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Hulett Ore Unloader in 1:32th

Started by Bernhard, February 08, 2023, 08:20:58 AM

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Ray Dunakin

I really like the look of those little electric shunt locos. Very funky and unusual.
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Bernhard

Thanks Ray.

Now back to making the last parts for the trucks.
First I have to make four taverses, in which two of the trucks are pendulum-mounted.

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Bernhard

And with that, I can finally assemble the first chassis for a test run.

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Bernhard

The last parts to be made are the cardan joints.
The center parts are pre-turned first.

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Then it's off to the CNC milling machine for the milling of the outer contour.

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This is what the semi-finished parts look like.

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Then they are slit ...

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Bernhard

... and finally drilled.

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And these are the necessary parts for a cardan joint.

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Bernhard

For priming and painting the parts, I use industrial paints this time, considering the large surfaces on the model.

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The primer contains solvents. It can be applied very well with the airbrush after dilution and adheres well to the glass bead blasted surfaces.

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I chose RAL 7046 Telegrey matt as the top coat. It is not easy to clearly identify the colour of the Huletts on the few colour photos available. However, it was certainly a dark grey on Whiskey Island. The paint is water-based and apparently quite finely pigmented, it covers well.
The front two parts have already been slightly weathered once, which gives them a more natural look right away.

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Now all parts of the first assembly are ready for mounting.

Bernhard 

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Hauk

I might repeat myself, but this is literally next level stuff. In fact, I doubt there is a level above this, but if there is anywhere I will be proven wrong, it is on this forum.
Regards, Hauk
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Lawton Maner

The next level would have a working internal combustion engine powering the truck providing maintenance to the finished ore unloader.

Stuart

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Amazing, simply amazing! --- Stuart

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Bernhard

Thanks Russ, Hauk, Lawton and Stuart.

So that's all the parts for a driven trucks now.

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I actually need a small press to press the wheels onto the axles. Since I don't have one, I have to use the quill of the milling machine for this purposes.

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With this, I can quickly put the first truck on the wheels.

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Then the complete drive shaft is attached.

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Bernhard

Unfortunately things go wrong sometimes. As you can see in the sectional drawing, the axle is supported by two small ball bearings.

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During the assembly I forgot the lower bearing of one of the drive shafts. For the sake of simplicity I did not pinned the bevel gear and the cardan joint to the axle as drawn, but glued them on. With Loctite 648 high strength. Glues absolutely bomb-proof, even when it's not supposed to!

That was not good at all! The glue is temperature resistant up to 175 °C. To get the whole thing apart again, I had to heat one of the glued joints to about 200 °C. So I hung the cardan joint in a glass of water to dissipate the unwanted heat.

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Then I used the gas burner to heat up the axle and the bevel gear mercilessly.
And it actually worked. I was able to knock the axle out of the bevel wheel. And except for the upper bearing, which I replaced to be on the safe side, I was able to reuse all the parts. Even the paintwork survived the procedure.

Now I just have to mount the intermediate shaft with the crown wheel and the pinion.

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Bernhard

These are the parts for one of the non-driven trucks.

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Before the wheels can be mounted, the electric pickups have to be attached to the underside.

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Bernhard

And these are the finished trucks.

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This assembly consists of about 670 parts and weighs 2.3 kg.

The first raw material for the next assembly is already cut. So it will continue soon, stay tuned!

Bernhard   

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