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    Sometimes the small parts are the most challenging to fabricate, but things are coming together. Ralph









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    The mechanical lever lifting jack is finished. Ralph














    See the action video on YouTube:

    http://youtu.be/wvQAXxTgQJE?list=UU-...qMJcEsSWF5Eu5A

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    Miniature framing hammers. Ralph





    Built 1/4 scale master wax pattern:








    Then built silicone mold:






    And soft wax patterns:





    And Hickory handles:





    And lost wax cast three heads:





    Last edited by Ralph Juarros; 07-18-2014 at 11:08 AM.

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    Progress. Ralph



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    Looks like the handles on those are more comfortable than some of the new handles I have seen.

    Did you see the movie 'Grand Budapest Hotel' with the small tools in the pastries?

    jtk
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
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    Thanks, Jim. I did see that movie just this weekend. Funny - cute scenes. Would have been nice to land the contract for building those little prop tools. The credits listed 8 or 9 people as miniature tool makers. The handles on my miniatures are stylized some to suit the heads. Ralph





    And the third one is radically stylized:






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    New project:





    Based on an old idea.





    Walnut stock cut and formed:







    And put together employing fine joinery, glue and dowels. Ralph



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    Progress. This build may have turned out to be more complicated than at first it may have seemed
    due to the many angles built into it and the need for perfect symmetry and, of course, the small scale. Ralph





    A comparative scale:



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    Metal bracing installed. Ralph






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    Looks a lot better than a medium size wheel barrow I built and sold.

    jtk
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
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    It's slowly taking shape. Ralph












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    The miniature wooden wheelbarrow is finished. Ralph








    Comparative scale:








    See the action video on Youtube: http://youtu.be/v8zn_SdTnFk
    Last edited by Ralph Juarros; 08-08-2014 at 11:06 AM.

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    I never get tired of seeing these. The wheelbarrow is fantastic!
    -- Dan Rode

    "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle

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    Thanks, Dan. The miniature wheelbarrow was fun to build, though challenging.
    I've started a new project - light on wood and heavy in Brass, but I think that it may be of interest to some.

    The first challenge is to build a set of wheels to resemble old time implement wheels.









    The hubs were turned and drilled with equal spacing to accommodate 1/16 inch spokes.








    Last edited by Ralph Juarros; 08-24-2014 at 11:29 AM.

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    Two wheels built to resemble antique equipment.





    Then two more and we have enough to build a four wheeled creature.


    Last edited by Ralph Juarros; 08-30-2014 at 2:52 PM.

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