1/2"-Scale Lumber Stacker

[Ken Hamilton]

Good point, Marty.  The embossed foil could be glued to a thin piece of styrene (say, .005")
to achieve the smooth side that would be typical of a piece of diamond plate.

[Ken Hamilton]

As for thinning the current plate .. the way I've done this before is to cut a hole in a piece of thin brass( which is the thickness you want to achieve ) so that what I want to thin fits snugly in then stick both to a piece of wood with double sided tape , then sand on bench disc sander. Been reading the rest of this thread .... would you mind if I had a go at this

That's a GREAT idea.  Thanks, G.......

Been reading the rest of this thread .... would you mind if I had a go at this

Have at it! That's a cool piece of machinery: "Mad Max" meets "Weyerhauser".

[John McGuyer]

Ken

As requested here is a shot using hot candle wax as an agent.

John

[lab-dad]

Great hardware John!!!! and the peeling paint has potential!

Ken I was not thinking diamond plate, more along the lines of the stock firewall still being there just cut down.

BUT..... you could use the diamond plate you have to emboss the foil and then back it up like you suggested!
What a good idea!...
-Marty

[Ken Hamilton]

John:  I agree.....those wax results look good.  One more tool for arsenal!

FYI:  Last night's project was thinning down the current firewall (instead of building
a new one) to see how that would work.  I laid it face-down and block-sanded the
back, which actually worked out pretty well.   It DOES look much better thinned down.
(I got the steering column in and the floor & seat painted, too.  Pics ASAP)

Thanks for pointing that out, G.  It's a big improvement.

[Gordon Ferguson]

I can't tell you how glad I am to hear that , most importantly that it didn't ruin the piece !!!

Look forward to the update photos

Gordon

[Ken Hamilton]

........most importantly that it didn't ruin the piece !!!

Not to worry.......the firewall did need to be repainted, but it was early enough
(IE: no wiring in place, etc.) that refinishing didn't create a problem.
Thanks again for your 2-cents............!

[Damn Cranky]

It's looking fabulous, Hamilton . . . you are making great progress.  I love the way the seat looks . . . great texure!

[Gordon Ferguson]

Please post some updates soon and put me out of my misery

[NORCALLOGGER]

Yea Ken,
We're dying out here waiting for more pictures of this great project
Rick

[Ken Hamilton]

Sorry, guys.  Real life been getting in the way and the needle on my Progress
Meter has been pointing more towards "Chuck Doan" than "Gordon Birrell"
I'm really anxious to get on this, too, especially after seeing the cool stuff
being scratchbuilt around here (IE: Rick's shovel & the 1/2" scale crane)

Thanks for your interest.  That means a lot. 
More pics soon............

[Chuck Doan]

Sure, rub it in!

[finescalerr]

Don't worry, Chuck. My modeing time has equalled yours since mid-December when I started work on the Logging Annual. But I'm wrapping up that project and may get back to the workshop in another couple of weeks. I know your feverish competitive instict won't allow you to lag behind me. We'll show 'em! -- Russ

[Gordon Ferguson]

I can't get enough of this project, either.
Come on, Rick....more photos.  Quit being such a tease.

After seeing your comment to Rick ..... "pot calling kettle..." Come on,Ken you must have made some progress by now, photos please!!!

[NORCALLOGGER]

Yea Ken, What he said
Rick