overhead crane

[railBuilderdhd]

Here are a few shots I got today when I was out of a crane at Arlington Iron Works. I have more photos and higher resolution if you want let me know and I'll send them to you via email. There a re two cranes there and I didn't get a lot of photos but more then I posted here. I plan to return one day and get more when I start to build my crane.
Dave

 

[bigsteel]

what was the tonnage rating on that crane? its pretty cool looking.--josh

 

[TruckLover]

WOW sweet pics!!!! :thumb: :thumb: :mrgreen:

 

[railBuilderdhd]

No telling on what the tonnage is from the photos I got. I'll see if there is a sign next time I go by and photograph that as well.

 

[bigsteel]

i would just like to know as it may be a good prototype for reference on part of my loco shop or steel mill repair or even loading and unloading.--josh

 

[Ralph]

Wow! Nice shots! I think a lot of folks will find these interesting and useful!
Ralph

 

[doctorwayne]

what was the tonnage rating on that crane? its pretty cool looking.--josh

The crane runway is pretty light-duty and the single sheave on the hook makes me think that it's not likely more than 10 ton, and probably even a lot less than that.
Here's one that I scratchbuilt many years ago:

Wayne

 

[railBuilderdhd]

That's great Wayne,
I would love to see some more photos if you have to share.
Thanks,
Dave

 

[logicman]

Wayne: I thought your first photo was a bonus one from Dave.
Then I saw the second one and spotted the scale.
Excellent scratch build! :thumb::thumb:


Dave: I have plans to make a much smaller crane. Your photos help with
analysing the engineering of some very old, grainy, b/w pics I have.

Thank you both for sharing. :thumb:

 

[doctorwayne]

I don't have too many photos of this crane, as its location makes it difficult to get a shot where there's not a lot of unrelated things in sight.

Originally, it was to be one of two in the casthouse of a blast furnace which I was building. When I realised that I had neither the money nor the space to complete the project (I was working from blueprints of the real one, which, at the time, was supposedly the largest one in North America), I decided to make the crane a composite of several in the mill where I was working. I built it from sheet styrene, with basswood shapes for the angle bracing and other structural shapes, including the handrails. The only commercial parts used were the bearing hubs on the wheels (from a 1/32" scale Russian tank), the wheels (old brass wheelsets), and the sheaves on the hook. All of the motors, gearboxes and pillow blocks were built-up from sheet styrene, as was the magnet. The crane runway is recent work, made from Evergreen styrene structural shapes, and built on-site. The access stairway housing is basswood corrugated sheet, left over from the blast furnace project.

Wayne

 

[railBuilderdhd]

That's a great job Wayne and thanks for the info on your build.
Dave

 

[logicman]

That's a great job Wayne and thanks for the info on your build.
Dave

Ditto!

Disclaimer:

any connection between my use of the term 'ditto' and the movie 'Ghost'
is entirely coincidental and should not convey the impression that I
enjoy shared clay-puddling or warm showers. :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

Wayne - that build info and the extra photos will help me a lot. :thumb:

Again:

Thank you both for sharing.

 

[doctorwayne]

Here's a link to another crane, sorta. :-D

Wayne

 

[logicman]

Wayne: once again, great models and photos in that thread.

You are truly a master modeller, yet you say of using programs like photoshop:

Computers, the language, the logic of it, make almost no sense to me. It's like trying to write a great novel with the pen held in your toes: by the time I can form a word, I've lost the thought.

With me it's the opposite - computers, logic and linguistics - that's my game, and I would like to think that I have some expertese there.

As for modelling skills - they're dizzying -
you make me feel like I'm only an armature. :roll1:

 

[railBuilderdhd]

Was the a crane heading to the new Gern factory Wayne? I hear they are expanding. If it's Gern it's gotta be good! I'm not sure what they need a crane for but the factory ordered it.

 

[Triplex]

The only commercial parts used were the bearing hubs on the wheels (from a 1/32" scale Russian tank)

Those did stand out to me as something interesting, looking like they belonged on something other than a crane.

 

[doctorwayne]

Those did stand out to me as something interesting, looking like they belonged on something other than a crane.

I had the parts laying around and thought that they'd look more interesting than a plain flat disk, for which, at the time, I didn't have a punch that would make a big enough disk. :lol: If I'd had such a punch, I would've also foregone the ship modeller's brass sheaves, as they're too thick, resulting in an overly wide hook assembly. Still, I'm reasonably pleased with the model, and think that it looks not too bad for one built almost 40 years ago..........although now, after saying that, I feel really old. :-D

Wayne