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This was supposed to be my retirement job and my goal was selling 10 units. I am over 15 now and just getting started. Well it took a few years to perfect everything, make the jigs, fixtures and tooling plus find some machines. Welders, slip rolls, track rolling tool, saws, plus a shop full of goodies. Its just 3/8" sq steel tube welded together and hung on the ceiling for O Scale trains to run on. Figured in 1999 that someone would be interested and i was right. I don't have much time to do this job right and thought about selling or donating everything so someone can get it off the ground so it just sits waiting for me. I had to special order 5,000 feet of tubing and thought i would never use it all and now i had to order more. Enjoy the pics and if anyone needs a new business to enjoy give me a yell. I will even knock off a few hundred thousand :)...Bob
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM-stinaK...er&list=UL


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Bob Wright
Metal Master Fab
Salem Ohio
Birthplace of the Silver and Deming drill bit.
5 Lathes, SBL Shaper, Lewis Mill, 7 drill presses, 5 welders...
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Bob,

You have to be kidding me, I have never seen anything like that before.

Now how could I possibly get my wife to agree to do that Chin

I'm going to have to study those photo's a bit more.
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Dave
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Bob,

How big are the sections and how do they connect together???DroolDroolDrool

Jerry.Popcorn
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(03-22-2012, 09:13 PM)ETC57 Wrote: Bob,

How big are the sections and how do they connect together???DroolDroolDrool

Jerry.Popcorn

looks like all are tig welded together and a very fine job. absolutely amazing!!!
tom
Logan 10x26" lathe
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The parts are mig tacked together in special fixtures so the don't warp. I can make straight sections up to 5' long. The curves are for 72 inch track and are really big like hold your arms out 90 degrees apart. I have a male female connector where one side is male is welded and the female side has a lock screw. I weld a nub on the side rail, drill it then use my handy automatic Procuner tapper to bottom tap the 10-32 holes. It works great for that...Bob
Bob Wright
Metal Master Fab
Salem Ohio
Birthplace of the Silver and Deming drill bit.
5 Lathes, SBL Shaper, Lewis Mill, 7 drill presses, 5 welders...
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Bob,

I'm with Tom "Absolutely Amazing" Smiley-signs107

I liked the videos - really nice Smiley-signs107

Worthy
DaveH
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hi and well dun
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(03-23-2012, 03:25 PM)krv3000 Wrote: hi and well dun



Bob
I must show this to the wife
She would love that at homeBig GrinBig GrinBig GrinBig Grin
Very well photographed
John
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