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ceilingtrains - aametalmaster - 03-22-2012
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-stinaKWE&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
RE: ceilingtrains - DaveH - 03-22-2012
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
I'm going to have to study those photo's a bit more.
Dave
RE: ceilingtrains - ETC57 - 03-22-2012
Bob,
How big are the sections and how do they connect together???
Jerry.
RE: ceilingtrains - TOM REED - 03-22-2012
(03-22-2012, 09:13 PM)ETC57 Wrote: Bob,
How big are the sections and how do they connect together???
Jerry.
looks like all are tig welded together and a very fine job. absolutely amazing!!!
tom
RE: ceilingtrains - aametalmaster - 03-23-2012
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
RE: ceilingtrains - DaveH - 03-23-2012
Bob,
I'm with Tom "Absolutely Amazing"
I liked the videos - really nice
DaveH
RE: ceilingtrains - krv3000 - 03-23-2012
hi and well dun
RE: ceilingtrains - doubleboost - 03-24-2012
(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 home
Very well photographed
John