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STEP 13: Apply Corrugated Siding
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For the roof of the receiving bin, cut pieces of corrugated sid-
ing to a scale 4’ x 8’ dimension. Begin at the bottom and glue
the siding pieces together using ACC. I used a slow cure ACC
so that I could make sure each piece was positioned correctly
before the glue set.
The width of the roof should be just slightly wider than the
2’ x 6’ roof trusses. Therefore, the last piece in the first row
will have to be trimmed a bit to get the correct width. Start
the second row from the opposite end of the first row so that
pieces overlap in the opposite direction. The pieces for the
third row will need to be cut shorter that 8’ in order to have a
slight overhang on the front and back sides of the roof.
The roofs for the breaker and the large conveyor are next.
Begin with the breaker roof and cut two pieces of 4’ x 8’
pieces of corrugated aluminum. Glue the pieces length wise
so that there is a 1’ overlap. Cut 2 more pieces of siding to a
width of 4’ and a length that will give you a slight overhang at
the end of the breaker next to the conveyor and glue these to
the first two pieces.
The end of the roof next to receiving bin will be flush with the
support bracket. For the large conveyor roof, cut a number
of pieces of siding to 4’ x 8’ dimension. Glue the first 2 pieces
together with a 1’ overlap. Glue the next 2 pieces so that they
overlap from the opposite side.
Overlap the ends by 1 scale foot. This will provided some
additional strength to this sub-assembly. The photo here (42)
shows the competed roofs for the receiving bin, breaker and
large conveyor.
At this point I spray painted all of the siding and roof pieces
with Floquil Old Silver. Gently tape the pieces to a flat piece of
wood with drafting tape, which is a lot less sticky than regular
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STEP 13: Apply Corrugated Siding
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The corrugated siding pieces for the sides of the receiving bin
are constructed in the same manner as the end piece with
one exception.
The 2 x 4 braces are cut several scale feet shorter than the
width of the side. This allows the very end of the side next to
the end piece to bent slightly inward to cover the edge of the
2 x4’s on the end piece of siding. Also, I measured each side
and cut out a piece of paper to use as a template.
Begin by cutting a strip of corrugated siding to a height of 7
1/2’. Next, cut four 8’ pieces from the strip and glue them to
the pieces of 2 x 4. Make sure that the 2 x 4’s are space in the
same manner as the previous step. Cut 4 more pieces of cor-
rugated siding and glue these to first row. Overlap the top of
the first approximately 1 scale foot.
Take your template, place it on the siding and then using a
straight edge, cut the roof angle on the siding piece. Photo 41
shows the inside of the completed siding piece. Repeat these
steps for the opposite side. Take your template, place it on
41: The
corrugated
sides of the
receiving
bin.
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Coal loader, p2 - 9
MRH-Jan 2013
