This was the Ebay ad depicting the
molds and the bridge ---
Arch
Bridge Molds
The
items for auction here include a set of molds for the building of a
74.5" quarter
inch scale concrete arch bridge. It must be noted here that this
bridge was designed
with the deck having
a 1% grade to satisfy this particular canyon situation. The
arch portion of the bridge is symmetrical and only the deck slants down
3/4" from
right to left in the picture. That is, the opposite extreme
verticals differ by 0.75"
in their length.
The bridge itself consists of 2 arch castings and a deck casting.
Items included in this auction:
Interior arch casting molds shown in the upper 4 pictures below
The exterior arch casting mold parts for the ends (also in upper 4
pictures)
The full size side template drawing for locating mold parts
Cross section drawing of the deck
Spacer blocks (To be pulled during the pour)
Items needed but not included in this auction:
Deck casting mold
Upper exterior
mold wall for
arch casting (74.5" by 2.25" board) - Pic 8
Lower exterior mold wall for arch casting (80" x 2.25" 1/8"
plywood) - Pic 8
Styrofoam molds (2) for the smallest center arch casting openings - Pic
7
These parts
that are not included are simple to construct. Two are omitted to
reduce shipping costs.
The bridge shown below was built using pencil steel and casting
plaster. If hydrocal were used the
steel would likely not be needed. This was built about 15-20
years ago and is still in good shape
even after the severe quake in Paso Robles, CA which gave us one heck
of a low frequency jolt
crosswise to the bridge.
Each interior mold is made up of 4 pieces and when the screws are
removed will compress for removal.
The molds for the smallest of openings in the bridge were made of
styrofoam and are destroyed upon
removal using a hacksaw blade. The next to smallest openings are
made with a wood lined (bottom
only) piece of styrofoam. which again is removed using a hacksaw
blade. These will require some
minor repair with card stock before using.
The interior molds are by far the most difficult parts of the project
to construct and are the significant
items of this auction.
Payment by check, money order or Paypal is acceptable. The
shipping calculator can be used to
estimate delivery cost.
Click
on pics to enlarge.
Separated mold parts - parts also compress
to remove
Only
the above items are for sale. The below pictures are an
illustration of a bridge
built using the molds for sale.
Pic 7 Center portion
needs styrofoam molds which are
Pic 8
Parts not included in auction
removed with
a hack saw blade
Full size drawing used as template
to locate mold parts
End cross section drawing