HUFFKINS Mine

[Barney]

small single blocks used as transmission boxes
Barney

[finescalerr]

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[Hauk]

Very, very cool!
Do you have original drawings of the machines?
There are some very similar machines preserved by the mining company that operated the Thamshavn Railway, and I might try my hands on model myself one fine day.

[Barney]

  Hauk    Lots of info and some drawings at http://americanindustrialmining.com other info I got from the excellent Industrial Narrow Gauge Illustrated CD by J Tilston quite a few years old now but well worth it if you can still get it -its full of drawings -other drawings I found in back issues of the Narrow Gauge & Industrial Review - Eimco "mucker Shovel" there is loads of stuff on the net - The trammer in the scrap heap is a rough copy of one at a Slate mine in North Wales some years back I still have some rough measurements (done by my feet!) And few old "real photos" there were 2 of them one with twin motors and one single motor - the big one parked up for the night
is from the same source only got some measurements it was stuffed in a dark tunnel but I believe it was an odd bod version looks a bit like a American Ironstone type
so it was a bit of my modellers licence in it or as I call Freelance Prototypes
Hope this helps
Barney

[Design-HSB]

Hello Barny,

in my immediate vicinity is such an Eimco Rocker Storer in the colliery park from Klosterstollen.

[Barney]

Heimut - thanks for the photos - Im just amazed at the amount of variations of these "little beasts" I can only presume being built all over the world not just in the USA were the first development & production began many variations would occur.
Is this machine still available - because Im still looking for some details that I just can not find the answer to - the only one I'v got close up to is one in the lake district and that had lots of bits missing.
Thanks Barney

[Barney]

The only one I got close to - but bits are missing

[Barney]

I think it was an early version - British built

[Barney]

with a few bits missing

[Design-HSB]

Barny, I'll go with the dog afterwards and see if she's still available there. If so, I can also take pictures and take measurements.

[Design-HSB]

Barny, all ok, but not yet and is freely accessible.

[Barney]

Thats a nice clean machine and it looks like its got all its bits
Barney

[Barney]

Im after a few details on Gold mines in the 1920's Huffkins will be a small operation on the site of an early mine some of the equipment will be old and other bits will be refurbished and some new. The only details I can find is all late stuff. A recent TV serious showed a Caterpillar type digger down "a glory hole" digging up gravel and rocks then dumping it in a shaker /water washer type bed with different levels the bits of Gold were captured under a type of grid - has the process changed much would it have been like this in the 1920's era but just an earlier version (steam power /gas engine power)if there is any one out there who can help and point me in the right direction.
Thanks
   Barney
        looking for those nuggets

[Barney]

The start of a bit of machinery for the Huffkins Mine Project - A Hoist driven by a  petrol engine - the engine "Lump" is a 1/35th Cat engine beefed up to 1/24TH
and an early Cement mixer
The hoist all parts in a trial fit situation balanced so no heavy breathing at this point ! no detailing at this point still trying to work the bits out (what does what)
my Thanks to Chuck for all the drawings posted on the forum

[Barney]

The bits so far