kerr54
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Post by kerr54 on Dec 30, 2011 19:59:46 GMT -5
Hey Gator, that sounds like it would work. I was thinking along the lines of (don't laugh) wrapping a small wire around my pencil type soldering iron and laying a straight edge down and following the straight edge, drag the heated wire along making little back and forth movements. Ofcourse I was going to try that on a piece of scrap first. But your way sounds alittle easier. I'll let ya know how it turns out. Hey Paul, Cummins V12? ? Hmmmmm that sounds really fascinating. You got my imagination going for sure. Gosh I wonder what it is..................
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truckmaniac
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Post by truckmaniac on Dec 31, 2011 10:12:34 GMT -5
Cummins V12...needlenose ken Paul?Interesting thing.
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kerr54
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Post by kerr54 on Jan 2, 2012 17:12:29 GMT -5
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Post by 41chevy on Jan 2, 2012 18:26:24 GMT -5
Cummins V12...needlenose ken Paul?Interesting thing. I do weld lines with a Wood Burning type soldering iron. when I finish the welds I lightly sand with 320 and a few brush loads of liquid cement to "flatten out the bead. Not to highjack the thread but it is all wheel drive with planetary hubs and a KW COE cab. Paul
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Post by gatormarcstaug on Jan 3, 2012 18:13:22 GMT -5
Kerry, You are moving right along with it. I know what you mean about doing nothing but making parts! But then when you start to piece them together. there is a real sense of accomplishment!! Now that you have the car body pretty much done I think you will see things moving a little bit faster? OH what thickness of evergreen did you use on the track pads?
Be Well Gator
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kerr54
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Post by kerr54 on Jan 3, 2012 18:38:44 GMT -5
Gator I used a plastic that I got from a friend and co-worker. He owns a sign company and he had some 1/16 thick material in like 24x24 size sheets he had as scraps. It's alittle softer than regular styrene but works very well for me. Another friend said that he thought my pads looked to thin. But I started with the wide 24x24 sheets and cut them in strips using our cutter which was really nice and after that I cut them into the 3/8 strips and sanded the outside edges because the real pads are like that. They look thin but it's only the outside or ends as the middle of the pads are the full 1/16 plus the extra .043 strip I glued in the center. But your right, things are going to move alittle quicker now but I still want to take my time so as to catch those details and to make sure everything fits together like I want. I want for those judges to go "WOW look at that" this summer at the show. I hope anyways...
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kerr54
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Post by kerr54 on Jan 5, 2012 21:42:19 GMT -5
Hey Paul, I have found this site that I think maybe would be a good thing to use for welding beads. Take a look, it's pretty cool. www.archertransfers.com/
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Post by gatormarcstaug on Jan 6, 2012 11:00:52 GMT -5
Kerry, I just checked out that site. They have some really cool stuff.I would guess that would be the easier way to go! but they are not cheap. I say go for it. Being on a retired budget I will do it my way, till I can get some money up to try some of those weld lines!
Be Well Gator
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kerr54
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Post by kerr54 on Jan 7, 2012 7:38:22 GMT -5
Gator I understand about that. I myself go to these sites and see these things and all I can do is drool over it. ha ha Then I have to clean off my keyboard.....
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Post by gatormarcstaug on Jan 7, 2012 11:53:09 GMT -5
Kerry, I know what you mean. over the years I've missed lots of cool aftermarket parts and a few reissues. Just bcause I had other financial priorities at the time. I just shrug it off and keep going. hoping I will be able to get some of the stuff one day! looking forward to your next update!
Be Well Gator
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Post by kerr54 on Jan 8, 2012 18:28:26 GMT -5
Well hello guys, another update on my crane. I hope everyone is doing well. I began work on the drum and winch section and I will go outwards from there. But here I built the wench drums and please remember as of this moment that all of these parts and so are still rough. I have plenty of cleaning to do still but I am rough fitting these parts at this stage. I've never done this type of build before so I'm constructing it the best way I know how and so far it's working for me. Then moved on to the caseing that houses the drums and test fit it to the machine while those parts were drying I finished off the cylinders that raises the machine to spread the tracks with the new plastics I finally got in. then I began work on the supports that actually hold the boom and related parts along with covers for the drums. and lastly a final test fit for the drum covers. Thats where I'm at for now and it's been a blast so far and this things just keeps growing. For a person with only basic tools and a lot of passion I think it's pretty darn cool. Any questions and/or comments I appreciate and welcome. In todays world, find some peace with modeling. Kerry
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Post by 41chevy on Jan 9, 2012 22:15:00 GMT -5
Looks great! Remember some people have all the best tools and can't use them. I see basic tools and a big passion as a better combination! Paul
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Post by okdoky on Jan 10, 2012 7:11:52 GMT -5
Looks great! Remember some people have all the best tools and can't use them. I see basic tools and a big passion as a better combination! Paul Paul, I have tonnes of tools and spend half my time looking for them. I am loving how this is coming together. I would love to try my hand at building a tracked excavator too, but the amount of work needed on just the tracks alone. Will be following this blog. Nige
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Post by gatormarcstaug on Jan 10, 2012 16:27:07 GMT -5
Nige, You are right the tracks for an excavator are a lot of work, if you make them your self. been there done that.But you ought to try ti. It can be very satisfying to say you built it. Just like the model you are building now. It is yours and yours alone. no one will have have that model, no matter how hard they try!
Be Well Gator
Paul, I have tonnes of tools and spend half my time looking for them. I am loving how this is coming together. I would love to try my hand at building a tracked excavator too, but the amount of work needed on just the tracks alone.
Will be following this blog.
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41chevy
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Post by 41chevy on Jan 10, 2012 18:45:09 GMT -5
Looks great! Remember some people have all the best tools and can't use them. I see basic tools and a big passion as a better combination! Paul Paul, I have tonnes of tools and spend half my time looking for them. I am loving how this is coming together. I would love to try my hand at building a tracked excavator too, but the amount of work needed on just the tracks alone. Will be following this blog. Nige Your work is fantastic also Nige! I have tons of tools from a lif time of being a mechanic and general tool addict. Bought a Micro Mark lathe and Milling Machine, I still find myself using my Dremmel and all the basic modeling tools I got when I was a kid....Lazy I guess. Loke Marc says when done it is th only one and it's yours! Like my Putzmiester concrete pump, you'll never see another! Paul
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