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El Patron Mine - looking for some ideas

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#1

Sorta looking for ideas for a mine tipple. The I have two four foot loading tracks and the main and run-around track

(Today we added about two cubic yards more of dirt to the mine area - sorry no photo) I found this one in Utah that looks simple:

Anyone built anything like this?

#2

Bob’s is sort of close.

#3

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/bob_mccown/Majestic/IMGP7788.JPG)

This is a model of the colliery at Majestic, KY. Built of 1x with lots of corrugated coke cans.

#4

That’s the one.

#5

Not a bad idea, I do have a crimper. how many times did you have to run the cans through to get the right effect?

#6

Just once. Ive modified the fiskar crimper with some aluminum angle to keep the plastic handle from bending, but it does work well.

#7

I carefully put the handles of the crimper in my bench vise to hold constant pressure of the rollers.

#8

Bob, a while back I saw a post that had a crimper that had built by one of our guys. It looked like it would do the job well but I’m not sure what it would cost?

Paul

#9

Would this be any help? http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/pamines.html

#10

Cool photos Mik, Thx !

#11

Paul,

Lawrence Wallace aka Yogi posts on the other site. His web site is here http://users.stratuswave.net/~wd8jik/ and he has a good amount of helpful information on making corrugated siding/roofing for us hobbiests. He is also the person you are thinking of. Follow this link http://www.mylargescale.com/Community/Forums/tabid/56/aff/24/aft/123585/afv/topic/Default.aspx#260255 to the thread on MLS where there is a link to download a PDF of the ‘How To’.

Hope this helps.

Bob C.

#12

Try this, you can find tons of pics on Google Images:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gs_mss=coal+mine+ti&qe=Y29hbCBtaW5lIHRpcHBsZXM&qesig=aQ3e3A-uDiaKy-VK6ofPqg&pkc=AFgZ2tnpNHEPMkJrhYMWdDePydOK5pb9QcF6iWK_OHyXUC1Pwfg1pr_e31m6C2AyVBkOMn6KeF0YnF3v6Y60_VfXojLg2RGScQ&cp=17&gs_id=1u&xhr=t&q=coal+mine+tipples&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1024&bih=865&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=tQX9T-eBBOqU2wW_geneAg

#13

Thanks Bob, I met Yogi at a show and he sold me on the crimper!

#14

Today we hauled in one of the last loads of decomposed granite for the mine site. I did play with a coke can and my Fiskers, I think I am going to follow Bob’s example.

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/johnm/_forumfiles/Mine_dg_added1.jpg)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/johnm/_forumfiles/Mine_dg_added.jpg)

#15

Looks like the mountain is there and ready. When will you start adding the shafts ? :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :wink:

#16

Depending how modern you want to go, some mines don’t even use tipples anymore they load straight from giant front end loaders and conveyers.

Terry