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Looks great Shane! One gripe I have with the D10 is that i wish Norscot would've done a better realistic job on the front lights, they look horrendous, if they were better, this model would've been top notch!
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Wow, looking good Shane! I need to pick up one of those D11s from you  Mark
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Great looking customs Shane, especially the U-Bladed D10T. It looks much better with the U-Blade as compared to the SU-Blade.
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Wow that D10 looks AWESOME! is it for sale?
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Excellent work as always Shane! I'll be in contact in the future for sure. I NEED one of those coal D11's in my collection :D Those 10's look amazing too, is that a D375 blade that you've fitted? Makes a huge difference! Oh and I agree, the original yellow machines do make for a nice change when almost all the newer large CATS have the anti-glare schemes. Rowan.
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If you want to see the most awsome mining machines a coal mine is the place to be. Those large buckets and blades make the machines look so cool!
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You have done an impeccable job on thehand rails the even look correctly shaped.
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I have to have 1 of each of those if possible, are they 1 offs or will you be making them to sell? If so how much?  Those look awsum!!!
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Excellent stuff there!
Would love to know the extent of scratch building that went into the D11R blade.
Chris
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a Cutter wrote:Excellent stuff there!
Would love to know the extent of scratch building that went into the D11R blade.
Chris Thanks for the compliments guys, Chris these are built from brass by hand basically. All cuts are with my band saw or miniature table saw, some small dremel work here and there and bends using the mini bender. The blade is 4 box sections. The rear face plate is bent .032 sheet, while the blade face is .010 which is rolled and held to the rear plate using a jig I've come up with while soldering. Then the rear horizontal reinforcing rectangular tubing is soldered in place along with the upper vertical blade supports. Then the final rear blade plate is soldered over the tubing, then sidewalls, then cutting edge. All rear attaching points are formed from round stock, and installed. The whole thing gets some finishing work, then it's paint time with two coats of cat primer, and 4 coats of gloss. Tape it off, then flat black on the back. After the 14th one I thought I'd be getting faster at building them but it hasn't happened yet. Thanks, Shane
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Excellent work Shane, give me a call sometime,,
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Very nice builds.....
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