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This is a scratch built structure using Brett's templates.. This is actually part of the tractor repair building. However, it works perfect for my intended application. Last night i finished the pully roughin. However, i still need to Oxidize the copper pipe and then glue it in place..
For those of you who are familiar with Brian Nolan, i am using a couple of his builds as insiration for this portion. he built several diorma's with outside line shafts and steam engine boiler combos.
This strucutre is "almost" done. This will also explain why i did not use the lathe in the intended spot per the manual.
I may play with placement a bit, as i dont entirely like the grinder right next to the lathe. I would never have a grinder this close to my lathe... But, we'll see. i also need room for the saw to be practicle as well. i may swap them.. or swap and move the saw more to the center of the room..
I had a door built... So, this wont be a "doorless" shop; just need to get around to that bit..
If anyone has any idea's i would be glad to hear them.
Blackening that shaft will be a chore. I find that brass or copper never take blackener as well as white metal. Painting is an option but its hard to match the patina of the blackener.
I would think about the placement of the wheel on the outside of the building. I don't think you have it in the final position so I would think either close to the wall or with some kind of support for where it is.
I'm like you Bryan, I can never get the brass to blacken, it always just wipes off, I always just spray it with flat black rattle can now right before final assembly. (scuff it with some fine grit first to give it tooth).
Looking forward to more Alex.
Karl.A
I always enjoy seeing you modeling projects. Nice idea for an alternate use for the footprint of one of my favorite structure's from Brett. looking forward to more progress and photos.
Later, Dave S. Tucson, AZ
If i can find correct sized pullies i'll swap them out.
To that point, i went through my "extras" and found some 1/16" brass tube. So, i used that. i'll use the copper somewhere else....
This is where i'm at right now.
After seeing your work on the cat, (among other things) I'm really looking forward to seeing your work on the boiler and horizontal engine...
This work area is actually the formal dinning room table.. i have a glass table upstairs as well.. But, for single strucutre level stuff i work on that stuff down stairs, then go upstairs afterwords.
My wife was grasious enought to agree to let me use half of the formal dinning room table. The deal we made was packing blanket->cardboard->glass. You can kind of see the layers in the below photo. I havent had to pack any of that stuff up yet.. If we host and use that table... Then, i'll move everything upstairs. Or, when the little one grows enough that she can reach the diorama stuff on that table.....
(That 'ride on' toy needs weathering and rusting up a bit... )
This power area will basically become its own mini scene i think..?
The one below is of the machine shop.. i think i'm almost done with this structure. Over the last several days i've been googling line shafts in the evenings when i wait for the baby to go to sleep..
I should point out. There is a flywheel on the line shaft, i came across several instances where there was a flywheel inside the building on the main lineshaft. This looked like a good idea to me. So, mine has a flywheel...