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I think you guys should all rent a bus and a huge cargo trailer, then cross the boarder into Canada. I need to figure out something special enough for all of you to want to come out west though. Hmmmm....

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or you could head east in auguest!!

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Yeah I guess I already have a cargo trailer and a truck and camper. Maybe I can put up a "go fund me page" to raise the gas money.:lol:

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Hey a kick starter project, " fund my fun, and some new machines to build machines". Lol!!!

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Booked my vacation time today ! This sounds like it's going to be more fun than a train show ! Mike

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stirring up the cr@p
https://youtu.be/tiug2AOljNs

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Your train wreck mad me mad!!!!
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...psibofbrep.png

HAHAHAHAH

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Ok back to tires,,,

http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...psrdsifgz7.jpg

I have the four pieces printed, still have to glue them together, sand, fill, do whatever to make them mold ready. I did find alumalite resins and mold making supply. I'm not completely sure what products to use but an email to them and hopefull they will help me out. I know why custom tires are expensive. Any of the materials use to make tires this size are not too bad for small parts but I'm gonna need the gallon size and it like 100$ so I could easily see something like this (each tire) costing 40-50$ by the time mold is made, work in making it, the actual material for the pour, ect,, as the saying go " ya gotta pay to play"!!! But if I come up with something that works I may be able to make a couple more.

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I would need some 13" in dia.

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Ahh right away, 8" aren't big enough!!! Lol!! Guess you have a 797 in mind? I'll work the bugs out with these. :)

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The way my threads have been going today I have some off the cuff comments about the cat on your face but I'll keep them to myself:cop:. Your thread has gotten back on track so we'll keep it that way.

The tire looks wicked! You've inspired me to ask Santa for a printer at Xmas. I won't know how to use it but it will be fun to watch it melt weed eater string into blobs.:D

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Cool looking Tires Cooper keep up the good work looking forward to the end result.

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Looks like a great mustache hu? Although not at the theme park, no rides available. Oh derailed again, guess I'll have to scroll up a bit and watch the video again. Lol!!

For me, the printer is inside the house and not in garage, out of sight out of mind. Several times I have sat in garage thinking how nice it would be if I could just whip up some complex/simple part,,,,,, and then I remember ,,,I can,,,,, I just have to re learn how to use the design program. I did switch to autodesk fusion 360. It's a trial for 30 days and then 300$ a year, cloud based stuff but does all the things the 3000$ software does that I would need. But....., another thing I have to learn. A lot of features, definately have been watching a few tutorials and realizing if I can get a pretty good working knowledge I would be set and able to make whatever I need.

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Hey Cooper you can get fusion 360 for free for life check around youtube. I did and now I have it on my comp for free I think you have to register it for hobby use or something else dont remember but check it out. just letting you know

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around page 100 of this thread you will see cooper caterpillar open fer bizz
with supermario working for him!!!!

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You're right BigFord !!! What a team that would be. Both kids doing amazing thing for sure. Can't wait speed it up please. :D

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The lil woman wants the biggest made by bucyrus before cat aquired them . So yea a 797 electric drive . I got a rope shovel in engineering stages to load it .

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The tire looks great cooper. Should mold well. And yes, a tire this size will be expensive!!

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You have my attention steve. I would love to see you build a rope shovel!

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Come on, you've got this far so make up a tubeless tire! Think of all the money saved on liquid rubber. I've seen where guys have glued Clod tires to the rims and inserted valve stems. If you could put a metal ring in the bead area and cast around it you'd be set! Honestly speaking, how much harder would it be to cast a hollow tire and run a tube? Think about the tires Dad's Garage used on his haul truck. Tubes are available cheap about the size you would need. Probably better to cast solid rubber but how cool would it be to make your own pneumatic tires?