Coffee shop part 2
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I dun tol' ya I only use ONE STICK!
Any more scares da rest o' da fish.
'Sides, found out I can't go taday.
I'm outta blastin' caps!
Well, Steve, all ya gotta do is pay the ARG's way over there, feed and house us, pay our way back, and you'll have it!
Actually, I think the secret to the nice looking benchwork was in the mitre clamps that Glenn brought. They sure made getting everything lined up, and level, real easy!
I checked oout a set at one of our home improvement stores here, and they cost less than $10.00 each. If I go through this again, I may have to get some.
On another note, I got a job interview tonight
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leghome
Maytag "Danged Agitator"
Steve B I mowed the walking part of my yard this afternoon. The riding part will git dun when I gits to it. The walking part took about an hour and the riding will take about 3 hours. I mow my yard and the widow lady's that lives across the street. Her husband died about 15 years ago and I have been moin here yard for the last 10 yrs
Cjcrescent
Master Mechanic
Dang, Rex!RexHea said:Carey's fishbait.
I dun tol' ya I only use ONE STICK!
Any more scares da rest o' da fish.'Sides, found out I can't go taday.
I'm outta blastin' caps!
Cjcrescent
Master Mechanic
Hey there Sabrina! You sure do look sweet tonight! Gimme my usual, a big cuppa Joe.
What am I doing here this time of night? Hmmm, been working on layout. Finished up the gate into the layout proper. Works real sweet too!
So I posted some pics over in the ARG benchwork section in General Discussions. Iffin' ya gits da chance go see 'em.
What am I doing here this time of night? Hmmm, been working on layout. Finished up the gate into the layout proper. Works real sweet too!
So I posted some pics over in the ARG benchwork section in General Discussions. Iffin' ya gits da chance go see 'em.
Hi Sabrina...got the night shift I see. How about a cup of joe. Well, hello there Carey. Man, what happened to you? You look like warmed over death. The layout you say? Oh, now I understand. Best rest up for a few hours before putting down the cork.
Just kidding. I visited your post and man you have made some incredible headway in a short time. Nice going my friend.
Just kidding. I visited your post and man you have made some incredible headway in a short time. Nice going my friend.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Retired N&W/NS Signalman
Good morning ! from Indiana.
06-05-06
06-05-06
rhoward
S.L.O.&W. Trainman
Mornin' Bill!
Not much goin' on with the layout. yesterday being Pentecost Sunday meant the Deacons in my church were serving communion. Since I am Moderator of Deacons, I was responsible to make sure everything went smoothly and got cleaned up afterwards. (It did BTW.) Then I spent the rest of the day at our Presbytery Camp at the Chicken BBQ. Mud everywhere........ Our maintainance person at camp is a retired County Highway Superintendent and is doing a fantastic job of improving the facility for us. He is a great addition. Today I'm off to the southern tier of NY to check out a church for the service at the end of Music Camp and then have a meeting this evening. The rest of the week will be spent at School getting ready to do sound for a choral concert on Thursday evening. Nice thing about model railroad layouts is they will wait for you!
Have a great day out there!
Not much goin' on with the layout. yesterday being Pentecost Sunday meant the Deacons in my church were serving communion. Since I am Moderator of Deacons, I was responsible to make sure everything went smoothly and got cleaned up afterwards. (It did BTW.) Then I spent the rest of the day at our Presbytery Camp at the Chicken BBQ. Mud everywhere........ Our maintainance person at camp is a retired County Highway Superintendent and is doing a fantastic job of improving the facility for us. He is a great addition. Today I'm off to the southern tier of NY to check out a church for the service at the end of Music Camp and then have a meeting this evening. The rest of the week will be spent at School getting ready to do sound for a choral concert on Thursday evening. Nice thing about model railroad layouts is they will wait for you!
Have a great day out there!
Cjcrescent
Master Mechanic
Mornin' Flo, hows tricks, er, business? I'll take a big cup of coffee, and nuttin else.
Thanx Rex! Coming from you, with the way you build your benchwork, I view that as quite a compliment
I'm really proud of the way the gate turned out. Even you can work it!
(Sorry just had to say it!)
The gate is simply a reinforced box on casters. Thought I was gonna have to get some heavy duty casters for it until I discovered a set that I already had, that according to the package would support up to 100lbs each.
I figured that since the gate is just going to support just its frame work,(less than 15lbs), the additional scenery, the bridges across it and the wiring for the kill circuits, is going to weight a lot less than their capacity. As its built now, its very easy to unlock, and swing out and back. It comes back into the layout to its proper position every time.
Even William was impressed!
Been experimenting with the spline roadbed, and just gotta work out a technique that works best for the layout. I got a dozen spring clamps, & a lot of spline cut. Now I gotta go and cut more spacers to go between the splines.
Just wish the materials I've ordered would get here, so I can start on the main level!
RexHea said:Just kidding. I visited your post and man you have made some incredible headway in a short time. Nice going my friend.
Thanx Rex! Coming from you, with the way you build your benchwork, I view that as quite a compliment
I'm really proud of the way the gate turned out.
Even you can work it!(Sorry just had to say it!
)The gate is simply a reinforced box on casters. Thought I was gonna have to get some heavy duty casters for it until I discovered a set that I already had, that according to the package would support up to 100lbs each.
I figured that since the gate is just going to support just its frame work,(less than 15lbs), the additional scenery, the bridges across it and the wiring for the kill circuits, is going to weight a lot less than their capacity. As its built now, its very easy to unlock, and swing out and back. It comes back into the layout to its proper position every time.
Even William was impressed
!Been experimenting with the spline roadbed, and just gotta work out a technique that works best for the layout. I got a dozen spring clamps, & a lot of spline cut. Now I gotta go and cut more spacers to go between the splines.
Just wish the materials I've ordered would get here, so I can start on the main level!
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Steve B
Firefighter
Hello everyone,
well it was back to work today and what a mess i went back to, should be straight in a week's time.
Larry i think i over did the outdoor stuff yesterday, i had a bad night with the hayfever and other stuff, but hopefully i'll be in hospital to get the surgery done soon according to my consultant surgeon, i saw him a few days ago.
Carey i WANT benchwork like that,
Ray your a very busy man, moderator of deacons, model railroader, chicken BBQ's sounds like a very enjoyable day
well it was back to work today and what a mess i went back to, should be straight in a week's time.
Larry i think i over did the outdoor stuff yesterday, i had a bad night with the hayfever and other stuff, but hopefully i'll be in hospital to get the surgery done soon according to my consultant surgeon, i saw him a few days ago.
Carey i WANT benchwork like that,
Ray your a very busy man, moderator of deacons, model railroader, chicken BBQ's sounds like a very enjoyable day
Cjcrescent
Master Mechanic
Steve B said:
Well, Steve, all ya gotta do is pay the ARG's way over there, feed and house us, pay our way back, and you'll have it!
Actually, I think the secret to the nice looking benchwork was in the mitre clamps that Glenn brought. They sure made getting everything lined up, and level, real easy!
I checked oout a set at one of our home improvement stores here, and they cost less than $10.00 each. If I go through this again, I may have to get some.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Retired N&W/NS Signalman
Good morning ! from Indiana.
06-06-2006
06-06-2006
PNKFLOYD
Mikey
Good Morning y'all!
Beautiful Tuesday in my neighborhood today. I hope yours is as good.
I was a bit miffed yesterday as I have been painting and weathering a small store kit for a Wrecking Crew project for the Bessemer (Alabama) Hall of History. We have been recreating a late 40's HO section of Bessemer in the 1,000,000 Pullman Stanrd boxcar.
I started to test fit the walls and found the back wall in missing. After getting exasperated enough to clean off my entire work table, I will have to improvise for the rear wall.
This store will be in the background, so I'll use the roof for the correct width and make a blank rear wall. A little paint and India ink wash will make it blend with the rest of the building.
Now to find my heavy styrene to make a new roof! I work for a bronze foundry operation that uses a very fine sand for the molds. A 1/2 cup of sand will provide texture to a lot of model roofs.
May the Lord watch over thee until we meet again!
Mikey
Beautiful Tuesday in my neighborhood today. I hope yours is as good.
I was a bit miffed yesterday as I have been painting and weathering a small store kit for a Wrecking Crew project for the Bessemer (Alabama) Hall of History. We have been recreating a late 40's HO section of Bessemer in the 1,000,000 Pullman Stanrd boxcar.
I started to test fit the walls and found the back wall in missing. After getting exasperated enough to clean off my entire work table, I will have to improvise for the rear wall.
This store will be in the background, so I'll use the roof for the correct width and make a blank rear wall. A little paint and India ink wash will make it blend with the rest of the building.
Now to find my heavy styrene to make a new roof! I work for a bronze foundry operation that uses a very fine sand for the molds. A 1/2 cup of sand will provide texture to a lot of model roofs.
May the Lord watch over thee until we meet again!
Mikey
Cjcrescent
Master Mechanic
Hi everybody. Feeling very sore this afternoon. Just finished one of my immunoglobin treatments, and I feel like someone has beat me with a baseball bat. I have to take these because I have no immune system. I was one of those folks you see at work that stays sick with something all the time. I have the things every month and in the six years I've been taking them, I have only been ill once. After a day or two the soreness goes away and I'm myself again.
Leg, The club I'm in used the method that Howard Zane uses. We saw it in one of the Keller videos. Using spring clamps, less than 12, High Temp Hot Glue, and precut spline and blocks, we were able to set out another members entire spline for roadbed on a 12 x 20 layout in one evening. The trick is in the clamps. Leave them on only long enough to hold until the glue cools completely, then move on to the next section. Its very fast and results in a roadbed that is not only strong but extremely light.
Feeling very sore this afternoon. Just finished one of my immunoglobin treatments, and I feel like someone has beat me with a baseball bat. I have to take these because I have no immune system. I was one of those folks you see at work that stays sick with something all the time. I have the things every month and in the six years I've been taking them, I have only been ill once. After a day or two the soreness goes away and I'm myself again.leghome said:
Leg, The club I'm in used the method that Howard Zane uses. We saw it in one of the Keller videos. Using spring clamps, less than 12, High Temp Hot Glue, and precut spline and blocks, we were able to set out another members entire spline for roadbed on a 12 x 20 layout in one evening. The trick is in the clamps. Leave them on only long enough to hold until the glue cools completely, then move on to the next section. Its very fast and results in a roadbed that is not only strong but extremely light.
PNKFLOYD
Mikey
CJ-"After a day or two the soreness goes away and I'm myself again."
Now I understand the improvement in your attitude for a couple days every month!
LEG- Try to use the "low temperature" Hot Glue if you are working by yourself. That way, you can pull your hand loose when you glue it to the spline roadway. It is not a matter of "IF", but how often.
(We even glued a couple clamps to the spline.)
One thing with the hot glue is you can pry it apart if necessary.
Mikey
Now I understand the improvement in your attitude for a couple days every month!
LEG- Try to use the "low temperature" Hot Glue if you are working by yourself. That way, you can pull your hand loose when you glue it to the spline roadway. It is not a matter of "IF", but how often.
(We even glued a couple clamps to the spline.)
One thing with the hot glue is you can pry it apart if necessary.
Mikey
jbaakko
Diesel Detail Freak
Did you not take woodshop? I was taught to allways leave a 1/4" gap between the clamp & wood, and allways shim the clamps with a scrap peice of masonite. this way you don't glue the claps to the wood, or have unsightly clamp grease. I built an 18"x48" solid maple strip countertop this way...PNKFLOYD said:
On another note, I got a job interview tonight
leghome
Maytag "Danged Agitator"
CJ I had not thought about using hot glue. Being an old fashioned wood worker I was only thinkng of wood workers glue which requiresa more clamps. I used hot glue on a prokect back in the early 70's and it did not work out real well but with the newer glues I would hope it works a lot better.
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