#3D model railway accessories. #3D
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Something a bit smaller than the ER 32 trays.and I hope of interest to all my forum members.
This is what makes this forum so different from the other stereotype forums, so basically as long as posts have a modern approach "hobbyist" flavour then there really is no OT. This includes woodworking but not the actual? chain sawing of the tree. I wanted to be a tree surgeon, but could not deal with the sight of sap LOL . My local friends hobby is model railways.He builds everything from kits and I step in now and again if he needs lathe, mill ,3D work doing. See video link and if time permits see all his You tube videos Byford model trains.videos. Very impressive, again another (how I envy) electronics engineer. All his locos (30 +) are controlled by a hand held box, the locos have a recognition system inside with a IPS code and he just taps in a 4 digit code, and away goes the loco in either F and R. The track switching is also electrically controlled in conjunction with the red and green traffic light system. IE The trains come up to a red light, it stops, and will not move until the lights turn green, how crazy is that. All trains have individual sound systems etc etc.automatic turn table again see videos. Full marks to Richard Hollows of Spain for the hours hes has spent.. Richard being from a Yorkshire wool mill town, Byford, wanted some realistic looking wool baskets. So he asked me if I could 3D print some scale basketsI said, I will give it a try.Size 12mm Long 9 mm wide 9 mm high. Tiny. So after designing from a 1945 photo of a wool basket and using a .2 mm dia nozzle, (first time) on the 3D printer the weaving details came out reasonably well.and I printed 28 at at a time.time to print 1 3/4 hours. Also printed 4 baskets with a hinges and hollow inside, the wool seen inside is a "q" tip.Tiny. Already Richard has sprayed them with a mini paint gun to simulate that "worn" effect. Hope of interest. -- John |
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I love trains! The details are so amazing. Ralph On Sun, Nov 24, 2019 at 2:35 AM John Lindo <bechetboat@...> wrote: Something a bit smaller than the ER 32 trays.and I hope of interest to all my forum members. --
Clausing 8520, Craftsman 12x36 Lathe, 4x12 mini lathe, 14" Delta drill press, 40 watt laser, Consew brushless DC motors and a non working 3D printer |
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Basically the wool was transported by rail, after shearing from numerous outlying North UK sheep farms, the baskets were used to transport the wool for processing to MILLS . Spun, dyed and put onto spools for weaving. This method was adopted until closure or axed? (Dr Beeching,a politician) of local railway lines and eventual closure of the Yorkshire mills. The collapse of all this industry starting in and around the 1960?s.The Yorkshire area for industry has never recovered and you can draw a parallel to the Rust Belt. The US was a major world source of producing steel, and industrial tools, Pittsburgh steel second to none. UK Sheffield HSS and Stainless similar.? A lot of the axed lines are now a "mecca" for steam railway buffs. We all owe a lot to the Industrial revolution and inventions using steam. Thanks for your interest. --?? John |
John Lindo