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Quote from: crueby on October 17, 2017, 01:41:27 AMQuote from: b.lindsey on October 17, 2017, 01:29:29 AMThink I may need a 50lb sack if popcorn for this one Chris. Looking good on paper so far though.BillYou must have a BIG microwave for that much popcorn!! I just heard from the historical society, the visit from the park service guys from Steamtown has been moved back a week to mid November, so one more week to get the rest of the 3d model in shape before then. The fine details of the engines, drums, clutches, and tracks will have to wait until I get in for my own photos and measurements since the ones I got from other sources don't have any close up shots of them. Still lots I can get done till then.I am going to be taking a side trip this week to design up a modification to the log advance ratchet mechanism for the water driven sawmill at the museum in Maine. They want to cut the advance distance in half to reduce the stress on the blade, and were going to rework the gears till I pointed out that adding a second set of pawls half a tooth over would mean only having to change a pivot point on the lever. Measurements are coming tomorrow, and I will be drawing the new setup in Fusion for them.I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the Park Service and Historical Society realizes the opportunity that's being placed in their laps. Jim
Quote from: b.lindsey on October 17, 2017, 01:29:29 AMThink I may need a 50lb sack if popcorn for this one Chris. Looking good on paper so far though.BillYou must have a BIG microwave for that much popcorn!! I just heard from the historical society, the visit from the park service guys from Steamtown has been moved back a week to mid November, so one more week to get the rest of the 3d model in shape before then. The fine details of the engines, drums, clutches, and tracks will have to wait until I get in for my own photos and measurements since the ones I got from other sources don't have any close up shots of them. Still lots I can get done till then.I am going to be taking a side trip this week to design up a modification to the log advance ratchet mechanism for the water driven sawmill at the museum in Maine. They want to cut the advance distance in half to reduce the stress on the blade, and were going to rework the gears till I pointed out that adding a second set of pawls half a tooth over would mean only having to change a pivot point on the lever. Measurements are coming tomorrow, and I will be drawing the new setup in Fusion for them.
Think I may need a 50lb sack if popcorn for this one Chris. Looking good on paper so far though.Bill
"...the local highway guys were just going to slap a coat of bridge paint on it all."I think the Steam Preservation crowd refers to that as "Stuffed and Mounted hung on a Wall"I hope that is not its fate.Regards,Gerald.
Wow! That's a blast from the past! I loved that book when I was a kid! Now I'm going to have to go find it and read it tonight Thanks Cletus!Kim
I'm drooling over those CAD pics!! I don' t think I have seen that level of detail before.And the proper term is "dip stick". I grew up with earth moving as Dad was with CAT.Many years ago I went to the coast in California where a guy had a steam shovel that he and his friends fired up a few times a year and dug around the guys sand pit. I actually got to work the thing and dig for about a half hour. They let anyone who wanted to try it out, do it!!!I don't think there's enough pop corn between here and New Zealand to feed the crown watching this build.Pete