How Do You Make Steel Drums For Model Railroads?
Add detail to your model that you need by making a miniature steel drum. The steel drum is relatively easy and inexpensive to produce. The drum will add a feeling of authenticity, important to your artistic work and the realism of the overall work. Cut a 1-1/2 inch dowel rod to a length of 3-inches. Check to see if the drum sits squarely on a flat surface. Rub the ends of the drum on sandpaper to flatten and level the end. Find the center of the drum at one end by marking the intersection of two lines drawn to cross the end of the barrel at its widest point at two different angles. Put the drill bit securely in the end of the Dremel so that it sticks out 1-inch. Drill into the mark 1-inch. Cut a strip of cardboard 1-1/4 inches wide and 6-inches long. Wind up this piece of cardboard and then flatten it. Glue the cardboard in this position with craft glue. Cut a strip of sand paper (600-grit) and glue it, with the rough side up, to the cardboard on the top. Clamp this block into a vice s
