The train looks great David. I bet a snack and sandwich bar in that baggage car would be a real money maker. Ice cold lemonade would sell good too this time of year.
Thanks Bill. As for the chop saw, I am hoping that I don’t have to cut too much more track. But, honestly, if I clamp the rails in my bench vice, the hacksaw does a good job, and it doesn’t take too long. But on the ground, it took longer.
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David,
I like your use of the Bachmann switch throw they work great. I had many questions and interest in mine during our NGRC open house last Thursday. Nice job!
David said; “And then, once I finally horse it out, how would I know exactly where to make the cut?”
I used a marking pen. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
Yer bud,
John
John, yea I tried that. It wiped right off the stainless steel with my sweaty hand. Then I could notch the rail with the hacksaw first, but that would take pre planning. I just hacked the darn thing in place and was done with it…eventually.
Dan DeVoto said:
Davids photo
David,
I like your use of the Bachmann switch throw they work great. I had many questions and interest in mine during our NGRC open house last Thursday. Nice job!
Thanks Dan. The thing I don’t like is the targets and mast. The mast and targets are plastic, and I feel that they are kind of fragile. So the job of making a new mast and targets, has been assigned to the research department of the Shannon Car Shops.
David Maynard said:
John, yea I tried that. It wiped right off the stainless steel with my sweaty hand. Then I could notch the rail with the hacksaw first, but that would take pre planning. I just hacked the darn thing in place and was done with it…eventually.
Oh, my meds make me wear gloves, the green sharpie lasted until I carried it out back and into the vise. I think the cut was easier with the rail clamped tight. No chatter.
I’m batty, track wires? Never mind.(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
John
David Maynard said:
Dan DeVoto said:
Davids photo
David,
I like your use of the Bachmann switch throw they work great. I had many questions and interest in mine during our NGRC open house last Thursday. Nice job!
Thanks Dan. The thing I don’t like is the targets and mast. The mast and targets are plastic, and I feel that they are kind of fragile. So the job of making a new mast and targets, has been assigned to the research department of the Shannon Car Shops.
David.
I agree about the fragility of the targets, I’ve already had to re-glue a couple. I may replace them with a copper penny soldered a square brass mast. I didn’t use any where I may drag a hose or walk a lot
Following along with interest. I am still on the fence on the throws for mine. Llagas does come with a simple throw but no real visual indicator. Its either replace the throw all together with the Bachmann or ??? or attach an Ozark harp stand that is just for show and used as an indicator that is operated with the Llagas throw.
I really like the idea of have a “real” switch stand. The Bachmann looks as if it serves both purposes, form and function, well. But it would have to stand up to operations.
Devon said,
“I really like the idea of have a “real” switch stand. The Bachmann looks as if it serves both purposes, form and function, well. But it would have to stand up to operations.”
Devon,
The throws are very heavy duty. It’s the mast and targets that could be broken because they stick up waiting to get damaged. The trouble with Railroading in a garden environment is the simple fact that it’s outside. You’ve got foot traffic, animal traffic, (wild and domesticated), Grandkids, Regular kids, hoses, and who knows what.
Any thought of cutting the mast close to the bottom, thread a small spring over the ends so that when hit it just bends out of the way?
Steve, that is an idea. The mast is thin plastic, so I was thinking of making it out of brass. I am also not thrilled with the targets, so I may use some of a different design. But your idea of a spring is a good one. I will pass that on to the design department.
Steve,
I too like the spring idea with a brass mast. I have some extra springs from an FA-1. I’ll send it over to my R&D dept.(me) and see what happens.
Last weekend both HO clubs I belong to participated in a train show. So I was busy most of that weekend.
This past week its been heat stroke hot by the time I got home from work, so I didn’t get much accomplished this week. So I guess for this past week I deserve my title. But today I really wanted to get something done. So I took the oil well that I had built for the Challenge project and painted the derrick with used motor oil.
Cleared its planned location.
And planted it.
And mulched it in.
That turned out really nice. Like the oil darkened look.
Doc Tom
Thanks Tom. I planned on using used motor oil on it all along, but I didn’t do that step for the challenge, because the rig was stored in my living room until now. I didn’t want to be smelling used oil for that many months.
I love seeing our Challenge builds out on the layout, and the used motor oil idea is brilliant, absolutely convincing. I’m copying that idea.
How’ll you keep your title if you keep up this level of quality production?
Looks great David. That will fit right in. I’m thinking this could be the beginning of your maddening decent in to the realm of operations. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-sealed.gif)
Jessie ought to be awfully happy.
John, thanks. The motor oil idea I borrowed from someone else, so you can borrow it from me.
As for my title, I don’t think I deserved it. Sure, I am not as productive as some. I am not retired, and work tends to take up a bit of my time. But I am more productive then some.
looks great