New York, Vermont & Northern Rwy. (HOn3 coal line + HOn30 Quarry Line)

[Bernd]

Great start Bernd.

Thanks Curt. More to come. perhaps slow.

Bernd

[Bernd]

Dave,

Came across my Suydam Two Stall engine house I did. I made .010" thick brass window casings. I used my ROBO CNC router/engraver with a jig to hold the thin brass. That's what I'm going to make for the car sides.





Bernd

[tom.boyd.125]

Frank, looks like you have this metal working thing down pat...Tommy

[Bernd]

Frank, looks like you have this metal working thing down pat...Tommy

I don't know who Frank is but he does great work.    

I worked in the machine tool industry for over 30 years. Ran every kind of machine making parts from raw stock in the machine shop. Then worked on the assembly floor and learned machine assembly. I'm pretty familiar with the process of making parts for assembly.

Bernd

[Bernd]

Raw stock came in today. I ordered from McMaster-Carr Friday. Got a conformation it'll arrive Monday. Came home today after a lunch with some friends and there it was stacked next to the door.

Two sheets of .020" thick by 4" wide by 36" long brass and one slab of 1/4" thick by 4" wide by 36" long aluminum plate. $152.39 later I'm ready to start this project.



Time to get working on drawing up the holding jig for the brass sheet.

Bernd

[Philip]

I really like McMaster-Carr! Nice purchase! Shavings will be fling soon! 

[ACL1504]

Bernd,

Wonderful work going on at Kingstone Model Works. I enjoy following this thread and your work with brass.

Keep it up.

Tom

[Bernd]

Thanks Philip and Tom. Will definitely be keeping at it. It'll get slower as the warmer days arrive. Soon it'll be time to open camp up on the St. Lawarence River. I'm looking at getting some projects together that I can do when it rains up there. Nothing too complicated.

Bernd

[Bernd]

Back in post #154 I showed the raw stock to make my quarry cars. Here's a picture of the first three of forty quarry cars with the developing rotary HOn30 dumper. Some assembly required. Using my resistance soldering rig to solder the boxes together once it's bent around the soldering jig.



Bernd

[Michael Hohn]

Let the journey begin . . .

[Bernd]

Let the journey begin . . .

It's going to be a long journey. With summer coming up there won't be much time in the shop. Right now, I'm always looking for the next rainy day.   

Bernd

[tct855]

Bernd~,
        I've been checking out some of your past posts.  All simply amazing my friend.     You are a madman!
                                                                                 Thanx Thom...

[Bernd]

Bernd~,
        I've been checking out some of your past posts.  All simply amazing my friend.    You are a madman!
                                                                                Thanx Thom...

Hi Thom~,

Didn't know you were on here.

Ya, I like to work with different materials and tools than most modelers. Places me kind of outside the circle of modelers. I enjoy it though. Been contemplating of writing an article for RMC on building a brass East Broad Top caboose. There were plans in the May 1974 RMC magazine where Doug Leffler built one out of Strathmore Bristol board.

I'm an EBT fan since I discovered and visited the railroad in the early 1970's. I'm so happy they are restoring the whole line. I plan on modeling a freelance version of it. Already have the majority of the building kits put out.

Thanks for stopping by. Much appreciated.

Bernd

[Pennman]

Hi again Bernd. Got up early today around 3:57 am, to re-read your thread from the beginning.
Much explained and much appreciated that you show how you begin and include all steps required to achieve success.
I truly believe that your Father would be very proud of you for all you have become in the machining world. It's a wonderful feeling knowing there's one boy who followed in his father's footsteps.. and it shows!

I am hoping that you have printed the admission tickets for my upcoming tour of your machine shop. We will have to set a date for that soon, I need a repreive from my anticipated room makeover that my CEO has determined that I will be doing, as the building materials will arrive today.
Keep on with the great work.

Rich

[Bernd]

Hi again Bernd. Got up early today around 3:57 am, to re-read your thread from the beginning.
Much explained and much appreciated that you show how you begin and include all steps required to achieve success.
I truly believe that your Father would be very proud of you for all you have become in the machining world. It's a wonderful feeling knowing there's one boy who followed in his father's footsteps.. and it shows!

I am hoping that you have printed the admission tickets for my upcoming tour of your machine shop. We will have to set a date for that soon, I need a repreive from my anticipated room makeover that my CEO has determined that I will be doing, as the building materials will arrive today.
Keep on with the great work.

Rich

Hi Rich,

Thanks for the kind words. I'm sure dad would be proud.

Will have to set a date well before Memorial Day. The company CFO wants to open up the northern headquarters and get the water transportation ready to move to the northern headquarters.

I'll be working on some small 1:1 projects today. Hope your 1:1's go well for you.

Bernd