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Re: PC1800 Front Shovel (1/12)
Making some awsome progress ..this machine is build to last and some great features with the tank as well ...to darn bad you are so far away ..Btw sure glad you made it though that devastating fire ..so many people lost everything ..im sure you knew many ..my heart goes out to them
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Thanks!! It sure is nice being able to continue working on this project...there for a while I wasn't sure if that was ever going to happen!! |
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The features in this little tank might be a bit overkill but hey...why not!! Thanks Ken!! Quote:
The fire has impacted everyone up here, some more than others.....some people are rebuilding and some are not. I know a number of people who never lost anything in the fire but have still decided to leave town...only time will tell how much this affected us all. |
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Re: PC1800 Front Shovel (1/12)
Got started building the boom...finally...started by laying out the sides and cutting them in the band saw.
After drilling the pivot holes I bolted on a couple of heavy washers (turned on the lathe) that had the proper diameter/ radius and then used the belt sander to grind the radius on the ends of both plates, the thick washers act as a guide and or stop point while grinding the rads by hand. |
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Re: PC1800 Front Shovel (1/12)
Really trying to hide any welds, so most of this will be welded on the inside. Only the longer top section will end up being plug welded from the outside.....so I milled a small shoulder on the edges of all three outer plates, doing this also leaves a small lip on all the edges much like the real deal.
The small slots on the front of the bottom plate are to allow the front pivot/hyd. mount plates to be welded on the inside, as well as locate them... (hopefully this will all make more sense later....lol....just need to make a few more parts of the puzzle) |
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