Forum: Construction Equipment
10-30-2012, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 48,047
Re: CAT 963 Full Hydraulic Build
looking good!
Is that a bruder? will the plastic hold up from the strain that the hydraulics will put on it?
Admire the work needed to build your own hydraulics :)
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Forum: Construction Equipment
07-12-2012, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,434
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Forum: Body Shop Tech
04-15-2012, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 9,079
Re: Chroming parts?
Hi,
There is a chrome spray paint which you could use to coat plastic, but I've never used it myself and I think the paint is quite pricey! But it maybe an option if you need plastic parts chromed...
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Forum: Body Shop Tech
04-10-2012, 01:17 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,050
Re: Sand Paper Help
Hi, you can only wet sand a '2 pac filler' which uses a hardener in a seperate packet. Then you mix a small amount of hardener to filler ( in easy terms, a pea of hardener to a golf ball of filler :D...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-13-2012, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,804
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-11-2012, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,804
Re: Wooden Tracked Loader Build
For the main parts of the cab, I cut out 3 roughly square pieces of 6mm MDF, they all measure 85mm high and differ alittle in length. I measured and marked out all the necessary parts to be cut...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-11-2012, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,804
Re: Wooden Tracked Loader Build
I have made progress on the cab area now, for this stage I needed to use a jigsaw to cut out the necessary holes. The pieces were to small to clamp to use the jigsaw in the ordinary fashion, trying...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-11-2012, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,804
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Forum: Construction Equipment Tech
02-10-2012, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,973
Re: Bruder Cat Excavator Threaded Rod
Hi,
Thanks alot! the play is just to do with no weight on it (especially the bucket tip mechanism, at the specific time I took the vid). When the strain is taken off, the rod will move slightly on...
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Forum: Construction Equipment Tech
02-08-2012, 05:33 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,973
Re: Bruder Cat Excavator Threaded Rod
Hi,
I tried threaded rod first also, but with some help i ended up doing it this way, please take a look at the link, it may help, or give you some ideas.
Happy building :D
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Forum: Body Shop Tech
02-03-2012, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,971
Re: paint flaking off after three months!
hi,
I'd use 1200- 1500 wet. That should get rid of any light sratches etc and give you a nice smooth surface to paint over! hope it turns out well for you, get some pics up. Before and after! :D
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-03-2012, 03:34 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 23,416
Re: Bruder Liebherr loader build
Hey Pumptech,
Another successful conversion you have there! seems to work very well! :D how many bruder models do you have now?
Any ideas whats next for you??
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Forum: Construction Equipment
01-31-2012, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,804
Re: Wooden Tracked Loader Build
The next stage was the little seat and ‘arm rests’, I used 12mm MDF for the base and 6mm for the back and ‘head rest’. I cut the simple shapes first, then shaped them giving it abit of character....
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Forum: Construction Equipment
01-31-2012, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,804
Re: Wooden Tracked Loader Build
I have made some progress on the cab area. I used some 24mm thick MDF for the little dash board, gave it abit of shape and angled the top (when it’s painted, I’m going to see if I can get hold of...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
01-31-2012, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,804
Re: Wooden Tracked Loader Build
I've also boxed in the top, again using 6mm thick MDF. It is made up of different sections which I had to cut and angle. A belt sander came in very handy (because cutting those sort of angles on a...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
01-31-2012, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,804
Re: Wooden Tracked Loader Build
I decided to put together some track support wheels, I found the tracks started to sag abit and it kept getting caught! and also it finishes off that area quite nicely.
I used a block of soft...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
01-31-2012, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,804
Re: Wooden Tracked Loader Build
As you can see it's starting to take shape! At this stage It doesn't have any drive so thats the next thing, then it's the cab which is going to be alittle tricky. I'm thinking I might attempt making...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
01-31-2012, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,804
Re: Wooden Tracked Loader Build
Now here's some pics of the mechanisms together, and starting to take shape in what they are for. I decided that the pieces I had were abit flimsy , so I made them more solid using thicker MDF and...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
01-31-2012, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,804
Re: Wooden Tracked Loader Build
The next piece was for the the bucket tip mechanism, I'm not sure if there is a specific name for it :confused:. This time I'm using softwood, because of the small nature of the part, MDF would just...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
01-31-2012, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,804
Re: Wooden Tracked Loader Build
Next, I decided to make the business part of the loader, the main arms for the bucket, and the mechanism for the bucket tip. These are all the pieces I went through using just trial and error to what...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
01-31-2012, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,804
Re: Wooden Tracked Loader Build
The next pieces were for the main body, I'm using 18mm and 6mm MDF. I used a bandsaw to cut them length ways and a chop saw for the width. It measures approx 60mm wide and 300mm long. The shorter...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
01-31-2012, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,804
Re: Wooden Tracked Loader Build
Then I decided to have another go, this time knowing what I wanted to achieve. I completely took it apart and started from the ground up. It’s taken me a few months (since October/November 2011)...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
01-31-2012, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,804
Wooden Tracked Loader Build
Hi to all,
I’ve been a member for alittle while now on scale 4x4, I was completely new to the R/C scene when I joined. I found a really big interest in the construction models, seeing all the...
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Forum: Body Shop Tech
01-31-2012, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,971
Re: paint flaking off after three months!
hi,
Have you used dupicolor before with good results? Me personaly, I'd use water based paints on plastic, sometimes solvents can be to harsh or dont agree with the plastic so it never truly...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
01-31-2012, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 93
Views: 89,994
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