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Post by atsda on Nov 17, 2022 1:19:24 GMT
George, lots of detail work; will result in good effect. Alfred
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Post by g3750 on Dec 3, 2022 6:58:02 GMT
Updated 12/02/2022: I am discovering bugs in the design of the furnaces and fixing them. I have redone the sides of the furnaces to make them sit at the proper elevation relative to the pouring and charging floors. Now, I have discovered a short-cut to correct the furnace wall facing the pouring floor. I'm hoping this hack will speed up the process of completing the remaining 3 furnaces. I am also working on determining the proper size of the teeming ladles (used to dispense hot steel into ingot cars). These are a different size and shape from the transfer ladle (used to pour molten iron into the furnace). Below is a mock-up (using a friend's wonderful 3D printed transfer ladle) as a stand-in for the teeming ladle. The goal is to determine the proper height and location on the furnace wall for the spout that pours into the ladle.
More when I know it.
George
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Post by ptc on Dec 3, 2022 15:52:27 GMT
Nice work, George.
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Post by papa3rail on Dec 3, 2022 16:09:25 GMT
All I can say is wow George, the bucket looks especially nice.
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Post by atsda on Dec 4, 2022 2:59:38 GMT
George, I will second Dave's WOW. Alfred
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Post by Country Joe on Dec 4, 2022 4:11:07 GMT
Nice work George. The bucket looks great.
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Post by g3750 on Dec 13, 2022 16:57:18 GMT
Thanks all (and I agree it looks awesome), but I didn't make the transfer ladle (bucket). 
George
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Post by atsda on Dec 14, 2022 1:16:49 GMT
George, I may have lost track of this info, or maybe you may not have mentioned it - Are you using photos from which you are modeling or another approach? Alfred
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Post by g3750 on Dec 21, 2022 16:55:54 GMT
George, I may have lost track of this info, or maybe you may not have mentioned it - Are you using photos from which you are modeling or another approach? Alfred Alfred,
Yes, I am. As a member (and actually a member of its board of directors) of the Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center, I have access to the complete archive of a publication called the Weirton Steel Bulletin. The Bulletin was published monthly from the 1930's through the 1980's. It documented areas of the mill as well as the social and sporting events (weddings, picnics, Boy Scout, Girl Scout, church gatherings, etc.) of the community. As a kid, you couldn't go to an event without bumping into a Bulletin photographer. Between that publication and the museum's extensive archive of photos, I have a great deal of reference material, but no detailed plans or photos of some of the specific mills. I do have some great photos of the Charging Floor and I have used them in construction of that area. The Pouring Floor is a bit more free-lanced, but is based on photos of Weirton's and other open hearth operations. I am also relying on conversations with a few older men who actually worked in either the Weirton Steel Open Hearth or another company's mill. It's my hope and intent to construct as accurate a model as possible.
The other important reference is the 1957 edition of The Making, Shaping, and Treating of Steel.
George
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Post by atsda on Jan 4, 2023 21:42:29 GMT
George, That is great. I don't think the book I reference here will be of direct benefit to you; however, it may be of general interest. I just finished an audio book about Reading trains and trolleys, which contains a very detailed history. The print version must have some excellent photos as inferred from the captions that were included in the audio version. For those modeling PRR sections, you may find the book a valuable resource; in any case for others, it is an interesting read. Reading Trains and Trolleys by Philip K. Smith, Historical Society of Berks County, Arcadia Publishing, 2004. Alfred
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Post by atsda on Jan 5, 2023 2:08:57 GMT
George, I am glad to know of your connection with the Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center. I am preparing an article about whistle and horn signals used by American railroads in the 1940’s and 1950’s. I have info about some western railroads and wanted to get info about their use by eastern railroads, in particular the PRR. I have been in contact with Lauren Radkiewicz at the PA Railroad museum, but no info was found. I had no success at the B&O Museum archive. Do you have suggestions about whistle/ horn signals associated with train/ personnel movement that would be found in operating rules of that period? I have info about the 2005 FRA convention but wanted to know if in the 1940’s and 1950[s if there were generally adopted operating rules inf effect, or if individual railroads had their own conventions. If there were no universal conventions, then I would be interested in knowing about signals used by eastern railroads. Thank you for any info you can provide. Alfred (I would be interested to hear from other OGF members as well.)
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Post by g3750 on Jan 9, 2023 2:36:19 GMT
George, I am glad to know of your connection with the Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center. I am preparing an article about whistle and horn signals used by American railroads in the 1940’s and 1950’s. I have info about some western railroads and wanted to get info about their use by eastern railroads, in particular the PRR. I have been in contact with Lauren Radkiewicz at the PA Railroad museum, but no info was found. I had no success at the B&O Museum archive. Do you have suggestions about whistle/ horn signals associated with train/ personnel movement that would be found in operating rules of that period? I have info about the 2005 FRA convention but wanted to know if in the 1940’s and 1950[s if there were generally adopted operating rules inf effect, or if individual railroads had their own conventions. If there were no universal conventions, then I would be interested in knowing about signals used by eastern railroads. Thank you for any info you can provide. Alfred (I would be interested to hear from other OGF members as well.) I'm afraid I am not going to be of much help in this area. I know very little about whistle / horn signals.
Sorry,
George
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Post by g3750 on Jan 9, 2023 2:39:34 GMT
Updated 1/8/2023:
Here's something you don't see every day - a clean train room!
The next 2 photos show an uncluttered Open Hearth in the very early stages of assembly.
In this photo (front to rear) can be seen the columns, roof trusses, floor, and furnaces.
This is another view with a better look at 3 of the 4 furnaces.
More when I know it.
George
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Post by atsda on Jan 9, 2023 16:28:44 GMT
George, Keep up the good work, and keep the updates coming. Alfred
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Post by Country Joe on Jan 11, 2023 15:05:05 GMT
The clean train room looks great as do the furnaces, trusses and other parts.
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