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Post by josef on Mar 26, 2020 22:04:06 GMT
The Tower installed in my photo was 156' feet tall. There are smaller towers for final draws. Personally, I like the look you have. You will be putting the bottom support section on, which is what is bolted to foundation and has cutouts, 2 (they look like the entrances on submarines to different section, oval shaped), this is were bottom piping will be and the tower bottom at about 5' height. If so, just take a section out and add the Tower support. Josef, I have pondered that part of the tower. You notice the one section is grey and that is supposed to represent the bottom support. I am just a little concerned about how to model the support. Looking at the video gives me some ideas. But.... have not figured it out yet. If I may suggest. Bottom piece, hollowed out at end with a flange around bottom with holes drilled around this flange to show were it will mate with bolts in the foundation. Not sure if you have a bottom to section before the support, but it would be a round with a flange for bottom piping and temperature probe, (white paint to indicate). You could make the bottom support flange, which will be larger then the section flanges, wider. Find a scrap piece of plastic about the thickness of the section flanges or slightly thicker and using your tower draw around the plastic, then using a compass draw a little larger outside diameter. Cut, and sand smooth, then drill holes around using cross lines. Glue.
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Post by josef on Mar 26, 2020 22:06:18 GMT
Oh forgot, bottom section is grey painted. Its never insulated is reason.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2020 22:12:24 GMT
Thanks Josef once again. Good idea above.
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Post by josef on Mar 26, 2020 22:22:22 GMT
Thanks Josef once again. Good idea above. Not sure how, as I say, "engineering" you want to put into the 2 oval openings. But if you do, glue some thin ribbon plastic, (not sure proper name of these thin strips) in cutout section entry's. This was to give structural strength to the bottom section support after cutting out. Probable not worth it since probable only 1/32 edge would be showing on outside. LOL
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2020 23:30:02 GMT
I like the look you have going but will the tower clear the brake wheel?
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Post by josef on Mar 27, 2020 10:32:14 GMT
Thanks Josef once again. Good idea above. Wood, as I said, 25 years and age. I forgot to add you also need a opening for the outlet pipe in the support section. There has to be 2 openings opposite each other, usually 4' high, ( otherwise having just one would then make it a confined space. Always 2). I've attached a rough drawing, (excuse the hand drawn, could have been better, and know I can do better). This will show better what I was writing and putting a more visual into it. The dotted line is the bottom of the tower you would see through the openings. I forgot to mention you will also need a round opening slightly larger then a 6 or 8" insulated bottom pipe would come through. These would be suction lines to positive displacement pumps for the asphalt bottoms. I showed it as flanged off. The bottom was heavily insulated and with a black mud coating. Just a thought, but if you want a refinery or chemical plant on layout with tower. Just check out the backdrops, or flats on E-Bay, then with a couple of tanks in front and tower, eureka, you have a refinery or chemical plant. Hope this helps a little?
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Post by josef on Mar 27, 2020 21:17:35 GMT
Wind Turbine Blades moved by rail.
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Post by 4dogsinjersey on Mar 27, 2020 21:24:35 GMT
One railroad I worked for had a company called “National Forge” located on the line. They shipped cannon barrels, one at a time, in drop end gondolas. They had idler flats at each end. The cannons were large naval guns. They were rough finished and had the breach block with it, secured in the gondola. Wish I took pictures back then...
Tom
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2020 2:14:21 GMT
Below are the base plates for the towers First is the small 9' scale diameter base and next is for the tall 8' scale diameter base. God Bless a band saw and small belt sander. These are made out of 1/8' plexiglass. They are not installed. I also removed one 3" section of the tall tower and like the better perspective.
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Post by josef on Mar 28, 2020 8:46:12 GMT
Below are the base plates for the towers First is the small 9' scale diameter base and next is for the tall 8' scale diameter base. God Bless a band saw and small belt sander. These are made out of 1/8' plexiglass. They are not installed. I also removed one 3" section of the tall tower and like the better perspective. Looking good. Getting there.
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Post by ptc on Mar 28, 2020 12:17:08 GMT
The details for this project are amazing.
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Post by Country Joe on Mar 28, 2020 14:45:32 GMT
Wood, judging from the photo the big tower doesn't look too big to me. It is very impressive though. It would also look good one section shorter, but I would leave it as is. You are doing an outstanding job on this project.
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Post by nycgeorge on Mar 28, 2020 16:46:21 GMT
A load you need to be extra careful
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2020 19:50:32 GMT
A load you need to be extra careful That is clearly "Fat Boy". A long, long, time ago... Hope that NYC car isn't heading for the city..
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Post by josef on Mar 28, 2020 21:20:35 GMT
A load you need to be extra careful The "secret" is out. Bet there's foreign agents lined up along the rail route taking pics with their secret agent micro miniature cameras.
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