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Home   Forums   Events Calendar   Sponsors   Support the RRLine   Guestbook   FAQ     Register Active Topics | Active Polls | Resources | Members | Online Users | Live Chat | Avatar Legend | Search | Statistics Photo Album | File Lister | File Library [ Active Members: 2 | Anonymous Members: 0 | Guests: 186 ]  [ Total: 188 ]  [ Newest Member: ifi haver ]  All Forums  Model Railroad Forums  Startin' from Scratch  YA3DP Previous Page | Next Page  New Topic |    New Poll |   Reply to Topic |  Author Topic Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 of 8 k9wrangler Engineer Posted - 12/31/2017 :  10:31:05 AM     Interesting, Jim Karl Scribner Sunfield Twp. Michigan H.M.F.I.C Kentucky Southern Railway The Spartan Line Country: USA | Posts: 11769 BurleyJim Fireman Premium Member Posted - 12/31/2017 :  2:43:18 PM     Frank, I'll try it, good idea. Thanks! Karl, I cut a 2" piece of this filament and pulled back the loaded ABS, inserted the flexible stuff in line, and pushed it through with the restored ABS. Had to run that hotend at 25o degrees to get it to move through the nozzle. Definitely a very small quantity process. It looks like it's going to hold up very well. Jim Take the red pill Country: USA | Posts: 6027 BurleyJim Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/30/2018 :  11:39:02 AM     Well, I went back to the drawing board with the hinge design not fighting the color issue and instead the size and durability. So here is the latest rendition. Smaller and a truer to scale. They are a scale 18" strap hinge. In place and acceptable to me (but pretty tiny to place. A runaway screwdriver sneaking into a bay. Back out, the hinges work perfectly. Next step is to design the door opening electromechanics to open and close the doors on command. Take the red pill Country: USA | Posts: 6027 Orionvp17 Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/30/2018 :  12:35:12 PM     Looking good, Jim! Should the hinges be pinned to the building to facilitate opening and shutting? Pete in Michigan Country: USA | Posts: 7455 BurleyJim Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/30/2018 :  1:29:45 PM     Pete, The hinges are lag bolted to the stone. They're a little tough to get started, and find a wrench to tighten them down. Jim Take the red pill Edited by - BurleyJim on 01/30/2018 1:31:17 PM Country: USA | Posts: 6027 Orionvp17 Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/30/2018 :  2:48:40 PM     So 3D print a star drill, cold chisel, five pound sledge, lag bolts and a wrench. You can do this. Pete in Michigan Country: USA | Posts: 7455 k9wrangler Engineer Posted - 01/30/2018 :  3:46:56 PM     quote: Originally posted by Orionvp17 So 3D print a star drill, cold chisel, five pound sledge, lag bolts and a wrench. You can do this. Pete in Michigan Also some guy called Hammerin' Pete up on the ladder tightening the last bolt. Or getting ready to primer the yellow doors for final paint. Karl Scribner Sunfield Twp. Michigan H.M.F.I.C Kentucky Southern Railway The Spartan Line Country: USA | Posts: 11769 BurleyJim Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/30/2018 :  4:16:38 PM     quote: Originally posted by k9wrangler quote: Originally posted by Orionvp17 So 3D print a star drill, cold chisel, five pound sledge, lag bolts and a wrench. You can do this. Pete in Michigan Also some guy called Hammerin' Pete up on the ladder tightening the last bolt. Or getting ready to primer the yellow doors for final paint. That's the Yellow Zinc Chromate primer. Take the red pill Country: USA | Posts: 6027 Ensign Fireman Posted - 01/30/2018 :  4:40:08 PM     Jim, your newly made hinges look great! I bet they all need a good oiling though. Greg Shinnie Country: Canada | Posts: 8932 Orionvp17 Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/30/2018 :  5:50:15 PM     Originally posted by BurleyJim quote: That's the Yellow Zinc Chromate primer. Yellow ZCP! It's all good! Pete in Michigan Country: USA | Posts: 7455 Frank Palmer Fireman Posted - 01/30/2018 :  6:25:14 PM       Back out, the hinges work perfectly. Next step is to design the door opening electromechanics to open and close the doors on command. Outstanding, can't wait to see it. Frank Country: USA | Posts: 6079 BurleyJim Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/30/2018 :  6:59:13 PM     Pete, Karl, Greg, and Frank, appreciate the comments. I just scaled up the hinges to O scale and want to see what they look like a little larger. I'm amazed at how strong this material is. Maybe tomorrow. Jim Take the red pill Country: USA | Posts: 6027 Dutchman Administrator Premium Member Posted - 01/31/2018 :  08:41:02 AM     Nice looking hinges, Jim. Bruce Country: USA | Posts: 33022 TRAINS1941 Engineer Premium Member Posted - 01/31/2018 :  09:29:21 AM     Jim don't know how I missed this thread. That is some nice looking work. Really like those hinges. Jerry "And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." A. Lincoln Country: USA | Posts: 13047 BurleyJim Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/31/2018 :  10:58:11 AM     Thanks Frank, Bruce, & Jerry. I just printed out a small batch of O scale hinges. Looks like the second level (top as you look at them) could be a little shallower. Whattyathink? 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