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TmOn30
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 Posted - 11/27/2010 : 10:30:18 PM
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 THANKS Rick and Locoman !!! Now here are some pics.
Tom.
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Locoman
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RDG_Rich
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Posted - 11/28/2010 : 08:56:50 AM
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Great Start Tom!
As I progress through my engine shed, and the Perkins project, I'm gathering info and making preliminary sketches of my lilliput mill. The problem I'm running into is that mills in Pennsylvania were all sheathed. (at least the ones I have photos of) I could take the easy way out, and not detail the interior, which I suppose would be okay for a temporary building, but eventually, I want to detail the snot out of it, and have it visible. Removable roof is one way, but I was contemplating having one of the sides removable, which could end up being a giant pain, and I haven't figured that one out yet. Anyone have any ideas?
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OregonOn30
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Posted - 11/28/2010 : 1:32:00 PM
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Rich
Take a look at an under construction photo of my Danby and the 1/2 wall on one side and framing only on the other that allows you a look inside (with lights inside under roof). It was a good compromize solution.
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Frederic Testard
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Posted - 11/28/2010 : 6:05:54 PM
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Very nice build, Tom. I'm just thinking you might have problems with the underneath mechanism connecting the circular saw to the carriage. Apart from this, I find your framing very well done.
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TmOn30
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Posted - 12/01/2010 : 02:30:05 AM
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Thanks Rich and Frederic, re: problems with saw carriage I'm hoping "santa" will stop pass Sierra West and
get me some machinery !!!!! and I'll cut back a few bearer's/joists to see how it fits. (Hopefully)
Oregon THAT is GREAT !!!!!
Rich have a look at att. Link http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=31636
It's a nice build in N scale !!!!!!!
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RDG_Rich
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Posted - 12/01/2010 : 09:42:51 AM
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That's a nice lookin Danby... I picked up the engine and boiler along with the Keystone Shotgun carriage at a show, but I think I'll be upgrading the boiler, and I might use the carriage, but go with a cable drive. As far as the walls go, I've been toying with the idea of building the sheathing on top of the header and footer, and sinking locating pins into the header and footer.
That N scale mill is pretty sweet! Although I have gotten "out" of N, I still have my Shay, and hopefully sometime this decade the new run of Shays will ship... I'd like to do a full size mill in N, but I would totally cheat on the interior. No board on board for me that small. The 2011 N scale convention is going to be right down the road next year, and I have been toying with the idea of building a mill scene into an NTrak module.
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TmOn30
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Posted - 12/09/2010 : 03:37:53 AM
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Hi everyone thought I might add a few more pic's
progress is slow, to much 1:1 but I am making progress !!!!!! Feedback most welcome ..
Sorry for poor quality pic's !!! Regards Tom.
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TmOn30
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Posted - 12/09/2010 : 04:08:55 AM
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Forgot to resize these Here they are now 
Board overall size is 1000 X 600 (40" X 24" )It's a "small" sawmill..
Tom.
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Locoman
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Posted - 12/09/2010 : 09:29:44 AM
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Looking really, really great Tom. 40" x 24", I would say that is NOT a "small" sawmill  . What scale size are those logs and stumps. They look like redwoods to me.
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Frederic Testard
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Posted - 12/09/2010 : 4:50:02 PM
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Another nice progress, Tom. A pleasure to see you build this sawmill.
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Hopeless
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Posted - 12/09/2010 : 6:41:30 PM
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Very impressive.
Roland
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Frederic Testard
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Posted - 12/09/2010 : 7:12:10 PM
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Here are the drawings of the horizontal boiler. Everything was built out of bits of Evergreen styrene.
I'll have to post the global dimensions for the boiler and steam engine, I just noticed they are not given in the plans (but I know where to find them).
EDIT : A few dimensionnal hints.
Diameter of steam pipe A : 3 mm (0.12")
Diameter of steam pipe B : 2 mm (0.08")
Diameter of the boiler : 19 mm (0.76").
Length of the boiler : 7.5 cm (3") = 3 cm for the end + 4.5 cm for the round cylinder.
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TmOn30
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Posted - 12/10/2010 : 01:09:22 AM
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Thanks for kind words !!!! Coming from modeller's of your calibre means alot!!!! Jim logs are 37ft long X 4.5 ft wide stumps vary 4 < 10 feet wide, did you notice the mill is on dry land? lol
Frederic I hope to do your plans justice !!!!!!!
any more photo's of your build ????
Lurp Dog I hope I haven't stolen your thread, How did you go finding a kit ????
Tom.
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Frederic Testard
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Posted - 12/10/2010 : 04:29:44 AM
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Thanks, Tom.
I'll try to find the rare shots I had made while building the sawmill (this was before numeric cameras...), and also to undig the module with the sawmill to try to make new pics.
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Edited by - Frederic Testard on 12/10/2010 04:31:17 AM |
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