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Recycling Printer Cartidges - eightyeightfan1 - 12-24-2008 I have a Walthers HO scale 16 wheel depressed center flat, that I had nothing to haul on. One day, I was staring at some empty printer cartridges sitting on my desk, when the lightbulb came on. I could make something out of them and use it as a load. They came from my Epson All-In -One Printer. Re: Recycling Printer Cartidges - eightyeightfan1 - 12-24-2008 First, I super glued three of them together to form one unit. Re: Recycling Printer Cartidges - eightyeightfan1 - 12-24-2008 Next, I glued .020" thick Evergreen styrene to the sides and ends. Re: Recycling Printer Cartidges - eightyeightfan1 - 12-24-2008 Next, with bits of styrene tube, rod and strips, I glued them to the unit to make conduit and piping. I also added strip styrene to the bottom to make a bottom frame. I also added cut pieces of .020" styrene, glued to the sides as acess panels. The LPB's are for scale. Re: Recycling Printer Cartidges - eightyeightfan1 - 12-24-2008 Here it is loaded on the depressed center flat. Tomorrow I'll paint it and add some decals. I have no idea what it is. Any thoughts? Re: Recycling Printer Cartidges - doctorwayne - 12-24-2008 Looks to me to be a GERN #7B (that side-mounted electrical box was the give-away that it was a Model B) Flux Roaster - used to bring the crushed ore to a uniform moisture content before milling. It was a big improvement over the #6 Roaster, as it recycles the removed moisture, injecting it, under pressure, into stock whose moisture content is too low. I hope that you're planning on adding lifting lugs for the plant crane to move it to its operating pedestal. Wayne Re: Recycling Printer Cartidges - UP SD40-2 - 12-24-2008 doctorwayne Wrote:Looks to me to be a GERN #7B (that side-mounted electrical box was the give-away that it was a Model B) Flux Roaster - used to bring the crushed ore to a uniform moisture content before milling. It was a big improvement over the #6 Roaster, as it recycles the removed moisture, injecting it, under pressure, into stock whose moisture content is too low. I hope that you're planning on adding lifting lugs for the plant crane to move it to its operating pedestal.It never dawned on me till Wayne mentioned it, but sure as heck, thats a GERN 7B Flux Roaster if i ever seen one . BTW ED, that was an OUTSTANDING IDEA! Re: Recycling Printer Cartidges - nachoman - 12-24-2008 I once wanted to make a coffee table book of truck loads. Take a picture of interesting loads on the backs of trucks at rest areas, figure out what they are, and publish a book This thread reminds me of that. next time I see something on the back of a truck or flat car and I don't know what it is, perhaps it is just some extra large printer cartridges, with fribbitzes glued to the side, and spray painted white Re: Recycling Printer Cartidges - BR60103 - 12-24-2008 You could always claim that the information is classified and you can't tell them. Or that they wouldn't tell you! Re: Recycling Printer Cartidges - Trucklover - 12-25-2008 Ed thats a very cool idea for empty ink cartridges!! I just might have to try to do something like this when mine run out Thanks for sharing Re: Recycling Printer Cartidges - cnw1961 - 12-25-2008 Andrew, I love that Flux Roaster . Fantastic idea to make use of old cartridges . Re: Recycling Printer Cartidges - LynnB - 12-25-2008 Great imagination, turned out very nicely. Re: Recycling Printer Cartidges - Ralph - 12-25-2008 Fantastic Ed and very clever!!! Looks very worthy of being hauled by rail! Ralph Re: Recycling Printer Cartidges - shaygetz - 12-25-2008 Sweet... Re: Recycling Printer Cartidges - Steamtrains - 12-25-2008 This desk that you were sitting at...is it at home, or work..?? I find I get some great ideas for stuff while at work...!!! Which is terribly motivating to keep doing the stuff I get paid to do.... |