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Amazing details on the scratch-built log loader, David, great job! You’d never get that level of detail with a kit.
Interest in the history of Colorado narrow gauge goes back to beginnings of my interest in model railroading. I’ve always admired the detailed models characteristic of modeling those railroads. So I’ve been fascinated by this series as it shows how such models are constructed. But when you mentioned how wearied you’ve become of bolt and washer castings, you put your finger on why I’ve never pursued narrow gauge. I just don’t have tolerance for that level of tedium. Once I discovered not all modern railroading isn’t the endless unit coal trains I was witnessing while living in Denver during the 1980’s, I headed to N scale and never really looked back.
Where did the water tower come from
Can you tell us where you got your wooden chopper? That made the rafter job much easier and more accurate.
Tichy now makes sheaves and pillow blocks in various dimensions that uses there bronze wire as an axle. This should make the pulley wheels and pillow blocks much easier. The castings are very clean.
Hello Michael,
I’m using Kadee HO scale couplers on the rolling stock. I really like the look of the link-and-pin couplers, but with my unsteady hands, getting the cars coupled up could become a frustration point. I thoroughly enjoy running the railroad, and the knuckle couplers make it easy.
Thanks for asking,
D.
Hi David… wondering what make and model of couplers you are using for your rolling stock. Thanks, Michael
David, There is a manual on line that talks about the loader http://archive.org/details/steamloggingmach00park This is from Internet Archive name of book: Surry Parker Labor Saving Machinery for Handling Logs Copyright 1912. This Manual explains how the unit works and how many people needed to operate. Hope this helps
This is just the type of Video that really gets me going. I love videos of actual modeling (Remember modeling, where people actually built MODELS?) Just excellent work, showing how to build the little “Flit Flats” and “Dumaflickies subassemblies’ that go together cumulatively, eventually to build the needed model. The fact that the process takes a while to do, is exactly what is wanted, as the “Modeling Process” is what we enjoy the most and what we’re in the hobby for!
Thanks David!!!
Fantastic job. As I watched you fabricate detail parts, thoughts kept running through my mind as to how I could use those ideas to create items for my own model building. Thanks much!
Robert, you bring up something that I’ve been puzzled about since starting the project. There is absolutely nothing in the drawings or in the period photos I used that show anything even remotely resembling a powered drive for swiveling the boom left and right. And none of the photos show a second steam engine or mule team connected to it for that purpose.
I’ve included all the important features shown in the plans. On the layout, I’ll have a guy on the ground holding a guide rope for positioning the log, but I’m not sure what kind of muscle mass it would take to pull the boom with log attached into position – if it were all perfectly balanced, like a locomotive turntable, it’s possible. But we’re out in rugged country here, and my guess is the loader isn’t leveled to that degree of fidelity.
If any of the rest of you know, please speak now before the final installation, and if I learn anything in the meantime, I’ll share it. Thanks for the question!
David
Very nice David. It is so easy to be overwhelmed when one thinks about scratchbuilding, but as you showed, a lot of it is to break things down to common shapes. This video inspired me to go build more of my own stuff (and to get out mt stash of NBW castings)
OUTSTANDING work, David!
Hi David — Great video!
Question — I have studied this device and the plans and I can see nothing which explains the problem with how the cable and boom can lift the logs from the side. When the boom swings right or left it pinches the cable going through that hole, wearing out the cable or else tearing out the wood on either side of the 16″ pulley. There should be something on either side to allow the cable to pull “around a corner” from the left or the right without tearing everything up. But I see nothing in the photos, in the plans, or in your model. How do you explain this?
Thanks and keep it up!
Greg
Great video! Thanks David
Chris,
the disc cutter shown here is from Seattlefindings.com. It sells for a pricey $129, but it is a precision tool and you can use it for both styrene and metal.
However, search Amazon.com for “disc cutter” and you’ll get a great selection of options for cutting sets that run from $30 to $90. Once you have one, you’ll find you use it all the time.
David
Great Job David. I’m following along and using your instructions building one myself. Can’t wait till the next episode. Thanks!
Great work! Can you tell me where to find the disc cutter that you made reference to? Thanks
Looks great, David! Thanks!
Great work, well explained. Putting the Model back into Model Railroading! I’m finding a lot of useful tips for my On30 modeling efforts, thanks much.
That is a great looking model David, it will look really nice on the layout. I’ looking froward to the July episode for sure.
Great video, I am building my shelf layout 15×10 x 2 feet wide in an L shape. You are giving me a lot of ideas. Even though mine is in Sn3 using PBL brass Shays. All the track is hand layed with wood ties and switches are built with Fast Track jigs. I am also using a back woods theme based on the West Side Lumber that ran in California. A small layout but will be stuffed with details.
very nice david but you should try doing it in ho which I am( much more finicky). I will send you some pictures when I get farther along
I dunno, David, seems like a lot of work. Looks real good and should stay that way until you cover it with more paint and rust.
Am I getting ahead of the game, or are you going to bypass what ever method of moving the boom? It would probably involve more pulleys and possibly a second donkey engine. Of course you could use mules, horses, oxen or people power to swing the boom back and forth.