3D Printed Track for Ellie the Steam Tram.

[@andregranum7896]

Ellie came out beautiful. And the 3D printed cars and rails too. Very well done. I like the little upgrades to your Myford and your milling machine over the last few years, they have inspired me to upgrade some of my own equipment in a small way. Thanks, André

[@inspector1794]

It is always a pleasure to watch you work and then see the results. You do very good work that is entertaining and instructional. Thanks for sharing.

[@leannenoske7862]

Absolutely stunning, it was a pleasure to see the build from start to finish. Love your work. Cheers Tim. (Australia)

[@flyerphil7708]

A little Grommet would look great on board. Beautiful workmanship.

[@mattbrown9484]

I love this. Get exactly what you want and have fun making it.

[@kaasmeester5903]

Love the sound of that little tram. Gonna have to shop for a lathe now...

[@perrydebell1352]

Very impressive. Thanks for sharing your hobby.

[@outsidescrewball]

Awesome build...enjoyed

[@ogaugeclockwork4407]

I’ve been 3D printing sleepers and points but using 10mm by 3mm aluminium for the rails. Seems to work fine and very cheap. Nice work!

[@streetcopper1151]

1400 parts 1400 pieces of patients.. that’s awesome bro 👊🏻looks great

[@Inesophet]

Such a joy to see this from beginning to the end :)

[@battonfive]

Such great work, brill use of the 3d printer and really well put together :-)

[@davidclavey]

Brilliant

[@Preso58]

Those 3D printer gadgets will never catch on! 😂 Nice job.

[@briannemec9214]

Same thing the Swiss said about the digital watch. But these printers are even better.

[@gth042]

Gomez Addams wouldn't have the heart to drive ol' Ellie. Nice work!!

[@krisgee1154]

Wonderful! No other words needed!

[@mcbenman1793]

truly amazing, is there any risk of the track melting if the engine is on a section for too long?

[@myfordboy]

No I can't see that happening.

[@YensR]

ha, that is awesome! I like printing the chairs and sleepers separately, then assembling them, makes for three simple prints rather than one with supports. That SV03 is massive! I guess printing diagonally for even longer sections isn't worth it?

[@onkelmichl3300]

Ein Sahnestück ! :-) Hut ab.

[@Sven_Hein]

If you oriented the tracks diagonally on the printbed you could probably make them even longer.

[@sheep1ewe]

Awsome! Thank You for sharing the tips!

[@shimmerite_ua]

Very nice! You should put camera into one of the cars

[@oldschoolmachinist1938]

Nice video thank you for sharing. What is the run time when Ellie is filled up with fuel and water?

[@myfordboy]

Mine is gas fired, I can get 20 minutes run.

[@TheKnacklersWorkshop]

Nice work Sir...

[@FixItYerself]

holy smokes! that's awesome

[@johnvickers5750]

Superb! thanks for sharing👍

[@nordictram]

Very nice video :) - Greetings Nordic Tram

[@ralhmcc47]

did you print out the jig for the ties?? 1400 pcs almost a Meccano starter kit. Great build

[@myfordboy]

Yes, the red jig is part of the track files on thingiverse.

[@sebby_cnc]

nice guess its time to lay a track in your garden hahah

[@PavelK77]

Super good 👍!

[@maxmustermann2596]

Is there a a 3D printed electric lcomotive for people lacking the steam tram?

[@myfordboy]

Yes the same designer that did the track has one. www.thingiverse.com/thing:2109286

[@danielstewart3507]

Model Railway Manufacturers hate this man. Find out why...

[@RonaldWalters2010]

Very nice. Fun stuff!

[@dreamsteam8272]

I have seen the Book to build that Tram.... does it come in Metric or Imperial????

[@myfordboy]

Metric but not difficult to use imperial materials if you wish.

[@dreamsteam8272]

@@myfordboy perfect.... im from Germany.... i need metric .... 😊

[@vizionthing]

nice work

[@spingleboygle]

I misread the title as “Ellie the Steam Train” on the playlist and was confused when I saw the thumbnails

[@revb0]

Excellent

[@trailwayt9HG]

Very nice🌹

[@andybelcher1767]

Superb David, is there anything you can't do? :-)

[@lutsifer5847]

What kind of CAD program do you use? How are you getting on with him and what did it cost?

[@myfordboy]

Punch ViaCad. Been using it for years now. Does what I need.

[@lutsifer5847]

@@myfordboy I downloaded the CAD program and made a few drawings. Now I am faced with a problem because I want to draw an elongated hole in a pipe. But don't get any further. I can't find a tool to break a pipe through. Can you help me?

[@myfordboy]

Draw the shape of the hole and extrude it to a solid. Position it where you want it on your pipe and use the remove solid tool. This removes one part from another and leaves the hole you need.

[@millomweb]

The sleepers and chairs should be able to be made as 1 part. Fancy having a go at programming the software to make them as a complete item ?

[@myfordboy]

I have already done this thanks .Now one piece.

[@millomweb]

@@myfordboy Brilliant !

Now make it bigger and use a triple expansion engine! :D

[@burberix1]

Hi, how long `served to print the whole track ?

[@myfordboy]

I did not keep a record printed it over a few weeks when I could.

[@RuedigerEtzold]

Awesome!

[@hockeysockeys5323]

Did you make the tram

[@myfordboy]

Yes I did.

[@hockeysockeys5323]

Good job

[@hockeysockeys5323]

Did you have to use a lathe and mill

[@myfordboy]

@@hockeysockeys5323 You need a lathe, you could get by without a mill.

[@hockeysockeys5323]

It’s funny i was only able to train on hass cnc mill before Covid lockdown but never got to the lathe

[@sandraschutz510]

Great job! Did you keep track on how many hours it took to print out all the parts?

[@myfordboy]

No. Not really important. I just ran the printer when I was home until there were enough parts.

[@Georges-MILLION]

Super !!!!!!

[@pierdolio]

I wonder why the sleepers and the chairs weren’t printed as one piece?😎

[@myfordboy]

Ease of printing with the ovehang.

[@Kineth1]

I was wondering the same thing, and then thought "probably overhang prevention." Glad to see I'm thinking in the right direction.

[@maxmustermann2596]

@@Kineth1 Personally I would prefer to print the whole thing on its side and take the supports instead of gluing. I dislike support, so I am not sure if I would take it in this case or I would just sacrifice the aesthetics and make the chairs wider.

[@PiranOfficial]

Also this way create more durable part (print line direction)

[@jesusse9757]

👍👏👏👏👏👏🙂

[@Blue.4D2]

⭐️😊👍

[@КласнийПацан-ю2д]

Мені сподобалось! ( Вибачте що українською ) ua.

[@АлександрБарашков-н8ы]

Думаю що вибачат.

[@o.m.b.demolitionenterprise5398]

3:32

[@millomweb]

"Ellie" ??????? Looks more like 'SIBBY' to me - and it's definitely not a tram !

[@jdmccorful]

Nice work.