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This is just a hobby and I don't have any plans to start a mass production of these machines.
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Nice work Ari. Do you plan to make any other buckets or a ripper?
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I will make some more attachments for the machine. I wish I had a ripper today, the ground I was digging had lot of tree and grass roots
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Looks good Ari ..That looks as though its pretty packed earth you were digging in ..A good test ...im sure it could well compete with the bigger fumotech models ..And just in time for the warmer weather ..Are you almost ready to tear it down and give it a coat of paint ?
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The ground was quite hard packed. That's my parents yard i'm digging, and my dad told me that that spot has not been touched in 20 years. There's still work to do with the cab, I'm about to purchase a tig welder to get that done. So here's the video I promise, as many of you have noticed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBerCOj14-w
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Whooo hooo! TIG!!!!
How wide is your bucket Ari? Looks like it digs very well as expected! |
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The bucket is 145mm wide, and it would have been much easier to build if I had that TIG back then
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That's great! Looks like it's time to install a new water line, phone line, or sprinkler system now that the hand shovel is obsolete
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It weighs 30 kilos now
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The step you have made.(the one at the top) Can i ask you to make me 2 pieces fo my Cat 345 D LME. I dont have the machines or skills to make them.
You can also send me a PM. I really enjoy your master work... |
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I started painting the 374 The counter weight got color first.
I still have the cab unfinished, I need to purchase a tig welder for that soon.
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Whoa! I likey! When is that TIG arriving Ari?
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Very nice Ari! Seeing you add finishing touches like that makes me wish I had done more detail work on my Volvo. I'm always afraid that stuff like that will get damaged while carrying it around. I guess it won't get hurt while it's just sitting on the shelf beside your grader... Haha, sorry that was a Joe comment.Hahaha I'm not really one to talk. I have more fun building than playing....
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And about those details, they really are fragile, made of 2mm brass rod they bend quite easy The carrying it is the most dangerous moment for the details, it's so heavy you have to keep it close to your body and everything that sticks out might get damaged
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I think I would enjoy playing with my models if someone else was around to join in the fun. I don't really live near anybody that's into this so it's always just me by myself and I get bored really quickly. When I'm in the shop though I want to be left alone so that I can concentrate! My Volvo fits in the trunk of my car but you have to tip it over quite a bit to get it through the opening. If it had detail like yours it would most certainly get wrecked. I have too many big models to move now though so I guess I will be using the pickup truck from now on. Lots of room there but wide open to the elements and burns fuel like it's going out of style!
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My cylinder tubes are mostly 5/3mm.
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Hey Ari congrats on your Build of the month win ..Definatley well deserved..Are you priming the aluminum before paint and if so what primer do you use.. By the way what you have done so far looks great..I would be nice to see a photo of this machine next to your grader for a size comparison .
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I'm priming the aluminium with Mipa rapidprimer spray. Here's a picture of the 374 with the grader as you request
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