Giles' misc. Work bench.

[Giles]

You never know when a bucket may come in useful! (ABS like resin)

https://flic.kr/p/2qcY2bG

 

[simond]

Nice, did you paint it? With what?

my 7 mm ones are ok, but the wall thickness is more noticeable.

and I didn’t get the paint to look like galv, which yours definitely does.

 

[timbowales]

You never know when a bucket may come in useful! (ABS like resin)

https://flic.kr/p/2qcY2bG

even if only for the crew to wash in

 

[Giles]

Nice, did you paint it? With what?

my 7 mm ones are ok, but the wall thickness is more noticeable.

and I didn’t get the paint to look like galv, which yours definitely does.

Plasticote Chrome effect over grey primer. It comes out looking like a brand-new bucket, but you can dull it down! I dust rubbed talc ito it...

https://flic.kr/p/2qcYog3

 

[Giles]

I draw with Designspark Mechanical, but if anyone wanted this bucket drawing, I would happily try and share it with them.

 

[simond]

I’d love to have a go in 7mm…

I presume you saved your 3D model as a printable file, (STL?) so it can be scaled on the print machine?

atb
Simon

 

[Ian@StEnochs]

Any buckets I have seen in use on an engine have had dents and bashes from being dropped or from tools being chucked into them. That bucket of yours has to stay as new or have some evidence of use before dirtying down!

Ian.

 

[Giles]

Dropbox

www.dropbox.com

Try this..... see if it works.... should be the STL

 

[Giles]

Note, I printed at 0.01 layer height - slow, but it works for me!

 

[simond]

Ta, I’ll download it on the laptop, I’ve got a bit of printing to do today…

 

[Giles]

I bought another Modelu figure which arrived on Thursday. Out with the saw...... I had planned for it to go on the layout, but to be honest, I think it's probably overkill, and I shall leave it off. I shall finish it and automate it though. Servo to the head and one of my point motor thingies for the arm. The internal linkage is entirely enclosed with nothing visible.

 

[Giles]

 

[Fitzroy]

He needs a yo-yo!

 

[chigley]

pint o beer

 

[simond]

When is the shuntin' 'orse coming out?

 

[Giles]

......It'll be along dreckly........

 

[paulc]

He needs a yo-yo!

My immediate thought was a paint brush .

 

[chigley]

looking forward to meeting you at Uckfield Giles

Ken

 

[Giles]

A slight diversion, simply because its completely different.....
Gaston Moyse of Paris, France made very interesting little 5 tonne shunters, which were cast steel (presumably), a little 4 cylinder engine, and chain drive to the axles

https://flic.kr/p/2qhaXZy

https://flic.kr/p/2qh583e

 

[simond]

There was an article in the French 0 gauge mag some time back. I don’t know if I still have a copy, I’ll have a look and share if so.