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Post by g3750 on Mar 5, 2023 15:37:12 GMT
Updated 3/4/2023:
Lots of stuff in progress: - All 4 slag ladle stands are done - built, painted, and weathered.
- All 4 teeming ladle stands are done - built, painted, and weathered.
- Teeming ladle for No. 12 furnace is done - smoke unit, stopper, and surface LEDs installed, painted, and weathered.
- All teeming ladles (4 + 2 spares) are painted and weathered. Installation of the stopper assemblies is under way.
- Roof (lattice structure) of Furnace No. 12 is painted and installed.
Here's a view of some ladles in the spray booth.
George
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Post by atsda on Mar 6, 2023 2:13:07 GMT
George, again, I am impressed with your continuing work. Alfred
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Post by papa3rail on Mar 6, 2023 13:44:20 GMT
George, sounds like you've been busy and the ladles look great.
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Post by g3750 on Mar 16, 2023 16:56:22 GMT
Updated 3/15/2023: - The stand for the bailers (crane hooks for ladles) has been built, painted, and weathered. I'm pretty happy with how this little side project turned out.
- The 3D printed spools for the furnace door motors arrived.
- I built the first motor / spool stand as a test exercise. I learned a lot from it and have made changes to my approach.
- Now building the rest of them as a result of the lessons learned.
- LED circuits for the remaining ladles arrived. We'll get to these soon.
More when I know it.
George
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Post by Country Joe on Mar 16, 2023 20:26:38 GMT
You’re making steady progress, George. 👍
I’d never heard the term bailers before so I learned something.
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Post by g3750 on Mar 18, 2023 2:27:33 GMT
You’re making steady progress, George. 👍
I’d never heard the term bailers before so I learned something. Joe, I hadn't either. A buddy of mine that works in a mill told me that name. I had seen them before, but didn't know their formal name.
George
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Post by atsda on Mar 18, 2023 4:31:38 GMT
George, very interesting progress. Alfred
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Post by g3750 on Apr 15, 2023 2:27:50 GMT
Updated 4/14/2023:
Been quite a while since I posted here. Here's a run-down of the activity:
- I attended and presented a clinic on the layout at the Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet (RPM-East) in late March. That took a fair amount of preparation, but I had a good time, made a few friends, and saw some really cool clinics.
- On April 1st, I helped man a table for the NMRA at the Fort Pitt Division's TCA meet.
- A few days ago, I finally completed Furnace No. 11 (the 1st of 4) for the Open Hearth. All the door hardware is installed, including the hoses, chains, and piping. The roof got weathered and the next step is to permanently mount it in the building and then wire it. This was a pretty large learning curve and I hope to speed up the remaining 3.
- I finished the bailer for the transfer ladle (for Furnace No. 11). The transfer ladle has been painted and installation of the electronics (LEDs) is in progress.
- Completed the detailed revision of the layout plan; I have gained a foot of aisle space with no real impact on the layout. Changes that came out of this included a new list of switches, revisions to the RR-Track plan itself, and an updated shopping list for York.
- Investigated wheels and rails for the Open Hearth's overhead (bridge) cranes.
- I used Microsoft Visio to update my drawings of the two bridge cranes. An Internet search yielded a few photos of the prototype, but nothing that I wanted to copy exactly.
More when I know it.
George
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Post by ptc2 on Apr 15, 2023 22:33:15 GMT
Sounds like you have been busy, George. All good.
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Post by atsda on Apr 17, 2023 16:11:05 GMT
George, You have been occupying yourself with many varied activities. Enjoy York. Send a report from their with your experiences. Alfred
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Post by g3750 on Apr 28, 2023 13:45:48 GMT
Updated 4/26/2023:
Here's a little side project I've been working on - wheelbarrows. They will be carrying dolomite inside the Open Hearth.
More when I know it.
George
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Post by ptc2 on Apr 28, 2023 14:27:18 GMT
Very cool, George.
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Post by atsda on Apr 29, 2023 2:00:56 GMT
George, Carry on with those wheelbarrows. Alfred
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Post by Adam on Apr 29, 2023 10:19:39 GMT
The wheelbarrows are very well done. They look 3D printed. Did you print them?
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Post by Country Joe on Apr 29, 2023 16:22:37 GMT
The wheelbarrows are fabulous, George. Small details like this really bring a scene to life.
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