SCGRR Water Tower Progress
Here are some pics of the Water Tower progress.
The first Pic, for those that haven't seen this material, is "Western Red Cedar Balusters" for doing Deck Railings. It comes from "Lowes", at least in my area. They are 1-1/2" (Nominal) square x 48" long. You need to be picky when buying them. Look through them and pick out the CLEAR and STRAIGHT ones. OH, make sure you remove ALL staples before cutting, otherwise the blade will and then you need to replace the blade or at the very least sharpen it. Band saw blades are NOT very forgiving. (Some staples are hiding on the edges of the wood.)
Here is the roof of the tank with the Shingles started.
The first Pic, for those that haven't seen this material, is "Western Red Cedar Balusters" for doing Deck Railings. It comes from "Lowes", at least in my area. They are 1-1/2" (Nominal) square x 48" long. You need to be picky when buying them. Look through them and pick out the CLEAR and STRAIGHT ones. OH, make sure you remove ALL staples before cutting, otherwise the blade will and then you need to replace the blade or at the very least sharpen it. Band saw blades are NOT very forgiving. (Some staples are hiding on the edges of the wood.)
Here is the roof of the tank with the Shingles started.
Here we have the "Spout installed along with the counter weights. The Tank fill tube with shut-off valve (White), can bee seen in the middle of the frame.
Here is a closer look at the Spout and counter weights. Spout was carved from WRC. Spout will swing down to do an Imaginary fill of a tender.
Close-up of Fill-Tube and valve. Valve body is a cork and the flanges are WRC. Valve wheel is an RC servo horn.
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