Attached is a PDF I found here to make wooden tunnel porals. the first two pages are for O and the rest are for a larger scale. The O gauge are 9in by 9in for the outside dimentions. Would you be able to cut these and if so how much for 4 of them?
The outer measurements are 9 1/2"x9 1/2" inner measurements are 5 1/2" wide x6 3/4' tall.
Attached is a PDF I found here to make wooden tunnel porals. the first two pages are for O and the rest are for a larger scale. The O gauge are 9in by 9in for the outside dimentions. Would you be able to cut these and if so how much for 4 of them?
Sounds good!I cant wait to see what you can come up with!
Attached is a PDF I found here to make wooden tunnel porals. the first two pages are for O and the rest are for a larger scale. The O gauge are 9in by 9in for the outside dimentions. Would you be able to cut these and if so how much for 4 of them?
5.5 would be better if you can. Taller is ok but I want to be sure to have the width for clearance.
I learned all about lasers with the 3800/3900 laser printers
It was amazing to see it print at about 30mph
I worked on every printer The Itsy Bitsy Machine Compny made and imported.
The 3800 was amazing machine. Being in Charlotte NC we made a game out of replacing paper. It was like a pit stop.....We got to where we timed how long it took to get the printer running again. We got it down to less than 10 seconds!!!! We also got to where we could unload the output tray without stopping the printer!!!
To get back onto trains........IT is why I am in O scale.....co-workers bringing in then new MTH stuff caused me to switch from HO!!!
I learned all about lasers with the 3800/3900 laser printers
It was amazing to see it print at about 30mph
I worked on every printer The Itsy Bitsy Machine Compny made and imported.
The 3800 was amazing machine. Being in Charlotte NC we made a game out of replacing paper. It was like a pit stop.....We got to where we timed how long it took to get the printer running again. We got it down to less than 10 seconds!!!! We also got to where we could unload the output tray without stopping the printer!!!
To get back onto trains........IT is why I am in O scale.....co-workers bringing in then new MTH stuff caused me to switch from HO!!!
Attached is a PDF I found here to make wooden tunnel porals. the first two pages are for O and the rest are for a larger scale. The O gauge are 9in by 9in for the outside dimentions. Would you be able to cut these and if so how much for 4 of them?
jesterred@gmail.com
Thanks again for trying this out!!
Attached is a PDF I found here to make wooden tunnel porals. the first two pages are for O and the rest are for a larger scale. The O gauge are 9in by 9in for the outside dimentions. Would you be able to cut these and if so how much for 4 of them?
Vic,
I'm not sure if these Downloadable Paper Kits are what you're looking for,
but they may give you a starting point for structures.
http://www.thortrains.net/download25.html
dave
Attached is a PDF I found here to make wooden tunnel porals. the first two pages are for O and the rest are for a larger scale. The O gauge are 9in by 9in for the outside dimentions. Would you be able to cut these and if so how much for 4 of them?
I am obviously much older than 'youse' guys! Started 407, 1410, 360, 370, RCA Spectra, Burroughs, then HP 3000. Jumped ship and bought 3 ComputerLand stores! Last computer gig was as a consultant, finally got a great job as manager of the local LHS!
MakerBot Rep 2 for 3D printing, ShopBot 48x96 for CNC woodworkings, FSLaser 40w for laser cutting, MakerBot Digitizer for scanning (kinda), and a Matterform 3D Scanner on order due in a month or three!
The last couple of days just playing with the 3D printer. For it I use Cubify Inventor, for the laser I use Powerpoint (REALLY). For big CNC I use Vectric Aspire.
Enough chat folks - lets see some pix!
Russ
So basically in this group just about anything that can be imagined can be laser cut, 3D printed or CNC machined and then vacu-formed and reproduced? Wow! If we were all neighbors nothing on our wives to-do-lists would ever get done! 
Here's a day or two of designing and printing. All O scale (kinda) for the roundhouse and machine shop for Chama Yard. As far as being close together contact your local high school or trade school and see who has what locally to you. We can send files! Russ
Camera phone quality - sorry!
Very nice stuff Russ! Maybe I will get toys as cool as that when I grow up!
Who thought this thread would explode like this???
Here are the portal pictures
You can cut the lumber out of balsa using the lines on the portal face.
Jester email me for price.
Here's a day or two of designing and printing. All O scale (kinda) for the roundhouse and machine shop for Chama Yard. As far as being close together contact your local high school or trade school and see who has what locally to you. We can send files! Russ
Camera phone quality - sorry!
MakerBot Replicator 2, using factory settings and PLA plastic. Russ
Russ....wish you lived closer.....I'd love to see some of your stuff!!! Looks like you are having too much fun!
Is it me, or are those SR71 frames{#F-15 a&b}...is somebody playing with 1/4 scale or so RC?
They look great so far! Cant wait to see what they look like with some stain and varnish on them!
Yes SR-17 framing.
about a 9ft fuse.
I Make those also in a short kit
Boy does that bring back some old memories. Lets see what was it called, ahh RingMaster control line? Rice paper and airplane dope! Cutting wing ribs on the kitchen table and actually cutting them out of the table cloth! 
PLEASE post more of the SR-71 project as well as your building stuff. Great thread! Russ
... Cutting wing ribs on the kitchen table and actually cutting them out of the table cloth! Russ
LMAO...Russ, been there, got yelled at for that..."but mom, at least I only cut up the placemat and not the table"...ooooh she was ticked!{dad just laughed in the other room and said he didn't like those mats anyway}. Cut my teeth on stick and tissue rubberband powered kits....still like them.
Vicsrc{oh, sure, now I see it in the name}, the biggest I ever got was the sureflite foamies, then electric parkflyers, now trains...nice sized bird!
Sprinkling water on the paper and holding it over the stove.....lots of kitchen model building!!
These are On30 but all were laser cut.......
I cut a number of the hoppers for myself and a few extras I gave away! Kinda pre-cut scratchbuilding.
Sprinkling water on the paper and holding it over the stove.....lots of kitchen model building!!
These are On30 but all were laser cut.......
I cut a number of the hoppers for myself and a few extras I gave away! Kinda pre-cut scratchbuilding.
Go to
vicsrc.com
I have a few of the planes I cut there.
I have an old program, Micrografx designer. several versions. it really like dos hooks essential is OLE but if anyone wants a copy inbox me.. it runs OK on vista, haven't tried it in win 7 but I am told win 7 has most of the DOS stuff that was missing in previous version so it should be fully functional... unfortunatly the good usable version is no longer available it stong point is simple stupid point and shoot wysiwyg input and vector output, that can be converted to standard cad or JPEG formats..
I used to use it to generate home images with the customer real time when I was selling sunrooms and additions, so yeah it is fast
that being said maybe this thread could expand or even start anew with patterns and designs posted to share? this could work out well especially for the scratch builders among us for example: I have no laser cutter but can do resin mold making and casting,,,, so taking layered windows for an example a cutter could make perhjaps ten or twenty windows, I could assemble and make molds and then pop out twenty assembled windows in resin very quickly... we could maybe work out a credit / debit system for swaps and exchanges, that way those who have skills and resources can share with others whom have different skill sets.. i.e. barter.
What do you guys think?l
Contact me at vtmeek@gmail.com please
OK......here...for fun and use by anyone that wants to try....a PDF of my own design On30 2 bay hopper car. These are the flat panel parts....the rest is dimensional stock. Consider it a start on scratchbuilding or just FYI. This is set up on 12x18 'table'.
I have an old program, Micrografx designer. several versions. it really like dos hooks essential is OLE but if anyone wants a copy inbox me.. it runs OK on vista, haven't tried it in win 7 but I am told win 7 has most of the DOS stuff that was missing in previous version so it should be fully functional... unfortunatly the good usable version is no longer available it stong point is simple stupid point and shoot wysiwyg input and vector output, that can be converted to standard cad or JPEG formats..
I used to use it to generate home images with the customer real time when I was selling sunrooms and additions, so yeah it is fast
I have Micrografx Picture Publisher 8. While the program was 32-bit, the installer was 16-bit and would not run on 64-bit Win7.
I found a workaround (via Amazon) in Picture Publisher 10, which would install, but you had to set the executable to run as Administrator and turn off Aero. This was on a Vista system upgraded to 7. On a machine that had Win7 from the factory, the same changes were required, but the program seems happy with Aero at least till the machine falls asleep while idle and turns off its monitor, after which it'll switch off the visual frills for compatibility.
---PCJ
I have an old program, Micrografx designer. several versions. it really like dos hooks essential is OLE but if anyone wants a copy inbox me.. it runs OK on vista, haven't tried it in win 7 but I am told win 7 has most of the DOS stuff that was missing in previous version so it should be fully functional... unfortunatly the good usable version is no longer available it stong point is simple stupid point and shoot wysiwyg input and vector output, that can be converted to standard cad or JPEG formats..
I used to use it to generate home images with the customer real time when I was selling sunrooms and additions, so yeah it is fast
I have Micrografx Picture Publisher 8. While the program was 32-bit, the installer was 16-bit and would not run on 64-bit Win7.
I found a workaround (via Amazon) in Picture Publisher 10, which would install, but you had to set the executable to run as Administrator and turn off Aero. This was on a Vista system upgraded to 7. On a machine that had Win7 from the factory, the same changes were required, but the program seems happy with Aero at least till the machine falls asleep while idle and turns off its monitor, after which it'll switch off the visual frills for compatibility.
---PCJ
OK so I have been playing around with the design software to see if I could design a little boiler. I got it to the point it kinda looked like boiler so I thought I would try and print it out. Much to my surprise it printed out pretty well, I think. Anyhow here tis! Russ
OK so I have been playing around with the design software to see if I could design a little boiler. I got it to the point it kinda looked like boiler so I thought I would try and print it out. Much to my surprise it printed out pretty well, I think. Anyhow here tis! Russ
That's incredible! Both the project and the EZ3 printer. Under $400... Unbelievable! What is the resolution? I mean, how small of a cross-section can it reproduce? Can it sculpt O'scale related components?
It looks like the plastic components of this printer were themselves done on a 3D printer. It used to be that the lathe used to be the machine that could reproduce itself. The 3D printer is now taking that place as well.
Dont know the specs
waiting for a call from them to discuss purchase
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