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Why no tapered round ones?
Chatting at the N gauge Area Group yesterday evening a comment was made regarding factory chimneys on models, "Why are there no tapered round chimneys available?" Are there any in larger scales?Maybe understandable for card models but what stops plastic or cast resin ones being produced, could it possibly be something the 3D printers could produce?
As a rough guide the chimney on the Metcalfe factory and boiler house is about 160mm tall tapering from about 20mm to 15mm.
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It is no big job to develop a conic section to cover orvwrap a certain sized chimney, the hard bit (IMHO) is knowing the size/taper needed to start with!
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Kibri 1871, 7322 (boiler house/chimney).
Faller 222202 (boiler house/chimney).
Pola factory kits\ (now part pf Faller).
Walthers 506 1020 or 506 1470.
Model Tech Studios (stone, chimney alone).
There are some Cornish tin mine engine buildings with circular chimneys. Made in Cornwall as well.
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A great opportunity for CAD and 3D printing.
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http://skytrexmodelrailways.com/industrial-chimneys_c6256.aspx
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And modeled a 30 metre high chimney in N scale.
The problem is it would cost around £16 to print. I'll see if I can model it thinner, reducing the volume of material and bringing the cost down. It's unlikely though to be cost competitive with skytrex (or any other resin casting), until the cost of 3D printing falls. It's probably something to store away till later, or leave available for purchase for those with deep pockets.
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If each row, or couple of rows, of bricks is cut from your source material ( paper, embosed plasticard, etc.) then wrapped around a tapered former, with all the joins at the 'back', then a tapered, bricked chimney should be the result.
Theoretically should work perfectly, but at four rows of brick to the foot, a 100 foot chimney needs either 200 or 400 strips cut and accurately stuck on to the former.
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Why not use the one you have as a mold for resin casting? Since the actual flue doesn't taper a bit of dowel would work as the centre hole.
Not only cheaper but already half made.
Jim
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