1/16 Bucyrus-Monighan Walking Dragline

[tracksntreadslou]

Great to see you back on the dragline Steve...I find im a little less anxious to finish when the machine is funtional..lol Go out and play ..ha ha ..I always learn more stuff about machining from you guys .Work holding ..Processes and how they are made in the different stages ..Learning from the masters ..thanks for posting all the great pictures

[catmack]

Looks great, is the steel hot rolled?

[9W Monighan]

Originally Posted by catmack

Looks great, is the steel hot rolled?

The caps are 1018 Cold Finished bar. The main body are cut offs from a thick plate of Hot Rolled 1018.


Finished the blocks other than the mounting holes.



#5-40 tap


Setup and staring the bore


Finished bore 1.1875''


Reusing the bronze bushing from the first blocks.


Ready for the brass sheets that will make up the support towers.