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Interesting build Bernd. I'm always impressed by those who can make soldering work - I'm not one of them! - and you look to have some other tools of which I'm most envious.
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slateworks wrote: Interesting build Bernd. I'm always impressed by those who can make soldering work - I'm not one of them! - and you look to have some other tools of which I'm most envious.
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My Dad taught me to solder at an early age. That might have a lot to do with it, plus all the years of practice. It can be learned.
I'm also interested in Home Shop machining so I have quite a few metal working tools. At one time I was interested in Live Steam so I bought a Bridgeport mill and a 10" Logan lathe. But I stuck with HO scale and acquired a Sherline manual lathe with milling attachment that I picked up at an auction. I purchased a bran new Sherline CNC mill 10 years ago and I have Grizzly mini-mill. That rounds out my machine shop.
Here's the Bridgeport.
And the Logan Lathe.
This a corner of the basement that houses my big machine tools.
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Wow Bernd, you have an extensive workshop there, my way of making a whole is a drill and file the harder way. ....Peter Last edited on 13 Mar 2023 04:09 am by 2foot6
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2foot6 wrote: Wow Bernd, you have an extensive workshop there, my way of making a whole is a drill and file the harder way. ....Peter
That's the room with the big machines. Behind me is a 10" table saw, planer, jointer and a router table. Once I find my model railroad shop pictures I'll post them.
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As with 2foot6, all I can say is WOW! Last edited on 13 Mar 2023 11:34 am by slateworks
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slateworks wrote: As with 2foot6, all I can say is WOW!
The woodworking tools I bought to build the kitchen. I designed my own house had it roughed in by a contractor and I did/am doing the finish work. That's one of the reasons for woodworking machines.
The metal working machines are now behind me. I know metal and wood working machines shouldn't coexist in the same room, but I built an air filtration unit to sort of keep the dust down. That's in the above picture with the motor and belt showing. It's adequate enough to keep the dust down.
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Impressive Bernd and hats off to your multifarious talents!
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Dunno that I would have ever thought of cutting short lengths of solder like that.
These tiny little critters will definitely benefit from the weight of those brass bodies for both electrical contact and tractive effort.
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Kitbash0n30 wrote: Dunno that I would have ever thought of cutting short lengths of solder like that.
These tiny little critters will definitely benefit from the weight of those brass bodies for both electrical contact and tractive effort.
Another method I've used is solder paste. I've did a project where I used solder paste to build an old Syudam Two Stall Engine House. Another project I'll write up here when I get some time.
They are quite heavy. I'll have to weigh them sometime.
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Bernd wrote:
I've did a project where I used solder paste to build an old Syudam Two Stall Engine House. Another project I'll write up here when I get some time.
Bernd, I always wondered how to solder together Buckhorn Mine and other kits made from corrugated sheets by Ed Suydam. Did you use a (heavy) soldering iron or a torch? Last edited on 13 Mar 2023 11:00 pm by corv8
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corv8 wrote: Bernd wrote:
I've did a project where I used solder paste to build an old Syudam Two Stall Engine House. Another project I'll write up here when I get some time.
Bernd, I always wondered how to solder together Buckhorn Mine and other kits made from corrugated sheets by Ed Suydam. Did you use a (heavy) soldering iron or a torch?
I used my resistance soldering rig for the larger portions of the build. I'll post a build thread on the engine house build when I get done with the HO and O scale critter posts.
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I am very interested in hearing your experience with resistance soldering.
It has been awhile since I have done small scale soldering. My current project (3/4" scale live steam Shay) involves a lot of silver soldering.
Silver solder is not generally suited, nor necessary, for small scale model building.
But the resistance soldering looks intriguing.
In the past I have used solder paste and a 150 watt iron or a very small butane torch. But that was decades ago.
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A 1-1/2" Shay would definitely be an ambitious project. My initial reaction on your photos was rather covetous. But no. I am fixed on my 3/4" Kozo Hiroaka Shay. Not to mention not having the resources to make a serious offer.
I think an article on building your resistance soldering rig would be quite welcome. You could post it in either the Other Topics section or the scratch building section. That would be entirely appropriate.
Another project I am working on is a Stuart Models 10V vertical mill engine. I plan to post a series in the Other Topics section for those that might be interested. I have been accused of being such a steam fan that I might be caught taking photos of my wife's clothes iron.
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Reg H wrote: A 1-1/2" Shay would definitely be an ambitious project. My initial reaction on your photos was rather covetous. But no. I am fixed on my 3/4" Kozo Hiroaka Shay. Not to mention not having the resources to make a serious offer.
I think an article on building your resistance soldering rig would be quite welcome. You could post it in either the Other Topics section or the scratch building section. That would be entirely appropriate.
Another project I am working on is a Stuart Models 10V vertical mill engine. I plan to post a series in the Other Topics section for those that might be interested. I have been accused of being such a steam fan that I might be caught taking photos of my wife's clothes iron.
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Yes it was ambitious project that died quite fast. I have all three Kozo books plus the A3 Pennsy 0-4-0 switcher engine. He's an amazing modeler. I just meant that the castings can be had if another steam modeler reads the thread.
I did have it written up at one time here on Freerails, but I couldn't find it.
I've also toyed around with stationary steam engines. My Dad got heavily involved with steam engines as he got older. He complained the flying model airplanes was to fast of a hobby to enjoy. I gave him several articles out of Live Steam at the time I had a subscription to the magazine.
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Looks like the tweezers left actual dents as opposed to just burn marks in the roof at the beam positions. Does that mean your tweezer electrodes are something other than carbon which I would not have thought could take that much pressure?
Also, would annealing the roof before soldering have helped in the edge bending process?
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slateworks wrote: Looks like the tweezers left actual dents as opposed to just burn marks in the roof at the beam positions. Does that mean your tweezer electrodes are something other than carbon which I would not have thought could take that much pressure?
Also, would annealing the roof before soldering have helped in the edge bending process?
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That dents came form the annealing of that small section. It got hot enough to anneal the hard brass. I'm sure you saw that the tips of the tweezers was getting a dull red. Those rods are 1/8" diameter stainless steel. I've made several different probes for the resistance rig. As I post my projects you'll see many different techniques I do with this unit.
More will be revealed in the postings on this project. This was the first set of roofs I made.
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