by mike | Oct 12, 2022 | Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation
What drives your interest in the craft? What keeps you going during the hard times when you feel stuck and don’t know why? What brings you true joy? I emphasize craft and precision because those are qualities I’m drawn to and want to see and develop in...
by mike | Oct 9, 2022 | Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Sometimes it really is as simple as two strips of MDF to provide support for soldering subassemblies together. (Above) I designed this soldering jig so that gravity held the four pieces of each hopper bay in place while heating with a torch. If needed, I could also...
by mike | Oct 3, 2022 | Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
You’re looking at the better part of three weeks of work that involved multiple restarts and many rounds of problem solving in fabricating these hopper bay assemblies. Here are a few more thoughts about the process. This jig is a simple solution to hold and...
by mike | Sep 19, 2022 | Modeling Techniques, The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, Uncategorized |
How we model and the standards we apply are a choice each of us makes. These are part of mine. This is an exercise piece to develop my skills in making multiple parts to a specific dimension, soldering and learning to work with more precision. The material is...
by mike | Apr 11, 2022 | Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation
I can trace my interest in freight cars back to childhood. When the local would spot a boxcar at the grain elevator, I’d make the pilgrimage up Water Street to check it out. My curiosity and interest back then was simpler and more innocent. The subtleties of builder...
by mike | Mar 20, 2022 | Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation
A Lazy Afternoon and Soft Brass A lazy rainy Saturday afternoon presented the opportunity to practice with scraps of brass. My purpose is to develop my machining skills. To refine my set up procedures, strengthen my awareness of what the tool is doing and how the...
