I think I’d be afraid to put that outside. Too darn nice looking…(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
Awesome build, looks like the complex is ‘bigger’ than the PAZ! (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif)
Sincere thanks, my friends!!
Dave M, that’s a good tip, I’ll try to remember that.
Ken Brunt said:
I think I’d be afraid to put that outside. Too darn nice looking…(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
I agree.
Cliff Jennings said:
Well, enough about me, here’s the gates against the bin.
The chutes may or may not work, we’ll see.
Thanks for viewing,
===>Cliffy
Wow
Beautiful workmanship… What a fantastic looking building… (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
Thanks Bob and Andy, I surely appreciate it!
Ken and Dave, I feel the same way, and that’s why I’m going to have to make a compromise. This and the other 7 or so mines (God willing) will be too difficult to bring indoors – even if there were an indoor place to bring them (which there ain’t). So, since I don’t run trains nearly enough anyway, my current thought is to put a tarp over the model when not needed. That would keep away the main problem for me: tree seed-stuff and decomposed leaves, which turn into a grimy muck that’s hard to get rid of and leaves stains.
That’ll be part of the final chapter of this thing.
CJ
Cliff Jennings said:
Thanks Bob and Andy, I surely appreciate it!
Ken and Dave, I feel the same way, and that’s why I’m going to have to make a compromise. This and the other 7 or so mines (God willing) will be too difficult to bring indoors – even if there were an indoor place to bring them (which there ain’t). So, since I don’t run trains nearly enough anyway, my current thought is to put a tarp over the model when not needed. That would keep away the main problem for me: tree seed-stuff and decomposed leaves, which turn into a grimy muck that’s hard to get rid of and leaves stains.
That’ll be part of the final chapter of this thing.
CJ
Cliff,
I was just looking at one of my building that has been out over 12 years; It STILL looks great. I wouldn’t bother covering it, but that’s probably just me. All of my buildings stay out all year long - I love to look at them from the 2nd floor when I get up in the morning.
Sure, save pictures of it when it first gets put out, but just enjoy it on an everyday basis. Remember, the prototype was NEVER covered!
Careful, a tarp may remove some of the finer details of that construction.
David, while that’s true, I’m counting on the main stacks and a few rebar tent poles to prop the tarp up. But it’s just a vague notion.
Bruce, I expect you’re right, thanks for your insights.
Install is still down the road a bit, so we’ll tackle (or not tackle) the issue more then.
Thanks guys.
Are you going to have this in place before it snows?
I figured you’d just Print a cover, so there’d be no snags(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)!
PS; Does not a work of art deserve it?
Sean, if we have a warmish December, before the snow and colder temps hit, maybe. The roof project will be a big deal, and I’m already looking at a travel schedule of near 50% through Thanksgiving. So my guess is that it will be a spring install. Thanks for asking; did you have a suggestion in mind?
John, haha! Believe it or not, there are 3d printers that could do that. But where would you put the hard cover? (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif)
Cliff Jennings said:
Sean, if we have a warmish December, before the snow and colder temps hit, maybe. The roof project will be a big deal, and I’m already looking at a travel schedule of near 50% through Thanksgiving. So my guess is that it will be a spring install. Thanks for asking; did you have a suggestion in mind?
John, haha! Believe it or not, there are 3d printers that could do that. But where would you put the hard cover? (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif)
Leave it inside and tell everyone it’s not finished yet !
That’s default plan Brotha!
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Continuing on the ore chutes, I spent Saturday and Sunday mostly filling and sanding the parts I 3D printed myself. The resolution is low, and the surface way rough.
Today I had the day off; it’s my first day of vacation, woo-hoo! I began to assemble the chute parts early this morning.
After a long time masking, I sprayed the upper chute parts (after gluing them to the frame).
Yet to come on these chutes are the lower chutes & their pivot rods; counterweights & their guide rods; the yoke on the lower chute, and its pivot rods & “rope” to the counterweights.
That will have to come after my 2-week trip, first to NV (and the V&T conference, woo-double-hoo!), and being with family in CA (ditto).
My Powerpoint presentation on the mine is pretty much done, except for updating a few pics. Phew… (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
During this week, I’m hoping to investigate some mine ruins in Virginia City (not of the H&N, but another one or two of the same era). Also, there’s a fragment of the H&N waste trestle that’s still standing, and I intend to do some snooping and snapping for that. If I have time, I plan on hiking some of the roadbed of the long-gone Lake Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Co. RR, a narrow gauge line near SE Tahoe, which the V&T owned.
Hey Chris. Yep, that’s a good method for smoothing bulkier parts where detail isn’t important. I’ve seen it before, and it has its place. But like the XTC treatment (Smooth-On), which I’ve used, the melting reduces detail / crispness. I don’t want that here.
My 3d printer seems to have a nozzle issue, and I haven’t been able to resolve it yet. So for the time being, I’m using the parts I can make, and dealing with them as I’ve showed.
Cliff
You can use it on detail parts, I have. Just have to learn how to adjust your time and mixture. Don’t worry, you will melt a few down to far in the process. Unfortunately with a FDM machine you will always end up with the ridges. Even the $200K set up I run at work leaves them (although a lot finer)
What kind of problems are you having? Are you sure you are heating the material up enough? Does your printer have a replaceable tip?
Anyway, the bins are looking great!
Chris
Chris, I’m still trying to get to the right settings, but extrusion isn’t enough.
Anyway, this problem started when I changed material, to a black PLA (from a different vendor).
Maybe it do need to go hotter on the nozzle than the vendor recommends (I think 54 deg).
Thanks, glad you like the results so far.