Thread: Excavator

Will look good when done I bet a nice change working with wood, great grandson will love it.

Originally Posted by Peter White

Will look good when done I bet a nice change working with wood, great grandson will love it.

Thank you Peter/ i do work mainly in wood either toy/model making or woodturning. The metal working is something new to me that is why the Train is a slow progress

Spent today marking out the parts




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And then started to cut them out still two lots to to cut out and drill before marking and cutting some more The next lot should really be getting the tracks marked and cut out over 60 parts times three so a total of over 180 just for the tracks but I may only need 56 of each but have spares just in case.

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You're a good granddad Derek, interrupting your own special project to make a toy, top marks sir
Cheers Peter

Thank you Peter it will be nice to get some more done on the loco


The pile does not look much bigger but more parts cut out. Still the boom and dipper arm require holes drilled this does not include any of the smaller parts which I will do nearer the end just trying to get as many of the major parts ready

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Main engine casing drilled all the edges angled and cut outs done


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The undercarriage sides 4 in total batch cut and still joined I put a blob of glue at each end this will get cut to length and will then free them all up. Also the counter weight shaped and tow hitch hole formed


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Everything is not as it seems yet another photo of parts but if you look there are some extra bits starting to look like an airfix kit with all of the parts soon I will start to assemble it



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Drilled the holes in the two arms and also cut out the ends to take the bucket and the rams. I also started on the bucket


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I also managed to cut out the cab sides back and roof sections and while I was at it made the drivers seat


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A couple of other bits to add to the pile the upper engine cover as well as the turntable

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All I seem to be doing is just making parts I should think about the tracks but I know it is a long repetitive job and I keep putting it off. I am going to cheat a little as this needs 36 small idle wheels so I have ordered those.

Everything is not as it seems yet another photo of parts but if you look there are some extra bits starting to look like an airfix kit with all of the parts soon I will start to assemble it



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Drilled the holes in the two arms and also cut out the ends to take the bucket and the rams. I also started on the bucket


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I also managed to cut out the cab sides back and roof sections and while I was at it made the drivers seat


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A couple of other bits to add to the pile the upper engine cover as well as the turntable

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All I seem to be doing is just making parts I should think about the tracks but I know it is a long repetitive job and I keep putting it off. I am going to cheat a little as this needs 36 small idle wheels so I have ordered those.

Really looking great.

Buying 36 small wheels isn’t cheating Derek, that’s being clever sir. Cheers Peter

Hi Derek,

Sorry I have missed out on your excavator - it is coming along beautifully. Cathie and I have both been pretty crook. A bit better now.
Your work is always fantastic

Regards

Keith

Not sure what happened but seem to have done a double post.

Originally Posted by Peter White

Really looking great.

Thank you Peter

Originally Posted by crowie

Buying 36 small wheels isn’t cheating Derek, that’s being clever sir. Cheers Peter

You know me I do try to make what I can

Originally Posted by Keith_1

Hi Derek,

Sorry I have missed out on your excavator - it is coming along beautifully. Cathie and I have both been pretty crook. A bit better now.
Your work is always fantastic

Regards

Keith

Sorry to hear you both have been ill and good that you are now on the mend

Yesterday and today saw the start of assembly First part was the side boards and there supports


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The main engine block and boom support as well as the top engine cover



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A little bit of how many hands did I need for the cab assembly. I also made the pedals and tiller arms



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Little model makers clamps came in useful as full sized ones are just too heavy for this job. You can see the seat pedals and tiller sticks clearly in this picture


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Two parts of the undercarriage glued and a pivet hole drilled through both


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Now came a longer job of hand cutting the track links I found this gave a better finish than using the powered chop saw


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60 links cut just another two lots of 60 parts for the tracks and that is not including the 60 pins to join them so a total of 240 parts just for the tracks. I need to make these so I can get the holes in the undercarriage at the correct distance apart. More on that later when I get to it. Still cut outs to do and holes drilled.

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The tracks take the longest time to make but everything looking good.

More work on the track link this afternoon as the morning was taken up working in the garden.

Set the bandsaw up to cut some slots first two on one side then move the set up for two on the second side. This is followed by cutting two corners off before starting to cut out the other side using my scroll saw.
As can be seen in the last photo I still have more to do





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