The subject matter of this blog is the Steel Industry and Railroading. Most of the posts deal with my attempt to model an integrated steel mill in HO scale, however, there will also be posts on real railroading and the real steel industry as well as other industries, and for that matter, general topics, that interest me.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
By-PRODUCTS PLANT Part - 12
The photo shows the start of construction of the final cooler/benzol washers. I used a thin wall PVC pipe for the cooling towers - it scales out at about 12' diameter - pretty close to the prototype. I scribed panel lines on all three towers and started the install of the recessed tops and walkway. I used a fair amount of this type of pipe in the construction of the modern pipe foundry. It is much less expensive than Plastruct, but doesn't take the glues as well and it retains a lot of static energy, especially in the dry winter air.
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