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Golding’s Salvage

Modeling
#14

How’s this project going Bob?

Since others are offering signage suggestion, mine is editing that CC sign to:

We accept Mastercard & Visa
In your dreams.

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#15

Rough mockup of where (I think) Golding’s Salvage will end up.

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#16

Ahhh…I like it !

Will the gantry be operational for operations ?

#17

Well, it’ll be movable but not motorized. Gotta load all the scrap somehow!

#18

Does the scrap then head to port for barge loading?

#19

Tying in these two threads.

I’m continuing to cast more blocks, and also making some scrap bundles.

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#20

Casting continues. I need about eight more blocks to get 3 bays for sorting scrap.

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And still refining my scrap bundles. Need to add some color to them, they’re very “not painted or rusty”

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#21

Aluminum doesn’t rust :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

#22

Some work on a scrap pile.

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#23

I let the rust activator set overnight. Looks pretty good; there are a few areas that need touching up on the lower edges, but overall I’m pleased with how this turned out.

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#24

Some trimming and various paint fixes and this scrap pile is done.

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#25

What an amazing work of art!

A fine and highly detailed disgorgement of industrial scrap and waste, with a disturbingly uber-realistic flow to it.

I think it belongs in the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art on the Washington Mall. Everyone would be asking, “What is it saying about us?”

Seriously, I love it! Bravo!! Bellissimo!!

How did you make it??

#26

You need to sprinkle some up onto the block and add a grimy wash to the top of the blocks

#27

1/4 pvc board base, bent to shape using a heat gun. Cover with silicone adhesive and aluminum shavings. The attach various other pieces of scrap, rod, sheet, etc.

#28

A little searching in the web and an hour in CAD gives me a reasonable scrap handling magnet. Need to scale it up maybe 50%.

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#29

Looks great. But if you’re going to string it up, I’d suggest holes drilled where your lifting loops are, and using brass cotter or loop-headed split pins to take that load.

#30

Yea, I think I’ll end up slotting the top and making the lifting lugs out of brass. I’m going for this look.

and, fortunately, they have a drawing so I’ve been working off that. I guess the protected gizmo on the top is the electronics box.

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#31

Some real chain like that will look outstanding.

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#32

On EBay

Or AliExpress
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#33

With FFF printing it is possible to print some negative space and hide a magnet in the print. Can that be done with resin?

In any event Bob, are you considering placing a rare earth magnet on your electromagnet? It might allow you to precariously attach bits to dangle without glue…

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