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Karl.A
I have used epoxy throughout all of the machinery for metal-metal and metal-wood. I will admit however that I got lazy on this one and used some superglue for the wheels and shafts.
Time to glue everything together. Only the main frame is epoxied at this point, everything else is just 'sitting' in place.
Karl.A
Karl.A
On to the last one which will be the cut-off saw.
Karl.A
Yet again, the bar has been raised!
On the issue of epoxy- I find sometimes it's thickness is an issue, particularly in visible locations where it might goosh out a bit. Is there such a thing as thin epoxy in the same manner as ACC?
The green is bright "Christmas Green" from Apple Barrel craft paints Ken. I like it for machinery and bottles, it dulls down nicely with some chalks..
The bar has been raised ??? Holy cow, I hope they raised the bar stools too. This could be disastrous, I'm only 5'9" !!
Indeed James, the main body was assembled and then painted, once dry the rest of the construction continued.
If you very slightly warm the two parts of the epoxy in the bottles before pouring and mixing they will become thinner James, more watery. I haven't done this for several years so I'm not sure if it effects curing time. 5-10 secs in the microwave is what I vaguely recall doing.
If you get a little ooze between parts I have learnt from Brett that if you let it dry to a rubbery consistency it is fairly easy to peel off the excess with a toothpick and leave no residue.
We all seem to use a little 'too much' glue sometimes, just to make sure it holds well I guess, that's my excuse anyway, ha.
Moved onto the Mill Engine and Boiler, first layer of paint on the boiler body, a little bit further on the engine itself.
Karl.A
First coat on boiler Black spray paint???
Jerry
yep, 99c flat black rattle can . Dry brushed with silver. Chalks will follow.
Karl.A
Karl.A
Karl.A
The machinery and boiler looks fantastic, The wear marks on the machinery look very realistic and placed just were you expect them and the boiler weathering is superb!
Jim
Paul
Paul, I have a large piece of glass inset into my work bench, which theoretically gives me lots of workspace, I somehow always end up working in a 6" area surrounded by clutter.
Bigger desk = Bigger mess.
I got the cut-off saw assembled yesterday. A most enjoyable project. still need to add the belt and dull down the green in a place or two.
Karl.A
Nice clean work area to display another masterpiece of machinery.
Jerry
Just catching up after some time away. Wow what a visual feast for the eyes over the last few pages. Stunning stuff.
Just catching up after some time away. Wow what a visual feast for the eyes over the last few pages. Stunning stuff.
Thanks
Scott
I decided to take the plunge and have started adding the next layer of weathering to the machinery, namely sawdust.
Still need to add a final layer of super fine dust on top and do a little clean up on some areas such as can be seen below on the levers.
Karl.A
Re: belts- I believe people were talking about various coated papers or mylar as Mr. Doan uses (more durable). I got my hands on some old WSM and CHB machinery kits and the belts appear to be a thin Mylar but haven't opened the bags yet. The instructions say to buff or polish them. As with any paper, if used, I presume one should use archival or acid free paper...
Karl nice job with the sawdust. Very realistic looking.
Are you going to do sound will the mill?? Maybe even a little smell of the dust blowing around. I know you can do it.
Jerry
Brett has used Tyvek in the past as Jerry says. My machinery shown here uses frosted Mylar spray painted with Rustoleum Camo paint colour Earth brown.
Indeed, the sounds and the smell are already figured out Jerry.
Karl.A
Scott
Very nice touch with the sawdust. I am really looking foward to the sawmill build.
I really appreciate the amount of time you put into posting and commenting. I still think Brett and yourself need to do a dvd or book on techniques. Hopefully I will someday be able to attend a class at the Modeling Expo.
Jim
DVD's hmmmmm.... need some more hours in the day first.
Karl.A
Jim