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1/2"-Scale Lumber Stacker
Topic Started: Oct 30 2009, 07:48 AM (726 Views)
khamilton	Oct 30 2009, 07:48 AM Post #1
Diorama Moderator Posts: 4,228 Group: Members Member #522 Joined: December 13, 2006	Finishing the Lumber Carrier brought on a brief rest period, but this other project has been nagging at me from the sidelines: What pushed me over the edge to get started was a photo of another Stacker taken by one of the guys on another Forum. This one is mounted on an old truck chassis and the photo made me head right back to the bench. I like the steel wheels in the first photo and the best thing I could come up with for the rim was the center spool of a roll of Scotch Tape: Long story short: The chassis will be built around the front clip of the Beverly Hillbillies truck, using the motor, front axle and the front of the frame. The rest will be built using Evergreen channel stock. BTW, see the lumber stacks in the first photo? I just ordered 10,000 wooden coffee stirrers on-line. They're pretty cheap when you order that many.......



HowardE	Oct 30 2009, 07:52 AM Post #2
Diorama Moderator Posts: 1,861 Group: Members Member #316 Joined: July 11, 2006	Way cool coming our way...(I can tell)...



DamnCranky666	Oct 30 2009, 10:27 AM Post #3
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,949 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	All right, Daddy-O, you are back in business. The pictures are to die for, the how-to pics. This is going to be another great build to watch Master Ken at work. You are going to make our November a special month, after all!!!



nkhandekar	Oct 30 2009, 10:44 AM Post #4
Advanced Member Posts: 1,796 Group: Members Member #523 Joined: December 13, 2006	Very nice indeed. Maybe Lou will have a suggestion about how to make 2 x 4 lumber out of those stirrers. This is like a lumber stacking eiffel tower. Great wheels BTW.



JTRACING	Oct 30 2009, 12:37 PM Post #5
Junior Member Posts: 27 Group: Members Member #749 Joined: July 29, 2007	thats cool stuff ! nice



Bryan_M	Oct 30 2009, 04:08 PM Post #6
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	another killer project Ken!! cant wait to see more bryan m



chester	Oct 30 2009, 07:20 PM Post #7
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,791 Group: Members Member #526 Joined: December 13, 2006	Oh boy! We're all in for another lesson from the diorama doctor. Amazing how you can make a wheel from a scotch tape dispenser look so good. There has to be a figure or two that go along with this one. I can just see some guy hanging from his suspenders on that thing.



Hollywood Jim	Oct 30 2009, 07:26 PM Post #8
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,897 Group: Members Member #527 Joined: December 13, 2006	Great project Ken.!!! Those stackers look very unstable. Obviously OSHA would have none of that today. I'm thinking they will be even more unstable when built in scale. Are you going to fill the engine block with lead? Or just glue it down to a base?



Mike	Oct 30 2009, 08:18 PM Post #9
Member Posts: 355 Group: Members Member #535 Joined: December 16, 2006	Crazy man!



khamilton	Oct 30 2009, 10:28 PM Post #10
Diorama Moderator Posts: 4,228 Group: Members Member #522 Joined: December 13, 2006	Thanks, guys. Hopefully this won't take as long as the last one. Jim, it looks top-heavy, but there's really not a lot of weight in the tower - the real one or the model, which proportionately will be much lighter than the "real" one. I'll probably need to keep it un-glued so it can be packed and safely transported, but tipping shouldn't be an issue. (....If it IS wobbly, I could always pin it to the base through the tires)



Bryan_M	Oct 30 2009, 10:34 PM Post #11
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	all i know is this is gonna be another cool project!.........i cant wait to see more bryan



khamilton	Oct 31 2009, 01:14 AM Post #12
Diorama Moderator Posts: 4,228 Group: Members Member #522 Joined: December 13, 2006	Here's the first mock-up. The solid platform was built before I decided to mount the tower on a truck chassis. I may not use the deck and mount the legs to the open frame to show all the runing gear detail: This gives a rough idea of how tall it will be: It will actually be a little shorter. Right now the tower legs are sitting on the deck. They'll eventually spread open more, sit down over the sides and bolt to the chassis. The kit trans had an open flywheel and ring gear. I spruced it up a little by hollowing out the bell housing and adding a watch-gear flywheel and old cannister air cleaner clutch housing (the blue piece): You won't really be able to see it, but if somebody turns the stacker over it'll be a nice little detail. Edited by khamilton, Oct 31 2009, 01:16 AM.



Mercman	Oct 31 2009, 01:23 AM Post #13
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,705 Group: Members Member #482 Joined: November 25, 2006	Your like Bryan, you guys get an idea and its off to the races. No moss growing under your X-acto's. This is going to be a great lesson.



ronr	Oct 31 2009, 09:21 AM Post #14
Senior Member Posts: 585 Group: Members Member #353 Joined: July 25, 2006	Awesome start Ken! Somehow I knew this one was coming . This is going to be cool to watch and as for the flywheel It may not be seen but you and the rest of us know its there. COOL Project!!



Mercman	Oct 31 2009, 09:30 AM Post #15
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,705 Group: Members Member #482 Joined: November 25, 2006	Ken I hope you snagged the pics over at Spotlite.



Hollywood Jim	Oct 31 2009, 09:57 AM Post #16
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,897 Group: Members Member #527 Joined: December 13, 2006	Super job.!! Hey Ken, how do you do those dark colored rivets??



DamnCranky666	Oct 31 2009, 11:22 AM Post #17
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,949 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Oh, Lordy, here we go again, another wonderful build. Keep it going, chap. It's goint to be a great companion piece to the lumber buggy, that's for sure.



JBucci	Oct 31 2009, 02:34 PM Post #18
Member Posts: 254 Group: Members Member #1,231 Joined: May 4, 2009	Your off to a great start Ken!!!! Your first post was at 4:48 AM? and your last post was at 10:14 PM? Did you spend over 17 hours at the bench? When do you sleep? Thats more time then I'm at the bench in an entire month!!!!! Jim



dptydawg	Oct 31 2009, 03:03 PM Post #19
Member Posts: 352 Group: Members Member #560 Joined: December 27, 2006	Hi Ken I glad to see that you took up the challenge to build a lumber stacker. It appears that you are going for a blend of the two stackers in your chassis. Are you going with the fork lift style lift in the second pic or the conveyor belt style of the first picture? Either way I have no doubt that it will be magnificent. Your off to a fine start already Thanks Carl



kingme	Oct 31 2009, 05:31 PM Post #20
Supreme Member!!! Posts: 1,026 Group: Members Member #645 Joined: March 7, 2007	Here we go again, we'll all be watching this one Ken, looks cool already...



khamilton	Oct 31 2009, 07:49 PM Post #21
Diorama Moderator Posts: 4,228 Group: Members Member #522 Joined: December 13, 2006	.......Ever seen 10,000 coffee stirrers? If you look at the first photo in the thread, you'll see lots of lumber stacks. The model won't be as effective without them. 5-1/2"Coffee Stirrers looked good, and they were REAL cheap....10,000 for 12-bucks. Now I need to order a 55-gallon drum of glue. Jim: The rivets are from "Tichy". Just cut off the heads & glue them in place. I used .035" for the Stacker; Carl: I'm going to use the "belt" system; Jim: My first post was from work at 7:48 Eastern time and the pics were from the night before. The later post showed the results of that night's work session. (PS: I DID take a nap) Thanks for all the comments. I'll be anxious to see how this turns out, too....... Edited by khamilton, Oct 31 2009, 07:50 PM.



Bryan_M	Oct 31 2009, 08:08 PM Post #22
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	this is looking very cool ken! how do the coffee stirrers measure out? do you have to cut them down to use for scale lumber, or are they good as is? im gonna have to get me some of those! keep it going buddy, this is gonna be another neat (scratch) Build from you! bryan m



Bryan_M	Oct 31 2009, 08:10 PM Post #23
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	oh, i forgot, nice touch with the watch part flywheel..........i have a couple of those watch parts saved for the same reason! bryan



kingme	Oct 31 2009, 08:14 PM Post #24
Supreme Member!!! Posts: 1,026 Group: Members Member #645 Joined: March 7, 2007	I like the guy (figure) with his hands on his hips. "There's your problem" he says as he looks at the pile of lumber...



Hollywood Jim	Oct 31 2009, 09:43 PM Post #25
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,897 Group: Members Member #527 Joined: December 13, 2006	Now that's the way to do rivets.!!! Hey Ken, Wait, wait, wait.!!!!!! Don't open any more coffee stirrer boxes.!!!! Tell those two guys that if they simply leave the lumber in the boxes, they won't have to stack it. They can open the side of the boxes and then just lift out the lumber as they need it. And they won't need the lumber stacker........



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