[Blondihacks]

Hey everyone! I don’t usually release two locomotive videos in a row, since I know this project is not everyone’s thing. However, judging from the comments, I inadvertently created a big cliffhanger last week and I don’t want to make everyone wait two weeks to resolve it. I hope you enjoy!

Update: Since conspiracy theories are abounding, the drawing says 2021 because that’s the last time I remembered to update my Fusion template.

[ketv]

"A little bit of antialiasing" - wipes coffee off monitor. Quinn, you're hilarious!

[RonCovell]

Quinn - Wow, that was some VERY intricate work. I could feel beads of sweat on my forehead, just watching. Congratulations for pulling it off like a champ!

[GeneKrawczyk]

I love the reference to the video cards. I remember buying the voodoo2 LOL. Great work as usual.

[J.T.Engineering]

"I might chuckle and give you a sticker, or I might punch you in the pancreas."

Comedy gold. I love this channel so much.

[mickeybags]

This is by far my favorite series on YouTube.

[jimsvideos]

Also that low-polygon finish on the castings looks sharp, not gonna lie.

[TandaMadison]

Hmmm, already have stickers and somewhat fond of my pancreas. That steam chest looks fantastic!

[BrendanRaymondKoroKoro]

Locomotives are very very much 'my thing'. I'm super happy we got 2 vids in a row! This is currently my favourite project on youtube and has been since you started the boiler 😊

[mrsockyman]

These operations are terrifying!! The anxiety just watching probably doesnt hold a candle to what was felt at the machine 😂

[SethKotta]

Every shop needs a small cabinet labeled "in case of scrapped 30+ hour part" with a bottle of rye whiskey inside.

[WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE]

In some very old stationary engines they had cast iron covers over the cyliner insulation. The covers had grooves or fluted depressions in them. Kinda looks like that on your culinders where you cleaned them up. I like it 🤓

[scottgifford]

When you said it was going to be a shaping process, I immediately thought of some kind of liliputian Abom shaping these small parts!

[Kim-kljh]

Beautiful work on the cylinders, Quinn! These are challenging parts for sure. And it looks like you dealt with that 0.020" issue masterfully! Nicely done!

[gavinbadke]

In the World of great artists, their medium of choice bends to their will and in their hands becomes a thing of beauty. Michealangelo - Canvas, paint and Stone. Da Vinci - Canvas, paint and timber. Quinn Dunki - Brass, Aluminium and Steel.

[halosix]

Those might be two of the finest examples of machining I’ve ever seen done by hand! Spectacular work, as always! I was here for the cliffhanger.

[EngineerRaisedInKingston]

What an incredible achievement, Quinn. Genuinely edge of the seat moments when you were drilling the steam ports. I remember doing it on my simple 10V engine casting and how nervewrecking it was waiting for the drill to break through. Can't imagine it on this sort of scale. Well done!

[larryriehle]

As a model railroader I'm loving this series. I also enjoy your narrative and gratuitous sarcasm.

[Froobyone]

There's two of them, so Voodoo 2s in SLI mode. Love it.

[davebenedum]

I have never done machine work, I have never used a mill and have never used a metal lathe. But I also never miss one of your episodes. Thank you for the knowledge and entertainment.