Thanks for the hobby lobby tip. I will run it there
If I am going to be getting ground cover down I have to do a little more structure planning. I have a loading dock planned for one of the sidings. So I built a foam board base and then planked it.
Here is the platform with the bracing in place. I still plan to add a small jib crane to the upper platform. But still need to plane on the placement of a few other things…
Ty,
That building could use 800 sq ft of metal roofing (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif). You need to get in on the MIK challenge and make a building or ??? for RR.
Devon That building is no quite that big. Sometimes I am too off and on to get in on a challenge build going. Just try to get thing done went time permits…
thanks ty
Ok The next thing i wanted to do is build a retaining wall for the larger cut in a curve next to the loading dock. I have seen it done many ways. Square timer or round dowels. This was going to be a large area. Cost of dowels would be crazy. Like $30 -$40 worth of dowels.
the Square timber would be cheapest but I like the round better.
So I have been making my own foam logs so I decided to try making them a little smaller So I took 1" foam and cut them into 1"x1" by whatever length. I then went back to the 6" belt sander and shaped the foam into 1/2" dowels… It went pretty well and fast too…
I then took the foam dowels an made and made a temporary tool out of angle aluminum to cut the logs to a scale 12’. I also cut a bunch of short pieces for a cross beam. once they were all cut I wend ahead and painted them all a creosote color in latex paint…
Ty:
What brand of bench sander are you using and are you happy with it (likes, dislikes)?
Thanks, Mark
Mark,
I think i use a bench sander more that any other single shop tool. I had a Delta foe about 15 years and finally wore it out. So this is a fairly new purchase about a year old. It works really well so far.
http://m.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-120-Volt-Bench-Sander-Green-BD4601G/205509608
Ty:
Thanks for the quick reply. I’ve been thinking about getting something for light duty modeling projects and the reviews for all of the manufacturers are pretty mixed. The Ryobi appears to be one of the best “less bad” ones of the $100ish sanders.
Just FYI I hate my Craftsman. I have several craftsman power tools and can deal with most of their less than stellar quality but I hate my disk/belt sander the most. From square one it never tracked well; the belt always wanders. Get it to ride straight and as soon as you put wood to it, it wanders. The little table on the disc sander never seems to stay 90 to the disc. My dads is a Rigid of about the same caliber as the craftsman and works way better. I am in general displeased with Craftsman and will slowly replace it all with something else. My ryobi chop saw is nice for what it is if that makes a difference, does everything I ask it and stays true.
Ty,
your already on your way with the foam logs but if your interested and have a router there is a nifty and simple jig you can make to cut perfect dowels with. I haven’t tried it yet but looks like a fantastic way of doing it.
This isn’t how the one I have plans for is done but this looks like a good one. Now if you don’t have a router and a router table. . . well then that’s your fault. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif)(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif). get one thats all I can say.
Mark,
I just checked the Ryobi one has a 3 year manufactures warranty. Which is not bad…
Devon Thanks for the link. But I have so much free foam that it what I had to use.
But I did see several videos on youtube that show how to make a dowel maker also…
Ty
Wonder if a similar rig could be made to feed foam into the sander or maybe a little sanding drum on a drill press. . . am I over thinking this? You are talented at making square bits of foam into round bits of foam for just eyeballing it.
They are so easy to make by hand. But the thing is you don’t need them to be exact. The all may have been slightly different being cut from logs in real life??.
Landrel Brown said:
They are so easy to make by hand. But the thing is you don’t need them to be exact. The all may have been slightly different being cut from logs in real life??.
Oh sure go and use logic to squash my idea(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
Landrel Brown said:
They are so easy to make by hand. But the thing is you don’t need them to be exact. The all may have been slightly different being cut from logs in real life??.
Oh sure go and use logic to squash my idea(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
Devon, yea, a jig would make them all the same, just like store bought dowels. To replicate the prototype, they should all be different.
David Maynard said:
Devon, yea, a jig would make them all the same, just like store bought dowels. To replicate the prototype, they should all be different.
David,
Did Ii really need you help to further drive home the fact that I indeed was way over thinking it . . .(http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif)
