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Part 2 - 3D Printing & Preliminary Assembly of Parts for the Morris Stockyard/Feed Lot Journals/Blogs
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Super User 753 posts jmt99atsf Super User 753 posts
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This is the 2nd part of the story of the revision & building of the N-Scale stockyard/feed lot using a 3D printer for the parts. First here is a video of the 3D printer in action printing a section of fencing and gates.

This is a picture of the worker walkways being assembled.  There are 17 full size ramps with 7 supports each plus railings and 2 shorter ramps at each end with 2 supports each & a ladder (not shown).
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Next, here are a couple of pictures of a two gate mock-up are shown to illustrate how the stock cars match up to the ramps plus a couple of pictures to show cattle testing of the ramp. One of the things that I discovered was that the ramp crossbar was too short so it was removed, a replacement was designed, printed, and is also shown.

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Next, here are some pictures of the ramps mocked up along the stockyard/feed lot siding to test for spacing. The second picture shows a possible photo background that may be used to extend the scene.


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Finally, the partially assembled stockyard (6 of the 18 gates) is shown with a few test subjects wandering in two of the pens.  The large pen on the far right with the building (unpainted) will be for sheep. Since it is so long (5-1/2 ft), it is being put together in three sections with final assembly being done at track side.

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Currently, 13 of the 18 sections are partially assembled & I hope to have it fully assembled over the next couple of days. More to follow ......

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Chris Palermo patentwriter Frequent poster 980 posts
Chris Palermo patentwriter

Great work

Outstanding work, thanks for sharing. This has commercial product potential in both N and HO, possibly with further compression of the length for the latter as in HO it would be quite large.
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jmt99atsf Super User 753 posts
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The Stockyard & More

Thank you for your comments.  I was lucky that my oldest son got the same one for Christmas which allowed me to talk directly to someone that owned one as opposed to reading just reviews.  I am pretty happy with it and having it allows me to customize parts along the way, for example, use pictures of feeding/watering troughs to design and print 20+ of them. Additionally, if parts are broken (easy to do in this scale), I can just re-print them.

I am almost finished with the assembly so I'll post that in a few days.  My next project will be to expand an oil loading platform that I kit bashed several years ago so that it will be able to service more cars.

John
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ChiloquinRuss Frequent poster 872 posts
ChiloquinRuss

Not a super scaler

I learned many years ago that I'm NOT a super scaler and trying to build things that are NOT currently available is not on my todo list!  I love my 3d printer and have made some really neat stuff.  I love your stock yard and good call on the photo backup, looks great.    Russ
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jmt99atsf Super User 753 posts
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Me Neither

Thanks for the comment.  I can kit bash and I can now 3D print & assemble custom parts but there is no way that I could scratch build a project of this size in N-scale. The stockyard is now fully assembled on the layout....John
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ChiloquinRuss Frequent poster 872 posts
ChiloquinRuss

Not whole projects either

I have found that doing little things like roof vents or door hinges and that kind of stuff is so much fun and once its done its now in my 'things' library.  Next project goes even quicker.  I also have CNC machine so the buildings are cut from plastic and dolled up with 3d gingerbread.  I also have the advantage that I model ON30 so all my stuff is O scale, 1/4 inch to the foot. 

Can't wait to see the pix of your completed stock yard.  Russ

 

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jmt99atsf Super User 753 posts
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Final Assembly Posted

Russ, Just wanted to let you know that the final two parts were posted on MRH today.

John
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