Today I finished (less paint, its 30f out right now, so no painting) some flatcar loads today.

Another pipe load.  Thin-wall styrene tubing.

Large sectional pipe load.  4 sections of thin-wall styrene tube

Half a flywheel.  3d printed in quarters.  Some of you have seen this over in my 3d print thread.  Epoxied together, and some filler on the seams.  Needs some more finish work before painting.

Nice up grades, but who are you and what did you do with BD 

Nice loads, Bob....  That half a flywheel will get folks talking....                

Nice loads Bob.

Where did you get the large thin wall tubing in the second picture?

Rick Marty said:

Nice loads Bob.

 

Where did you get the large thin wall tubing in the second picture?

I'm not 100% sure (I've had this stuff for years), but my best guess would be US Plastics (https://www.usplastic.com).  Theyve been my go-to for tubing and non-sheet plastics forever.

Bob McCown said:

Today I finished (less paint, its 30f out right now, so no painting) some flatcar loads today.

Another pipe load.  Thin-wall styrene tubing.

Large sectional pipe load.  4 sections of thin-wall styrene tube

Ya got me thinking.  What would a steam era pipe load be made of?  Clay? Iron?

Dan Gilchrist said:

Bob McCown said:

Today I finished (less paint, its 30f out right now, so no painting) some flatcar loads today.

Another pipe load.  Thin-wall styrene tubing.

Large sectional pipe load.  4 sections of thin-wall styrene tube

Ya got me thinking.  What would a steam era pipe load be made of?  Clay? Iron?

Sections of cast or ductile iron pipe would be my guess.  They have HUGE flares on the ends.  I bet using PVC electrical conduit would be a good starting point.

Bob McCown said:

Dan Gilchrist said:

Bob McCown said:

Today I finished (less paint, its 30f out right now, so no painting) some flatcar loads today.

Another pipe load.  Thin-wall styrene tubing.

Large sectional pipe load.  4 sections of thin-wall styrene tube

Ya got me thinking.  What would a steam era pipe load be made of?  Clay? Iron?

Sections of cast or ductile iron pipe would be my guess.  They have HUGE flares on the ends.  I bet using PVC electrical conduit would be a good starting point.

 Bob, I ask because I wondered how you were going to finish them.  Maybe 3d print some flanges!

Like http://www.jwdpremiumproducts.com/duha-11406-30-rusty-flanged-pipe-load-ho/

or http://greenway-products.com/greenway-products/loads-for-railcars-and-trucks/heavy-equipment-loads/flanged-pipe-load/

Dan Gilchrist said:

Bob McCown said:

Today I finished (less paint, its 30f out right now, so no painting) some flatcar loads today.

Another pipe load.  Thin-wall styrene tubing.

Large sectional pipe load.  4 sections of thin-wall styrene tube

Ya got me thinking.  What would a steam era pipe load be made of?  Clay? Iron?

Terra cotta 

Is that about 1/2 tubing on the first car?

Pete Lassen said:

Is that about 1/2 tubing on the first car?

looks more like 3/4" to me.

and the big ones coud be 3".

Korm Kormsen said:

Pete Lassen said:

Is that about 1/2 tubing on the first car?

 

looks more like 3/4" to me.

and the big ones coud be 3".

3/4” OD and 4” ID