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So that's what that loud noise was.... Ouch...That stinks... Hope you manage an effective fix... Otherwise I'd go with what BE said and rebuild the thing. Andy -
Best of luck on your new endeavour. I'll be following along. Andy
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You'd probably be OK with a NiOSH paper dust mask. They are designed to keep out most dry dust particulate. For liquid vapours you would need a respirator with replaceable staged filters. Andy
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It's funny.... When you think about the bigger picture, "common sense" isn't really that common... I think a better phrase should be "I take all proper precautions as required". Andy
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So as I said previously, the new year would find me busy drafting the unloading boom. Before the holidays, I had started some preliminary sketch work. Working as best I could from photographs, trying to figure out the basic construction and arrangements. I've just got a few sketches so far, none of them to scale. These will form my basic references for later scale drawings. There is still a lot of fine tuning and revisions to be done.... and more photgraphs to study. One of the bigger challenges is figuring out the boom belt drive pulley/tensionner arrangement. Anyway.... that's about where things stand at the moment... all pencil work for the time being. When I get bored... I guess I could work on finishing the hull too.... that might help things a bit as well... Andy
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Mark, I had already done so several months ago: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/3473-the-nautical-mind/ Andy
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Nice work. Paint looks crisp, neat and even. Are you going to paint some of the upper works or just keep them natural? (And Happy New Year to you as well) Andy
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Nah, unfortunately, too modern. I was hoping to get home tomorrow evening, but the way things are going with the ice.... That is looking overly optimistic.... Andy
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So.... It was a bit of a failed restart. I got called down to Montreal yesterday evening to take one more ship up the river. This is a bit of a last minute thing since ships have to be clear of the Montreal-Lake Ontario section of the Seaway by 23:59 Dec 30..... Maybe I'll get going on my build "next year" Andy
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Just to let everyone know, power was restored sometime after 9pm Christmas Day. The house is slowly warming back up. Everyone is safe, and this will have been a Christmas to remember. The shipyard will be reopening soon. Thank you all for your concerns, and well wishes. And the turkey was delicious too Andy
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The shipyard remains temporarily shut down. We're just over 24 hours without power, with no prospect of when it may return. The neighbourhood looks like a war zone. Thankfully we're all OK, we have heat from our gas fireplace, and running hot and cold water. What a winter. Andy
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Gypsum is a "fun" cargo to carry in a self unloader. It's dusty, it has wicked hangups in the holds, arches over the gates, it's a b!+ch to shovel, and a freight train makes less noise than gypsum running through unloading gear.... Another reason to keep to the flat backs... Andy
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Judging by the style of hatch covers, that's a model of a Panamax sized self unloader. A bit too big for the lakes, but possibly quite active on the east or west coasts. That's also a modern styl self unloader, loop belt and tubular steel boom, and hydraulic luff and slew. Any idea when the model was originally built? (Better yet when the prototype was?) Andy
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Like I said... Some sort of masochistic bent.....
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I'm probably going to start by first building the bottom framework. I will then have to add all the conveyor paraphernalia (rollers, roller cradles, return rollers, etc). After that is installed, I plan on building up the boom as a series of cross sections, finally being tied together at the top with the longitudinals. After that, there's the boom drive motors to add, the topping lift sheaves, walkways, and all remaining "steel" work. After paint I plan on adding a conveyor of some sort. After Christmas I'll be able to concentrate more on drafting this whole thing out properly. My construction plan may change a few times yet before then. Andy
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By the time the Parisien was built and the Algomarine was converted, construction had changed to the tubular steel truss. A much stronger, simpler construction. That would have started around the early 1970s. I've also seen a few examples built for the cement trade that have the entire boom as a single enclosed tube. Andy
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The Stadacona had the older angle iron framed boom. A much more complex structure. Andy
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I've just spent the last hour pouring over photographs trying to get my head wrapped around constructing the boom. I've figured a few things out, but every time I turn around something else pops out at me. Maybe this afternoon I'll be a or to put pencil to paper and start drafting this thing out... Maybe..... Andy
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It's been a while, but between being busy with other things, what I've been working on has been a little tedious. The irony is, this is but a taste of what is to come... Work is continuing on the A Frame bracing. Gleaning what I could from photos, I feel I've come pretty close to the prototype. The two triangular braces are built with styrene angle stock. The cross bracing between the legs was angle that I made up with some thicker material for added rigidity. After that I've been working on the small braces that run across the webb of the main girders. Ohhh... lot's of fun this. Like I said, only a taste of things to come. The unloading boom will be the ultimate challenge. I've got enough resource photos to use for the basic construction, at issue is the order to procede. More on this as I get further down the line... Andy
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Another suggestion from the model railroad world: http://grandtline.com/products/mrr/mrr%20car%20and%20loco%20detail%20parts/ho%20details/ho_misc_car_details.html Scroll down to the turnbuckles. I've used them before, the HO scale ones are about 6mm long and about 1.5mm in diameter. Andy
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Nicely done. If you want to get the pendants to hang realistically, you can try this: Soak with acrylic matte medium, OR a dilute mix of white glue and water. Suspend a weight from the pendants until dry. Andy
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That's exactly it. Although maybe not as labour intensive as prepping a car for paint The thing about styrene is not to be afraid of it. A few basic tools and a little knowledge of geometry are all you need. And don't be afraid to sketch out everything before hand. When I'm done I'll show you all some of my construction drawings. Andy
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Thanks JP. Yes I have painted resin many times before (and almost on this scale too ). The trick is always in the prep work and priming. Get that right and you're ok. Andy
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That will be the challenge. The key will be getting close enough to the booth so the airflow (from the exhaust fan) will catch as much of the overspray as possible. I'll cross that hurdle when I get to it. Besides, as of right now, we're still renovating and not set up yet for painting. A bit of work to convert a spare washroom to a paint room.... Andy
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Actually, the hull will have to get painted as a unit. It's easier that way, rather than painting, sanding, filing, fitting, sanding, filling and painting over again. She'd finish up much better getting the grunt work out of the way beforehand. Andy
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