Yosemite Valley Railroad steam crane 08...
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Jack Burgess
As I recall, we decided some time ago that maintenance of way equipment could be shared on this chat list.
A number of years ago I began collecting information on this crane and drew detailed plans for it a couple of years ago. I finally started building the model about 6 months ago and finished it today. Attached are three photos of the final model. The frame and basic body were fabricated from .015” sheet brass while the roof, boom, interior details, and a half-dozen other parts were 3D printed. The project was frustrating at times but was a very challenging and enjoyable project.
Jack Burgess
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Beautiful work, Jack
Thanks for the photos Tom
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Paul Doggett
Beautiful work as always
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Paul Doggett. England 🏴
On 30 Jan 2020, at 03:51, Thomas Evans via Groups.Io <tomkevans@...> wrote:
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gtws00
That is a impressive looking crane.
Thanks for sharing your work George Toman
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Lester Breuer
Wow! Excellent, excellent model. Kudos.
Lester Breuer
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Jack,
Great work - as always. Did that panel that forms the left wall fold/slide back during operation? If not - how did the operator see well enough to be able to swing the boom to the left? - Jim
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Very, very nice!
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Superb!!!
-- Michael Gross Pasadena, CA
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Eric Hansmann
What a delight to review photos of an exemplary model with my morning coffee. Thank you for sharing your work, Jack!
Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Jack Burgess
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 7:45 PM To: RealSTMFC@groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] Yosemite Valley Railroad steam crane 08...
As I recall, we decided some time ago that maintenance of way equipment could be shared on this chat list.
A number of years ago I began collecting information on this crane and drew detailed plans for it a couple of years ago. I finally started building the model about 6 months ago and finished it today. Attached are three photos of the final model. The frame and basic body were fabricated from .015” sheet brass while the roof, boom, interior details, and a half-dozen other parts were 3D printed. The project was frustrating at times but was a very challenging and enjoyable project.
Jack Burgess
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Jack, That is one beautiful model - Well worth the frustrations you encountered. Thank you for sharing. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV
On Thursday, January 30, 2020, 10:32:18 AM EST, Eric Hansmann <eric@...> wrote:
What a delight to review photos of an exemplary model with my morning coffee. Thank you for sharing your work, Jack!
Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Jack Burgess
As I recall, we decided some time ago that maintenance of way equipment could be shared on this chat list.
A number of years ago I began collecting information on this crane and drew detailed plans for it a couple of years ago. I finally started building the model about 6 months ago and finished it today. Attached are three photos of the final model. The frame and basic body were fabricated from .015” sheet brass while the roof, boom, interior details, and a half-dozen other parts were 3D printed. The project was frustrating at times but was a very challenging and enjoyable project.
Jack Burgess
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Excellent modeling Jack, impressive Fenton
On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 9:02 PM Jack Burgess <jack@...> wrote:
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qmp211
Wunnerful, wunnerful, wunnerful!
To see the video details https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQOr0CRinzM Great work Jack. Randy Danniel
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Jack Burgess
No, that panel did not slide back. I think that it was there (possibly) to get access to the steam boiler for repairs, etc. In photos, it looks like it slipped into a slot on the top and was secured with the bolts at the bottom.
As for swinging the boom, his seat was only 3’ for so from the open front of the crane. So he would have probably have enough of a view to know that the area to the left of the boom was clear of obstacles. He might also have a foreman on the ground giving him hand signals.
Jack
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Jim Betz
Jack,
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Jack Burgess
I was going to mention that video. Toward the end I talk about the model building for the crane to that point. I will be doing the next YouTube video this Saturday and will have more shots of the model and talk about some painting, etc. It will be released February 22nd.
Jack Burgess
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of qmp211
Wunnerful, wunnerful, wunnerful!
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Tony Thompson
Gorgeous model, and a terrific video explanation of much of what went into it. Thanks, Jack.
Tony Thompson
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