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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
Source
Thingiverse
What you need to print this: Beginner Low confidence
Single piece
Supports 1/3
Assembly 0/3
Settings 1/3
Bed size 0/3
Post-process 0/3
Printer
FDM / FFF
File format
STL
Material
PLA
Software
Cura, PrusaSlicer, or similar
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