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Designing a shadowbox diorama

Started by Hauk, July 27, 2016, 02:28:03 PM

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Hauk

The digital modelling is a bit more fun when I have gained a little more experience in Fusion.
While I am waiting for my friendly printer contact to star on the gantry mechanism parts, I have started designing a wheel lathe:

dreiebenk_rendering.jpg

Still quite a way to go, but if the rain continues, it can be done in a couple of more evenings.
 
Regards, Hauk
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"Yet for better or for worse we do love things that bear the marks of grime, soot, and weather, and we love the colors and the sheen that call to mind the past that made them"  -Junichiro Tanizaki

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Stuart

Looks to me that you are progressing admirably with your digital modeling.

Stuart

finescalerr

It's really shaping up nicely. -- Russ

Hauk

Quote from: Stuart on September 09, 2024, 08:55:24 PMLooks to me that you are progressing admirably with your digital modeling.

Stuart

I hate to admit it, but I am akctually starting to enjoy the time spent in Fusion. It is really a remarkable piece of software.
Regards, Hauk
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"Yet for better or for worse we do love things that bear the marks of grime, soot, and weather, and we love the colors and the sheen that call to mind the past that made them"  -Junichiro Tanizaki

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Hauk

Speaking of railroad workshops, I recently came across a quite remarkable project:
https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forums/topic/161034-hunslet-engine-works-in-7mm-scale/#comment-4257653
(Unfortunately, the images are missing on the first seven pages of postings, but from page 7 and out, they are showing)
All the videolinks to Youtube works, and there is som nice animation in the diorama.

An project way more ambitious than mine, but a great inspiration.

Regards, Hauk
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"Yet for better or for worse we do love things that bear the marks of grime, soot, and weather, and we love the colors and the sheen that call to mind the past that made them"  -Junichiro Tanizaki

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Peter_T1958

Quote from: Hauk on September 09, 2024, 01:57:21 PMThe digital modelling is a bit more fun when I have gained a little more experience in Fusion

I can only agree, but digital modelling is also a very welcome change from analog modelling, at least during the coming winter days.
Moreover it is my feeling, that my modelling skills have very likely passed their zenith with my 66 years. Here, working on the computer screen continues to perform very well or even better as experience increases... ;D
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" -Leonardo Da Vinci-

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finescalerr

I couldn't agree more with your comment about digital modeling (and age). -- Russ

Sami

Interesting modeling Hauk !
I learn to use Fusion 360 but i don't have your level.

Hauk

Thanks for the encouring comments, folks!

Progress on the lathe continues. Lately, the biggest challenge has not been Fusion, but rather figuring out how the darn thing was constructed. A while back I thought I had everything sorted as I found a set of drawings that supposedly was of the lathe in question. But closer examination of pictures revealed that  there were quite significant differnces between the drawings and the actual lathe. I also found a more schematic drawing that indicates other solutions.

So the challenge is fusing all the information into a lathe that looks believable.  Mainly in relation to the prototype, but also when it comes to the functions on a wheel lathe.

240916_wheel_lathe.jpg

It is starting to come togethe now, but I have some doubts about the proportions, espcially the toolposts/compund rests. They just look a bit too heavy, and I also wonder how much travel they  really had.

And the bolts fixing the headstock and tailstock look a size too small.

Perhaps it is time for some testprints so I can see how it fits in with the actual scene.
Regards, Hauk
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"Yet for better or for worse we do love things that bear the marks of grime, soot, and weather, and we love the colors and the sheen that call to mind the past that made them"  -Junichiro Tanizaki

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Hauk

The modelling of the lathe is turning into more of a reverse engineering project than just modelling a prototype object. I  have some knowledge into the workings of a lathe, but there are some features on the wheel lathe that is a puzzle to me. For instance do anyone know the purpose of the gears on the sides of the belt wheels on the headstock? What are they connected to? I also have no idea what the purpose of the small gear on the tailstock is for. I would be very happy if someone could enlighten me!240921_lathe.jpg
Regards, Hauk
--
"Yet for better or for worse we do love things that bear the marks of grime, soot, and weather, and we love the colors and the sheen that call to mind the past that made them"  -Junichiro Tanizaki

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Peter_T1958

It certainly has experts out there – I am not one of them :-[ . But here a short video on youtube that  shows an old belt driven lathe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC8-dIIIi2w

And yes, here are some additional gear wheels too. To me it seems that in this case  they have most likey to do with the threaded rod in the foreground. Some sort of transmission...
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" -Leonardo Da Vinci-

https://industrial-heritage-in-scale.blogspot.ch/