Nope. If I decided to add a rail I would pay someone to do it right. I may be in great physical shape, but I know my limitations. It's a steep grade dropping about 20' down to the bottom. 33 steps.
Running Bear's October 2026 Coffee Shop
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Good morning, Coffee Shop!
It's Friday, 48°F (8.9°C) and clear in Tipton.
Have a great day!
Marco
I cut the sisal twine into 3” pieces then I took 2 pieces and hot glued the 1st .25” (1/4”) of each end and let them dry before cutting the pieces in half at 1.5”
The hot glued clumping I didn’t worry about as I will insert deep enough to cover the clump
Unraveled the twine, teased it out and will trim it and spray it. These are to be applied in a swamp (wetlands) and will not be anywhere as full or good looking as your bushes. Mine were meant to be thin and ugly
I can tell you IMOO these are too much work and in the same amount of time working with the sisal I would have made 1.5 times as many wire armatures. But they definitely are less expensive material wise
There is a friend and his wife who also made some sisal conifers and bushes. The sisal conifers look great but I have not yet seen the 50 bushes. They clamped 2 pieces of twine and dipped in full strength white glue and hung them to dry with clothes pins. That is too clumsy and even more time consuming for me to try.
Today my plan is to make some paper birch saplings. I’m going to try 5 out of wire, 5 from 6” sisal twine and 5 from branches of a dead nine bark bush we had that I will basically just dry in the oven, drill a few branches and glue some 12mm static grass onto the newly inserted wire branches.
Too bad you can’t sell your sisal bushes in the USA
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troyphoto
Snarky Old Fart (in training)
Ugh! Up at 3am local with a headache.
Told not to take Ibu while on the pain meds, so it's water and a tylenol.
Got a high pressure zone parked on us with the barometric going up. That's usually a sign for my head to ache. And the hurricane in the gulf hasn't even made landfall yet.
Told not to take Ibu while on the pain meds, so it's water and a tylenol.
Got a high pressure zone parked on us with the barometric going up. That's usually a sign for my head to ache. And the hurricane in the gulf hasn't even made landfall yet.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Retired N&W/NS Signalman
Good morning, Coffee Shop!
It's Friday, 48°F (8.9°C) and clear in Tipton.
Have a great day!
traiNscale
Well-Known Member
Good morning. It’s cloudy and 76, with a chance of hurricanes later in the week.
Today started poorly for many of us on the road. Somebody rolled their car over in the middle of the highway, resulting in the road being totally shut down. I, and a couple thousand of my new closest friends, had to take alternate routes and back roads to get to work. For me, it meant an hour and a half driver instead of 25 minutes. Of course, the person that flipped their car is arguably having a worse day…
Today started poorly for many of us on the road. Somebody rolled their car over in the middle of the highway, resulting in the road being totally shut down. I, and a couple thousand of my new closest friends, had to take alternate routes and back roads to get to work. For me, it meant an hour and a half driver instead of 25 minutes. Of course, the person that flipped their car is arguably having a worse day…
migalyto
Well-Known Member
Good morning all!
Happy Friday!
Mostly cloudy and 56F this morning. There is a chance of scattered rain showers later this morning, but if it happens it should only last an hour
or so, High today is around 75F.
Usual Friday chores around the house this morning, Daughter is off school today for some kind of state teachers institute . She also has Monday off
as well, so a 4 day weekend for her.
Nothing much else going on. Time to hit the first cup of coffee and enjoy the quiet since no one is up yet.
Have a safe day everyone!
Happy Friday!
Mostly cloudy and 56F this morning. There is a chance of scattered rain showers later this morning, but if it happens it should only last an hour
or so, High today is around 75F.
Usual Friday chores around the house this morning, Daughter is off school today for some kind of state teachers institute . She also has Monday off
as well, so a 4 day weekend for her.
Nothing much else going on. Time to hit the first cup of coffee and enjoy the quiet since no one is up yet.
Have a safe day everyone!
Kusojiji
RANK AMATEURS OF THE MODEL RAILROAD FORM MEMBER
Bruette
Well-Known Member
In one week, I have lost all sense of time. I needed the computer to tell me what day it is. I'm more unstable moving around than usual. I'm fighting an uphill battle trying not to fall. All my energy has been lost from not sleeping well. It has only been since 9/14 that I could sleep for an hour before having to pee, often much less time. I'm up to hours now but every time I wake up, I can't fall back asleep. Instead of my body creating sleep deprivation torture my mind has taken over. Everything will return to normal when I see my little Angel sleeping next to me.
My mind maybe slipping into confusion, but all I need to do is turn on a ball game and it snaps back into baseball mode. The NFL game on Amazon didn't have the same impact. I enjoyed it but it is not baseball.
The Yankees scored 18 runs in two games against Boston. They only managed three runs in the three games with the Rays. All of the three runs came in the final game of the series with the Rays. Pitching makes all the difference. The Rays made the pitches when needed and the Yankees did not.
As it always has been and always will be; the guy on the mound can block the path to winning a Championship.
This Clevelnad team refuses go away! The White Sox always go down fighting. I expect an epic battle to decide this series. It will be interesting to see if one of the pitchers takes it upon himself to shut the other team down. You don't have to strike everybody out, just avoid loud contact. If I were a gambling man, I would put a few dollars on Moon-Shot hitting a big homerun! If you make a mistake to him, he usually doesn't miss it.
In the playoffs a team can ride three good starters and a good bullpen all the way to the Championship. The Brewers or even the Rays could do just that.
The Dodgers vs the Brewers should be interesting as I expect it to go back and forth. This time the Brewers have better starting pitchers than they had in the past. This Brewers' rotation may not be as deep as in years past, but the top of the rotation is better than ever.
What if? The Brewers and the Rays... we could have a small ball series, that would be different! You never know, they could combine for a dozen homeruns. It depends on the pitches they see. Every MLB hitter can launch one coming down Broadway.
My pretty little Angel is one her way home. God willing I will be picking her up a Dulles this afternoon. I won't mind the Friday traffic so much knowing my Angel is waiting for me on the other side.
I did sleep pretty good last night. I will take a nap or two to be ready for the drive.
This song popped into my head... fitting!
Enjoy your day Everybody!
My mind maybe slipping into confusion, but all I need to do is turn on a ball game and it snaps back into baseball mode. The NFL game on Amazon didn't have the same impact. I enjoyed it but it is not baseball.
The Yankees scored 18 runs in two games against Boston. They only managed three runs in the three games with the Rays. All of the three runs came in the final game of the series with the Rays. Pitching makes all the difference. The Rays made the pitches when needed and the Yankees did not.
As it always has been and always will be; the guy on the mound can block the path to winning a Championship.
This Clevelnad team refuses go away! The White Sox always go down fighting. I expect an epic battle to decide this series. It will be interesting to see if one of the pitchers takes it upon himself to shut the other team down. You don't have to strike everybody out, just avoid loud contact. If I were a gambling man, I would put a few dollars on Moon-Shot hitting a big homerun! If you make a mistake to him, he usually doesn't miss it.
In the playoffs a team can ride three good starters and a good bullpen all the way to the Championship. The Brewers or even the Rays could do just that.
The Dodgers vs the Brewers should be interesting as I expect it to go back and forth. This time the Brewers have better starting pitchers than they had in the past. This Brewers' rotation may not be as deep as in years past, but the top of the rotation is better than ever.
What if? The Brewers and the Rays... we could have a small ball series, that would be different! You never know, they could combine for a dozen homeruns. It depends on the pitches they see. Every MLB hitter can launch one coming down Broadway.
My pretty little Angel is one her way home. God willing I will be picking her up a Dulles this afternoon. I won't mind the Friday traffic so much knowing my Angel is waiting for me on the other side.
I did sleep pretty good last night. I will take a nap or two to be ready for the drive.
This song popped into my head... fitting!
Enjoy your day Everybody!
RhB Michael
RhB Lokführer
50°F out there and clear this morning. Good morning.
Not much happening here today. Laundry is done. I think I might get into the train room today for a little operating.
Have a great Friday.
Servus!
Not much happening here today. Laundry is done. I think I might get into the train room today for a little operating.
Have a great Friday.
Servus!
TLOC
Well-Known Member
A good exercise climber. Do that 10 times up and 10 times down daily and after a month we’d all have new bodies though that may cause some of those bodies to turn into ash! The new steps look great
TLOC
Well-Known Member
@TLOC so tom i see your creating sisal bushes
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those are my versions of them. But i will try another badge, with only one rope and not 3.
did you glue them with hot glue? because i still try to find a way to glue them fast so they dont fall apart. so far i used woodglue or ca...
cheers
marco
I cut the sisal twine into 3” pieces then I took 2 pieces and hot glued the 1st .25” (1/4”) of each end and let them dry before cutting the pieces in half at 1.5”
The hot glued clumping I didn’t worry about as I will insert deep enough to cover the clump
Unraveled the twine, teased it out and will trim it and spray it. These are to be applied in a swamp (wetlands) and will not be anywhere as full or good looking as your bushes. Mine were meant to be thin and ugly
I can tell you IMOO these are too much work and in the same amount of time working with the sisal I would have made 1.5 times as many wire armatures. But they definitely are less expensive material wise
There is a friend and his wife who also made some sisal conifers and bushes. The sisal conifers look great but I have not yet seen the 50 bushes. They clamped 2 pieces of twine and dipped in full strength white glue and hung them to dry with clothes pins. That is too clumsy and even more time consuming for me to try.
Today my plan is to make some paper birch saplings. I’m going to try 5 out of wire, 5 from 6” sisal twine and 5 from branches of a dead nine bark bush we had that I will basically just dry in the oven, drill a few branches and glue some 12mm static grass onto the newly inserted wire branches.
Too bad you can’t sell your sisal bushes in the USA
traiNscale
Well-Known Member
thank you @TLOC tom for the explanation. the problem i have with the wire things, i still did not find a way to create good looking wire bushes. i dont know where iam missing something in my process but i just cant get it to work. also for the wire trees...iam somehow have a blockade in starting the right way i think... dont ask me why...
i just dont know if it would work with the shipping and stuff...
i mean, i can send you some, that should not be a problem.
i just dont know if it would work with the shipping and stuff...
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