Deere-est Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 I wonder if Balsa would be OK then? - what do you reckon Marcus? That's what I'm hoping but then I've 600 Britains ones as it is, space could be a problem!! Could do with a few D1010's or Welfar's though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 That's what I'm hoping but then I've 600 Britains ones as it is, space could be a problem!! Could do with a few D1010's or Welfar's though. 600 they are the conventional bales yes ? doesnt balsa wood only come in sheets though marky ? for big square bales the styrafoam insulation board is what i found best , strip the silver paper off, then just cut bale shapes out of them ,this can be done on a bandsaw or a wood saw even a hacksaw will do this & it will give the rough surface effect that is straw to a point my sizes came from the britains lorry body IE : the length of the bale is the width of the body , the height of bale is the height of the cab headboard ,( but there is insulation board this thick to buy already.) & cut to fit 6 bales to fit the length of the body for width , best bit is they are as light as sponge but as rigid as plastic & once you've pushed the pallet forks or bale spike into them you've got the holes there for loading & unloading every time :) as a rule of thumb 3 bales wide should cross 1 bale long approx. the same method for wrapped silage is the same as the sponges,just dip them in a black water paint solution :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 balsa should be ok mark very light and cheap,and it comes in block 2" square ,or the styreen mj suggested is a good idea,you could cut that with a heated cheese wire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 600 they are the conventional bales yes ? doesnt balsa wood only come in sheets though marky ? for? big square bales the styrafoam insulation board is what i found best , strip the silver paper off, then just cut bale shapes out of them ,this can be done on a bandsaw or a wood saw even a hacksaw will do this & it will give the rough surface effect that is straw to a point ? my sizes came from the britains lorry body? IE : the length of the bale is the width of the body , the height of bale is the height of the cab headboard ,( but there is insulation board this thick to buy already.) & cut to fit 6 bales to fit the length of the body for width , best bit is they are as light as sponge but as rigid as plastic & once you've pushed the pallet forks or bale spike into them you've got the holes there for loading & unloading every time? :) as a rule of thumb 3 bales wide should cross 1 bale long approx. the same method for wrapped silage is the same as the sponges,just dip them in a black water paint solution :) Thanks Marcus... does anyone know the rough diamentions in cm's of a standard bale ? - Would be nice to make true scale ones if at all possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 balsa should be ok mark very light and cheap,and it comes in block 2" square ,or the styreen mj suggested is a good idea,you could cut that with a heated cheese wire Thanks TM - off to the wood suppliers today or tomorrow - I think I'll get some balsa to experiment with at least - although Marcus's idea seems to be easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Yep, 600 conventionals MJB!! Great tips there mate too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Yep, 600 conventionals MJB!! Great tips there mate too. Are they plastic Tris - And could you run a tape measure around some for me if you can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 as for conventional bales i got about 200 of them, anymore to fill a shed & i scan & clone them on the magic lectrik box for an A4 sheet of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 as for conventional bales i got about 200 of them, anymore to fill a shed & i scan & clone them on the magic lectrik box for an A4 sheet of them? Brilliant Idea using your your lectric box Marcus - Made those spud boxes look really good in your new barn that time - Should have the real ones made shortly though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 i have 450 conventional bales and 25 round,but might do a mj and print a sheet of to fill the fronts/backs of the barns so the proper ones can be used in the farm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Thanks TM - off to the wood suppliers today or tomorrow - I think I'll get some balsa to experiment with at least - although Marcus's idea seems to be easier? seen it down here,in a local model shop,i think they had bigger than that to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 seen it down here,in a local model shop,i think they had bigger than that to Yeah TM - I was looking at some only yesterday - kick myself for not buying it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 They are exactly 25mm long and 11mm square Marky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 the only problem with balsa is its very soft ,so a lathe may be to harsh for it,splinter it all up,i recon mj's idea is the way to go,just cut a tube out of a block and slice up,tidy and light to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 They are exactly 25mm long and 11mm square Marky. Thanks Tris - I'll tinker with some tonight on the Bandsaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Thanks Tris - I'll tinker with some tonight on the Bandsaw? Yeah and having bought almost 300 off of DT you'll come on here tomorrow having made an artic load in 1/2 an hour for a fiver. Now ya tell me. .. cheers mate, nice one!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Yeah and having bought almost 300 off of DT you'll come on here tomorrow having made an artic load in 1/2 an hour for a fiver. Now ya tell me. .. cheers mate, nice one!!!? :D :D - Not quite Tris............. I've put 3/4 of an hour aside for this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 have u got any more pictures of the farm?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow legs Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 a little bit of a differnt angle of layout for rich.newholland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 I WANT THAT 40 SERIES!!!!!!!! Looks good or better from every angle. Do the sliding doors on the farthest shed slide? If so, how have made them Sparrowlegs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike R Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 which tractor is the 40 series, great display sparrowlegs better than mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow legs Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 deere-est, am afraid they are glued on solid, too fragile to make them slide as the shed gets knocked about when transporting it to shows ect, but set so they look as if they move. the 40 series is a 7740 by DT, if you look closley the exhaust is missing as it fell off as i was placing it on the layout, glued back on now thoe. I am in the middle of making a ford/newholland 8340 after seen how the 7740 was done, got a resin 6cyl bonnet ect for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 I did notice the chuffer had fallen off when I looked at for the second time. Love it though, you just can't get good low hp tractors on the shelf from the mid nineties. See your point with the shed door, didn't take into account the fact you move it about alot. Keep us up to date with the 8340!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike R Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Thanks for that i have got a ford 7840 made by DT :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Thanks for that i have got a ford 7840 made by DT :) Not you aswell? Anyone else care to rub salt in the wound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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