The Atlantic and Southern Build Thread Continued, Part 2

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I'm spacing the posts every ten feet. I drilled a 1/16 hole every ten feet around the fuel compound.



I cut 85 posts from the 1/16 brass rods.



More in a few.

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This chain link fence will be almost 8.5 feet in total length. That is 8.5 1:1 feet and not 8.5 HO scale feet.







More in a few.

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Continued after a cold Diet Pepsi break.

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I cut the brass rod posts to 15 HO scale feet in length. I want to add some barbed wire to the top. I used pliers to put a 40 degree bend at one end. I made the bend at 2 HO scale feet. The bend used 1 HO scale foot and that leaves me with two HO feet to plant the post and two feet at the top.

In the photo below you can see the bend.



I was telling Greg what I wanted to do but didn't have a vice. He suggested hammering the brass end. You can see I have one post taped to the angle weight, shown above.

I used a small steel weight shown below as the "masher".



More in a few.

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I placed the steel bar on the angle portion of the brass rod and made several hammering blows with a hammer to flatten the end.




I'll do a little fast forward here and show ya'll the five step process for the fence posts.



1. Cut the brass rod to length.

2. Bend one end to the angle of your choice.

3. Flatten the bent end.

4. Used the Dremel disc to shape the top.

5. Drill two or three small holes in the flattened portion. I went with two.

More in a few.

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Eighty hockey sticks made from the brass rod.



Hockey sticks shaped and drilled.

[sdrees]

Hi Tom,

You oil facility is looking great.  Thanks for pictures of your progress and explanation of what you have done.

[PRR Modeler]

WOW Tom, that is some real precision work with the fence posts.

[S&S RR]

Tom


That is some very nice work.  Looks like you have some experience with making brass parts.

[deemery]

Tom, how did you drill the holes that precisely?


dave

[MAP]

That is some fine detailed work you're doing Tom.  It's really going to make that scene pop!   Am I seeing things or is there a switch machine hidden in the large oil tank for that turnout?

[donatode]

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Hi Tom,

You oil facility is looking great.  Thanks for pictures of your progress and explanation of what you have done.

Steve,

Thank you for the kind words. Pictures save me quite a bit of time moving the thread forward.

Thanks for following along.

Tom

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WOW Tom, that is some real precision work with the fence posts.

Curt,

Thanks for the compliment. Please see my response to deemery below.

Tom

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Tom


That is some very nice work.  Looks like you have some experience with making brass parts.

John,

Thank you, much appreciated. Brass I can work with, plaster - not so much!


Tom