Sometimes the small parts are the most challenging to fabricate, but things are coming together. Ralph
Sometimes the small parts are the most challenging to fabricate, but things are coming together. Ralph
The mechanical lever lifting jack is finished. Ralph
See the action video on YouTube:
http://youtu.be/wvQAXxTgQJE?list=UU-...qMJcEsSWF5Eu5A
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.
Progress. Ralph
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."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
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:
New project:
Based on an old idea.
Walnut stock cut and formed:
And put together employing fine joinery, glue and dowels. Ralph
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:
Metal bracing installed. Ralph
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."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
It's slowly taking shape. Ralph
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.
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
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.
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.