Thread: The Excavator. A pattern by Toy's and Joy's

Under carriage has come on a treat looks great.

Thanks for all the extra time & effort to do the beaut WIP photos & build notes, Jim.
Very much appreciated, Cheers, Crowie

Great build, thanks for updating us.

(Now I just need someone to magically give me a few extra hours each day to work on a similar project!!)

My feathered neighbour dropped by to see what all the noise was about. I finished the counterweight with the "tail light's" & the towing slot. Built & fitted the the radiator grill & also the engine cover with the hole for the exhaust stack. Last pic is the start of the cab, window's yet to be cut, cross piece's in the front & light's in the roof. All that's for another day.

Cheer's Jim

Very neat work,begining to take shape now.

Eddie

Not much shed time today, I was taken by shmbo to an xmas get together with the neighbour's.
I cut & shaped the operator's seat in black walnut, it should darken up with a coat of polyurethane.
We also done a bit on the cab, it still need's the kerf's cut for the door & a general tidy up.
Cheer's Jim

Love the seat!

Bret

This one highly classy Build and WIP.!!!

Today's we finished the cab, fitted a door hinge & a knob, of sort's. We also cut the main & secondary boom, and the control lever's & the pedal's. Next job is the 4 ram's & the bucket, it could now get interesting ?

Cheer's Jim

would like to see how your ram to the bucket turns out.
i either read the measurements wrong or they might be wrong.
when it put mine together it hardly moved had to shorten the cylinder to get it so it looked right.
good luck looks great so far.

It's looking real good Jim, well done....
I only appreciate the patience's anyone puts into this type of build.
Cheers crowie

This is getting to the stage when its hard to believe that you are working in wood ,Brilliant workmanship..



Eddie

Today's effort included forgetting the woodworker's first & most importent unwritten rule, measure twice & cut once.
I had a blonde moment with the smaller boom & had to cut it out again, lucky I had an offcut the right thickness.
First pic the four ram's, still to be tidied up, the next the boom's with the ram bracket's & light's attached.

Cheer's Jim.

Amazing build Jim. I am also amazed at the speed you are making this excavator