1/16 Bucyrus-Monighan Walking Dragline

[9W Monighan]

Originally Posted by modelman

NICE WORK!! Are you doing the resistance soldering?

Not yet, I tried but the big aluminum fixture sucks all the heat too fast for the medium size tweezers and 250W power unit. I don't have the proper conductor pliers for my bigger power units. I used my jewelers torch instead.
I set the finished truss between two counters and pushed down and there's no deflection with a reasonable downward force. This strength sure beats my temporary boom