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  1. Rabman

    Dewalt chalk line chalk

    Nothing wrong with mixing them together. You have to do that with paint.
  2. Rabman

    Dewalt chalk line chalk

    Late to the thread but I love how the bridge turned out. I will definitely be using chalk line chalk.
  3. Rabman

    Layout for son and dad

    So far. Fingers crossed!
  4. Rabman

    Layout for son and dad

    Here is the 3-way turnouts servos mounted.
  5. Rabman

    Arduino Mega with Servo Shield for Turnouts

    Here is the 3-way turnout’s servo.
  6. Rabman

    Arduino Mega with Servo Shield for Turnouts

    Got the zip ties installed and I think they may work. Also installed the two servos on the 3-way turnout. That was a little bit of a challenge getting the two piano wires through the throw bar holes. I mounted both servos on one aluminum channel which complicated the matter but I think will be...
  7. Rabman

    JMRI help required

    A quick update: I have been using the setup for over a month now and all is working nicely. I have had not issues running three locomotives at one time. One with Paragon 3 sound. I have had two running in the reverse loop also. Yay!
  8. Rabman

    Layout for son and dad

    So I was having trouble with my servos separating from the aluminum channel they were Gorilla double sided and duct taped to. After a short while using them, they would fail and the spring wire would come out of the turnout throw bar. I was debating on gluing them, but came up with the idea of...
  9. Rabman

    Arduino Mega with Servo Shield for Turnouts

    Interesting idea. Maybe zip ties?
  10. Rabman

    Arduino Mega with Servo Shield for Turnouts

    So the two way gorilla tape and gorilla duct tape is a bust holding the servo to the aluminum channel. The servos keep pulling away from the channel. So don’t use this method! It take weeks for them to fail, but that is too soon. I am going the think about using epoxy to glue them together.
  11. Rabman

    My adventures in Ho Scale.

    Mike the layout is looking great!
  12. Rabman

    Layout for son and dad

    So we have been operating the layout with the curved turnout removed and replaced with a 3-way turnout with no derailment issues. I have made a few buildings and laid down 3-spur tracks. I still need to weather a few buildings.
  13. Rabman

    New Broadway Limited EMD SW1500 Switcher Squeaking

    Even though I got rid of the real squeak, I can always turn on the fake wheel squeal. Lol
  14. Rabman

    New Broadway Limited EMD SW1500 Switcher Squeaking

    No way I can afford the locos with brakes!
  15. Rabman

    New Broadway Limited EMD SW1500 Switcher Squeaking

    A quick lube job and no more squeaks. Thanks for the advice.
  16. Rabman

    New Broadway Limited EMD SW1500 Switcher Squeaking

    Thanks
  17. Rabman

    New Broadway Limited EMD SW1500 Switcher Squeaking

    So I was just at the Greater Toronto Train show yesterday and bought a new Broadway Limited EMD SW1500 switcher locomotive off a booth for cash. Very nice little locomotive. At least I think so. I don’t know anything about locomotive maintenance just yet. At least not the model railroad...
  18. Rabman

    Layout for son and dad

    Well the SD7 goes through both divergent tracks on the 3-way. Even the S-curve. Yay!
  19. Rabman

    Layout for son and dad

    That is installation, not insulation.
  20. Rabman

    Layout for son and dad

    I would run some temporary power to them. I would imagine N gauge is even more particular. I was never able to test mine because they were part of a reverse loop and didn’t have it wired up.




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