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STEP 12: Conveyor Roof
For the roof of the conveyor, measure the distance from just
beyond the edge of the roof bracket on the tower to the last
roof bracket at the other end of the conveyor. Cut 4 pieces of
scale 2” x 4” to this length. Glue two of the pieces together
so that the 2” edge of one piece is flush with the 4” piece of
another and repeat this with the second two pieces – see the
photo here (38).
These two pieces will be the edges of the roof frame. Next,
cut pieces of 2” x 4” to a scale 6’9” length and glue them to
the long side of one of the roof edges at 3’ intervals.
As you can see in the photo here (38), I made a jig for this step
by taping a small block to my work surface and taping a piece
of scale 2’ x 6’ away from the block. This allowed me to slide
the 6’9” pieces under the roof edge piece until it hit the block,
38: Building the conveyor roof.
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Coal loader, p2 - 7
MRH-Jan 2013
