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N Scale Railcar Float Apron/Slip
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Got a railcar float but no transfer point? This apron will get it done like a boss!
This is a apron for railcar floats. The apron is made for my float design also on Thingiverse but any float with a deck height of 10mm and two tracks spaced 25mm apart center to center will work.
Much of the design is a remix of this:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4902597
In addition to the prints, you will need:
-N Scale Rail (code 80 recommended)
-1mm styrene rod (For axels on hoist wheels)
-Fine chain or wire for the hoist cabling. (I used several strands of fine wire spun together in a electric drill)
Some of the prints are very fine and really push what a 0.4 nozzle PLA/FDM printer can do. The below tips will help.
-Make sure you know your printer and slicer settings well and have them dialed in for fine prints for your particular printer.
-Make sure build plate is level and you have good adhesion practices, so corners do not raise off the build plate.
-Use a qu
This is a apron for railcar floats. The apron is made for my float design also on Thingiverse but any float with a deck height of 10mm and two tracks spaced 25mm apart center to center will work.
Much of the design is a remix of this:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4902597
In addition to the prints, you will need:
-N Scale Rail (code 80 recommended)
-1mm styrene rod (For axels on hoist wheels)
-Fine chain or wire for the hoist cabling. (I used several strands of fine wire spun together in a electric drill)
Some of the prints are very fine and really push what a 0.4 nozzle PLA/FDM printer can do. The below tips will help.
-Make sure you know your printer and slicer settings well and have them dialed in for fine prints for your particular printer.
-Make sure build plate is level and you have good adhesion practices, so corners do not raise off the build plate.
-Use a qu
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