A new Water Tower near the Shady Rest Hotel, Petticoat Junction

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I've taken the fine-looking Gravity Falls water tower design by Jukka Seppänen and given it a remix https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1369312 I attempted to recreate in Tinkercad a wooden staved water tower similar to the classic Petticoat Junction TV series tank with and without railings. My estimate is that the supplied STL files are 1:24 scale, which means they're approximately 265% bigger than Jukka's Gravity Falls water tower design. The photos show a proof of concept, but I only doubled the size of the original Gravity Falls tank to test the idea. I added a couple of pins to help line up the model when gluing, but they may need to be sanded down due to tight tolerances of less than 0.3mm. When printing, I found that using supports was necessary for the lower base, but the upper base printed smoothly without them. If you're brave enough, a 10mm brim might be sufficient to bridge the gap. For those who remember the classic TV series, here are the lyrics to the theme song by Earl Scruggs: Come ride the little train that's rolling down the tracks to the junction. Forget about your cares; it's time to relax at the junction. Lotsa curves, you bet, Even more when you get To the junction (Petticoat Junction). There's a little hotel called the Shady Rest at the junction (Petticoat Junction). It's run by Kate - come and be her guest at the junction (Petticoat Junction). And that's Uncle Joe, he's a movin' kind of slow at the junction, Petticoat Junction.