Shay Trucks

This page will show how I made the trucks for the class "D" shay. Four sets of trucks will be needed to make this shay. Hopefully I can get it right by the fourth set. (click on the pictures for a larger picture)

All the material needed for one truck frame. Sorry about the picture. The flash was aimed in the wrong direction and the picture should be rotated 90 degrees clockwise.

Cutting all the pieces to a rough length in my trusty old power hacksaw.

All the pieces have been cut to rough length and are labeled to identify length and what part is what. Very helpful, but I still managed to cut the "D" pieces 1/2" to short. Oh well, I can always use the metal in another project.

One end of the part was milled to clean up to make sure it is square.

A stop was clamped to the table to ensure that all parts that have identical dimensions will be the same length. The first piece was used to establish the length. The second piece would then be ensured to be the same length. All I did was use a scale. I scribed a line to the proper length and milled up to the line. When the correct length was attained the second piece was then butted against the stop and milled to length.

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	All the material needed for one truck frame. Sorry about the picture. The flash was aimed in the wrong direction and the picture should be rotated 90 degrees clockwise.
	Cutting all the pieces to a rough length in my trusty old power hacksaw.
	All the pieces have been cut to rough length and are labeled to identify length and what part is what. Very helpful, but I still managed to cut the "D" pieces 1/2" to short. Oh well, I can always use the metal in another project.
	One end of the part was milled to clean up to make sure it is square.
	A stop was clamped to the table to ensure that all parts that have identical dimensions will be the same length. The first piece was used to establish the length. The second piece would then be ensured to be the same length. All I did was use a scale. I scribed a line to the proper length and milled up to the line. When the correct length was attained the second piece was then butted against the stop and milled to length.