Casting solder into resin-printed molds
Last time I tried to pur solder into a hand-cut cardboard "mold". The result was as inaccurate as one would expect. My attempts to smooth it out with epoxy...
portal crane
Experiments with cast solder
In portal crane project the hook has to be as heavy as possible, otherwise the threads will not be tightened enough and will skip all the time (and will l...
Winch based on N20 gearmotor
Any functional crane model obviously requires a winch (or two).
Slip ring ideas, two of them
The functional crane model I’m working on requires a slip ring to rotate superstructure. Currently this is implemented as a 3D-printed casing for bron...
Level-luffing crane, motorized and 3D printed [WIP]
3D printed and motorized model of a horse-head portal crane in HO scale
Updates for February and March
So, here is what I’ve been doing for the past 2 months.