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And been working on making a new gooseneck, some parts and progress

http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...psiumqcywe.jpg

The kingpin housing that allows it to lay flat

http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...psm9loewpx.jpg

http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...psyqrextlz.jpg

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The side extension supports

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Off to a great start, getting the popcorn out for this one!! Going to be a great project and will it be finished for Christmas?

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Awesome can't wait to see you build the loader.

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:cool:

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Good lookin' parts! I just ordered a Tormach 770 about an hour ago, I think you and your thread are partly to blame :) I'm looking forward to your loader build, we have a 990 at work with forks on it, its our 40ton forklift!

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That's gona be cool!

Can't you clamp a giant solid block of material down on the mill and push a button and have it machine a loader while you take a nap? Didn't expect to see individual parts like those rims?:p

Jim

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The loader build is going to be incredible, can't wait to see the progress. Back to the excavator drive motors, what voltage are you running them on?

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ACHTUNG!!! ACHTUNG!!! He is on it again.....Cooper you're CRAZY ! I love it..............carry on please....crunch crunch :lol:

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The 933K Looks awesome, but ALL I can find it in is 1:50th scale. We run our trucks in 1:16th scale. will the 1:50 work with Tamiya trucks?

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Rw is going to take the measurements of the 1/50 and
Enlarge them to 1/14 then machine the prts

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shooting for that time frame:)

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Sounds expensive. How much, & would they be interested in doing 2 of them while they're at it?

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I have been told (usually by law enforcement and teachers) that I am a bad influence !!!!! the 770 spins up to 10k , that is a big benefit!! still in the learning process but machine is doing everything it should. solid right out of the crates, I did have to place a .005' shim under one corner, tramed it in with indicators then test cuts, perfect now. was perfect before but one mistyped offset put a 3/8 mill into the workpiece hard. so I checked it after that. really is a turnkey set up , keep me posted on anything you make.

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12 volts , just soldered onto existing motorwires. didn't even have to mess with esc or tx settings.

jim, that block of alum price is the only thing holding me back from doing so!!!!

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yes I did buy a 1:50 norscot model. like mark said I will use that and dimensions from cat to replicate. I said ordered but was referencing the order sent to myself:) will be making in Tamiya 14 scale (not really sure what exact scale that is 1:14 or 1:14.5 scale?

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also a note, I just realized fusion 360 brought sheetmetal to the table!! will be eager to be laying out some flatwork, oh wait, that's just more to learn!!!! lol!!

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By chance would they be interested in doing an additional one while they're at it? What will the costs be?

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Nice job on the final drives they came out great :cool:

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will the lowboys be for sale

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After seeing the stuff you make in your shop, I have to ask, is that thing RC TOO?

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Lol!! You need to ask Mario about the really big rc toys he gets to play with once n a while!!

Oh and no the cats not rc, too much fun running that one from the inside!!

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YAY! It ONLY took me about 2 weeks, reading a few pages per day, but I FINALLY got through the entire thread!

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I know it is a clusterf#*k with tangents going off in every direction. But I only post and reply from phone (most of the time). Hopefully you may have picked up some knowledge from all the comments and at least I would think you got a chuckle or two along the way :).

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Yes, much knowledge has been acquired. Even had a few laughs along the way too.

I've a Fry's credit card. Currently I've NOTHING on credit. EVERYTHING was paid off 2 months ago. Time to get something, to maintain an active credit rating. So, with that being said................I'm thinking of acquiring a 3D printer. Does this one look like a respectable option?
http://www.frys.com/product/8935133#detailed

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Now the hardest part begins, learning to communicate with the d@m thing, to make it produce what I want it to.

Sorry if this is a hijack of YOUR thread. I respect your opinion of equipment, as well as those that have offered their advice in this thread too. Since I know NOTHING about these fancy printer things..............YET, I figured I'd inquire your opinion(s).

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Other then the OBVIOUS extra filament(s) are there any other extra parts/accessories that I should consider acquiring while I'm picking it up a the store?

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Skeeter, I'm by far from knowledgable about printers, mine is old by today standards. And they don't make the same model. But one thing I know is the acetone bath is acetone vapor not actual bathing or submersing in acetone. I'm sure finer resolution is with newer printers. Again I would love to help but I wasn't and really still am not too knowledgable of printers. Quite honestly, I still fight with computer quite often, sometime think a hammer would be better !!!! Lol!!!

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LOL! I hear ya with the hammer.

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Well.......it's official, I own it. The 3D printer that is. Got it almost all the way set up. Printer is calibrated, have to calibrate the scanner once its finished printing the test piece. Coop, a great big THANK-YOU, fir inspiring me to get one of these printers!

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RW, about how much print time should one expect from the SMALL rolls of filament? I've got about 4 hours on the small roll that came with my printer, & it's still going. I'm just curious, so I know about if/when to AVOID trying to print LARGE parts overnight while sleeping. I'd hate to have it run out in the middle of a project, & me awake thinking it would be all done when I awoke, & find it partially done. That, & I think it'd be hard on the extruder, & print bed to be kept at temp all night long, while not doing anything.

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RW, here's what you need for building the saw you mention to cut the trees & such underneath you deck. :)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Cutoff-C....c100102.m2452

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For the small rolls (I forgot how big they are, came with the printer) the answer is around 30 hours of print time.

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http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...psvz1ztycu.jpg

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Started on the front axle, not perfectly 1:1 because of differential I'm using but enough for eye to see major details.

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Wow cooper-looks like you have that cnc stuff figured out. Great looking part!!

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Wow that axle looks killer.

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What are we building this time?

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Looking good. What's it going in?

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Thought i seen in a earlier post he is building a wheeled loader.

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http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...pslfzsncpy.png

993k high lift version.

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nice axle. You do like LARGE vehicles!!!!