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Postby Neil » Wed Mar 23, 2022 1:02 pm

That looks terrific Rufus. Thanks for taking the time to share.
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Wed Mar 23, 2022 2:34 pm

Thanks, guys.

I'll be getting the roofing on soon. That undersheathing is some red cedar 2x10 that I have too much of so it's getting put to use here.
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Postby gregj410 » Fri Mar 25, 2022 4:09 pm

Interesting structure. Can you take a pic of the back side at a lower elevation and post it?
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Fri Mar 25, 2022 6:15 pm

gregj410 wrote:Interesting structure. Can you take a pic of the back side at a lower elevation and post it?


Thanks! Not easily now....roofing going on everywhere, 3 kinds, :wink: :wink:
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Postby robert. » Sat Mar 26, 2022 8:17 am

s that a kit ? or complete scratch? I remember looking at a kit similar to your structure.
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sat Mar 26, 2022 10:09 am

robert. wrote:s that a kit ? or complete scratch? I remember looking at a kit similar to your structure.


Complete scratch. I do on occasion take inspiration from kits; there were 3-4 photos that told me to head in "this direction." But it is quite a lot different than any kit. A lot of board by board construction. Will get the roofing done this weekend.
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Mon Apr 04, 2022 9:52 am

Roofing on....
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Postby healey36 » Mon Apr 04, 2022 12:03 pm

Dang nice job. Is that metal roofing available commercially?
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Mon Apr 04, 2022 12:49 pm

healey36 wrote:Dang nice job. Is that metal roofing available commercially?


Thanks!

Yes; Builders-in-Scale. Wide selection of corrugated and standing seam metal roofing - comes in strips in various widths.
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Postby healey36 » Mon Apr 04, 2022 1:16 pm

Thanks for the source. That stuff looks like something worth pursuing.

Sixty or more years ago, I had an uncle who was a big scratch-builder for his HO pike. I recall he made metal roofing from empty metal toothpaste tubes, slit length-wise, cleaned, then rolled with some sort of an embosser. They don't make toothpaste tubes out of metal anymore, probably haven't for a very long time.
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Mon Apr 04, 2022 1:20 pm

healey36 wrote:Thanks for the source. That stuff looks like something worth pursuing.


I use a lot of it for metal roofing - nice & thin; good scissors work fine on it. They used to make copper roofing, too. Not sure they do or not...

Sixty or more years ago, I had an uncle who was a big scratch-builder for his HO pike. I recall he made metal roofing from empty metal toothpaste tubes, slit length-wise, cleaned, then rolled with some sort of an embosser. They don't make toothpaste tubes out of metal anymore, probably haven't for a very long time.


You could still do that using the heavier grade aluminum foil, but that seems like work to me. :wink: :wink:
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Postby webenda » Wed Apr 06, 2022 10:14 pm

healey36 wrote:They don't make toothpaste tubes out of metal anymore, probably haven't for a very long time.

Old toothpaste tubes were an excellent source of soft metal for all sorts of projects. I used to melt the toothpaste tubes down to make lead weights for balancing model airplanes and the keel of my Dumas 15" sailboat.

Just like the tubes of paint, the original tubes for toothpaste were made of lead.
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:04 am

More progress.....
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Wed Apr 20, 2022 9:05 am

Pretty much done now............
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Postby J. S. Bach » Wed Apr 20, 2022 1:45 pm

I like it, send it to me! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :lol: :mrgreen:
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