Aggregate Processing Plant Build 42055 B

[Brick_King]

Finally got round to building the alternate model of the bucket wheel excavator! Was a fun (and lengthy) build.

Took me about 12 hours over the course of a week to finish. Works pretty well, the only flaw seems to be that the little pieces of debris get stuck inside sometimes!

Timelapse of Build

 

 

 

Edited May 4, 2019 by Brick_King

[Yevhen]

Bought the set thanks to the B model, not A.

[Brick_King]

Yea the B model is really nice. The main model is impressive for its sheer size though!

Have you built them both?

[Yevhen]

1 minute ago, Brick_King said:

Yea the B model is really nice. The main model is impressive for its sheer size though!

Have you built them both?

I've built none of them yet. The set is still unopened! ))))))))

[Mechbuilds]

18 hours ago, Yevhen said:

I've built none of them yet. The set is still unopened! ))))))))

As a person who built it, it's a long massive project.. But it's worth it! One of the most fun technic builds i've ever worked on. Taking it apart for parts is a massive chore though. 

[Maaboo the Witch]

One way to minimize the bits jamming is to install tan half-pins in the middle of the 5-hole beams on the belt that takes the small bricks. That creates more momentum for the agitating plate and ensures more bits go that way. The top admin guy on Brickset pioneered this fix.

[PDK151]

On 5/6/2019 at 6:19 PM, Maaboo35 said:

One way to minimize the bits jamming is to install tan half-pins in the middle of the 5-hole beams on the belt that takes the small bricks. That creates more momentum for the agitating plate and ensures more bits go that way. The top admin guy on Brickset pioneered this fix.

Thanks for answering my question before I ask it.

[rekreK]

Are there any other MOC's out there similar to this?

I want to sort bricks like this, but doesn't need to be mobile.

[pleegwat]

I've certainly seen various brick sorting machines pass by on youtube over the years. Particularly sorting axles or beams on length is straightforward to do mechanically.