Tomato Can Hopper

55.5

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Bored out of my brain today, I made a prototype Hopper using among other things a tomato can.

Think it would be improved if I re fixed the wooden cross members between the side beams lowering the bucket by about an inch.

I might just make another like that and compare the two to see which I like best. Will also endeavour to do a better job of preparing the metal before trying to solder the tub.
 

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Too right!!!!!

I did watch a couple of you tube videos of the Tin Can Girl (something like that) She starts off by saying make sure you have plenty of plasters before you begin!!!!
 
Nice way to fill a boring day.

She is "Tinplate Girl" the other super piece of advice was the Hand Nibbler Sheers, quick Google found plenty of suppliers in UK. Here is one,

http://www.bodyshop-tools-supplies.co.uk/product_view.php?id=18892&gclid=COKx7qvZhbwCFabLtAod3GYAtA

I am going to get some of these as I quite often use Tin Cans for projects. Look like they may help reduce the incidents of Band Aids with Tinplate.
JonD
 
What a innovative piece of modelling, looks great.

Now that's what I call "recycling" :)

Where should we send our tins? ;)
 
55.5 said:
If you can cut the ends off, flatten the tub, you can send them here!
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I guess that you could make a different type by using Sardine (or other Fish) Tins. They are at least Flat on the bottom and come in many sizes. Not investigated how easy they would be to de top. however more viewing of the "Tinplate Girl" may help. Plus the Fish Oil is good for you.
JonD
 
You're right Jon.
The Tinplate Girls is a must for any budding scratchbuilder. And the larger Sardine cans are a possibility although perhaps not so easy to make a tipping type.
 
dunnyrail said:
Nice way to fill a boring day.

She is "Tinplate Girl" the other super piece of advice was the Hand Nibbler Sheers, quick Google found plenty of suppliers in UK. Here is one,

http://www.bodyshop-tools-supplies.co.uk/product_view.php?id=18892&gclid=COKx7qvZhbwCFabLtAod3GYAtA

I am going to get some of these as I quite often use Tin Cans for projects. Look like they may help reduce the incidents of Band Aids with Tinplate.
JonD
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It'll be interesting to see how the nibbler copes with tin (clean cut, etc).
 
To think of the hundreds of tomato cans that have gone the way of the recycler :'(

One alternative method you might try is to loose the central pivot bar and let the can roll side to side. You could place a lever on the can that would be used as a handle to tip the hopper.
 
Excuse me, 2 weeks ago I couldn't spell Ingenoor. Now I are one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (or however it went!)

Latest update on mods tomorrow (GW)

And........................ Why am I a junior member................I know more and more about less and less than the rest of you put together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Here`s the update on the lowered version. Think it looks better, certainly tips better! The base also lends itself to a square hopper too.

 

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Well ! You can't keep a good man down... You've only just flogged your stuff and you've started building again. I love fun projects like this. I s'pose now you'll be wanting some wheels back ;)
 
I have enough wheels left to make another 4 of these.

And yes, I have started again but in a very small way, just a dog bone of track. with one small siding and in the finish, a Stainz Starter set.

I gave up on the larger layout after my aches and pains were diagnosed as PMR and really stopped me doing much at all. However I'm now on a course of steroids which make me feel as good as ever..............time will tell!

My polystyrene ruined mine features in the layout with the siding ending in front of it. Five of these cheap as chips hoppers can sit in front of it through all weathers.

Its probably easier to give up booze and fags than to give up Gscale!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
The Wagon Works of the Rocky Forest Railway have been on overtime this week.!!!
 

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Roland, I think that your hoppers are very ingenious, use ready to hand materials and are cheep and fun to build. But just a little thought, if you were to countersink the screw holes. Turned the screws in a bit just below the level of the wood you could then fill in the void with filler. Voila invisible screws. This is probably something that you could easily do retrospectively. Would make a lot of difference to the appearance for you.
JonD
 
Thanks for that Jon, The Posi Screws do not look right but they were on the first offering, and as you say they can be retro re-jigged. You might notice that on subsequent builds I have used nuts on to studding through the cross members to give a more realistic and "agricultural" look
I have tried (admittedly without much effort) to make them look "rough" As though they were made by unskilled men in difficult terrain. Which just about sums it up!!!

My soldering, looking like welding "blobs" must surely be an artform!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Roland, so glad you took my advice in a positive way. That could so easily have gone wrong with the wrong person!

I think that I would be tempted to take the same solution with the Nuts if you can, me thinks that they are probably a bit on the Large Side for Scale. For the Nuts to be lost you would need a Drill that is the same dimension as the Nuts and drill in just enough so that you do not go all the way through the Wood. Very tricky, so if you have one with Drill Sets you often get a Circle of Metal with a small screw. I wondered for ages what these were till the penny dropped. They are Hole Depth Restricters that allow you to drill a hole to the depth that you require. Just put one on the drill bit. If you do not have one, the other way is to wrap some tape onto the Drill Bit. Not so precise but with care it does work. Also many Electric Drills come with a small part that attached to the Drill itself, but I am not sure that these are precise enough for our needs.

Hoping they my advice again will be taken in the spirit that it has been passed on. Good luck with your Models Roland,
JonD
 
Summer is here, time to tell if they are just decorative ornaments or will they do the business???????????
http://youtu.be/G1gPLByaH-k
 
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