The Mill at Jacobs Creek

[Barney]

The Mill - a steam powered saw mill project in 1/35th scale
First up some of the machinery - a bit of a mind boggling affair of pulleys most from the scrap box - all parts mainly trial fit "and a bit wobbly"  
1: The drive system for the lower level - it will be powered by a Large steam engine

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2: The Frame for supporting the circular saws  - this will be fitted on the upper deck (Im sure there are technical names for all these bits)

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 3 : The log carriage

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4: other end

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5 : the start of the Roller benches 2 of which are powered

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6: all the bits ready for cleaning up and a few more nuts and bolts

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7: More nuts and bolts to do and tighten up the shafts

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8: some of the pulleys require a small flange fitted - and when the belts are fitted the belt tensioners require sorting
Barney

[finescalerr]

That is some of the most beautifully executed machinery I've seen and seems to surpass the quality of commercial castings in even 1;20.3 scale. -- Russ

[Krusty]

The Frame for supporting the circular saws  - this will be fitted on the upper deck (Im sure there are technical names for all these bits)

Beautiful modelling as always. As I understand it, the mounting gubbins was known as a saw husk – at least in places influenced by North American practice.

[Les Tindall]

Lovely crisp workmanshio, as always. You've certainly made use of that circular hole cutter to good effect.
Les

[TRAINS1941]

Beautiful machinery! Wonderful workmanship! Looking forward to this thread.

Jerry

[WP Rayner]

Lovely work Barney... well done.

[Barney]

Thanks to you all for your comments - Its a bit difficult at the moment to give some idea of what the plot is but I will give it a go ! the Mill is situated on the side of an embankment the lower level is where the steam power unit will be driving by belts to the pulley drive unit - the upper level is for the log carriage and the "Husk" edgers and cross cut saw - this seems to be quite a common practice (having two levels ) making maintenance easer for all those belts and pulleys which live under the floor - The Philips Brothers Saw mill has a similar set up with the embankment at the rear clearly shown on the photo below ( photo by permission of the Philips Brothers from the Mill at rest)   

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Hi Barney .
really very nice , really clean fabrication of difficult machinery.
Cheers Kim