two 1/8” x 3/8” boards to the basswood frame; they run along-
side the conveyor belt creating a guide to keep it straight (8).
I assembled the motor, using the lowest of the four gear ratios
(5402:1), and mounted the motor on a wooden pad that is
5/16” thick and aligned it with the axle holes in the conveyor
unit. A simple scratch-built wooden roadside structure with a
corrugated metal roof I had made earlier to hide a control but-
ton, just fit around the motor so I adapted it to fit on top of the
motor pad. It lifts off to provide access to the motor.
I painted the white H-beams with brown latex paint, and
weathered all the wood surfaces with a very dilute India ink
mixture, followed by some brown and gray chalks for diversity.
The lower conveyor belt and platform were complete (9-11).
I then built an upper icing platform 2-3/16” above my existing
loading dock, to make it flush with the reefer roofs. It’s 2½”
8: A wood pad was used to mount the motor and con-
nect it to the lower conveyor frame. I also added two
strips of basswood to act as guides to keep the con-
veyor track in alignment.
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9: The finished conveyor. I painted the H-beams brown
and stained the wood.
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10: The other side of the conveyor shows the structure
that I used to house the motor and gear set.
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Animated icing platform - 4
MRH-Aug 2013
