Douglas,
Could be wrong, have been before, is there any chance that the diameter of the two surfaces would cause this to jamb up.? While both are in theory turning at the same rate, the difference in diameter has to be factored in. Surface speed changes with diameter.
herrinchoker
Got the top, mug up all---my tab, give Ken some of the Special Reserve, now over a month old !
yougottawantaDave - only a 1 out of 5 ? Thats pretty bad. But yet the reasons given werent that terrible ? What part of your back did they fuse ? Upper or lower ?
Ya, I'm confused about the rating. However, since we have decided to not buy a second car the point is moot.
Regarding my back, they fused L3, 4, 5 and S1 in my lower back. That took away about 30% of my range of motion. There were complications too. The bone that was destroyed by the infection did not grow back properly. What did grow back was way larger than it should have been and it stretched the surrounding nerves to the point where they split open. The surgeons had to sew the nerve sheaths back together after they removed all the bogus bone growth. Then they had trouble getting the screws all the way into the good bone. They said afterwards that my bone density was incredible. One of the surgeons actually had to straddle my back to drive the screws in. Talk about unorthodox methodology! I was lucky to have skilled and experienced surgeons who could cope with all the complications. The operation was supposed to take 2 hours. It took 6. The poor guy who was supposed to be operated on next got sent home and had to wait for another day.
Bottom line is I should be in a wheelchair or dead. Despite the fact that walking and standing can get painful, I consider myself to be a very lucky guy.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Goodmorning Railfans!
herrinchoker - will it jamb? I dont know. Im thinking it wont. But thats if I can get a good set of gears printed. Thats the hold up is getting the 3d printer 'tuned' good enough to print a nice set of 'small' gears.
Up to this point, they print, but they (the gears) need an aweful lot of work before they can be used. The main gear (one in the middle) is the hard one.
I see your point about speed versus diameter. Thats the poart where if they do mesh, will the speed difference be 'a slight jerk" or will it roll into the next gear smoothly? That part of your question is an unknown. Again, waiting until I can get a good set of gears, then test it.
We printed a planetary gear set we downloaded from a 3d site just to see how it would print gears. The set of gears took a couple hours to clean, then another couple to 'break in' before they would run smoothly. So im not impressed. This is how the whole idea came about.
After we printed the planetary gear set, which was small enough to fit inside a boiler shell, i thought it would be fun to try and make a transmission. Again, woe is the gear making. will keep yall apprised.
- Douglas
Afternoon everyone..... Well at least to both of you guys who have made it in today....
Chloe, I could use a refill for my Seneca Lake Dark Roast coffee, please. What? Oh with cream and stevia, please.... Oh, what the heck, I'll take that last sour cream glazed donut over on the counter as well.
Dave, I too wonder about the poor rating for the Volt you mentioned. Most of what I have seen lists them as about average for all kinds of cars. I have only had one problem with mine. A bad fob sensor that wouldn't let me shut off my car until many tries.... That was fixed with a new sensor under warrenty, and at the same time they did two minor recalls for software updates on it. I would agree that you would likely find it very hard to get in and out of. I had to learn how to easily get in and out. I would think your back problem would make it very difficult for you with many if not most of the smaller cars out there.
Happy Birthday to my Mom! Yep, she was born 100 years ago today! We will be celebrating it without her as she passed away back in 2005 at the age of 88.... She did pretty good though since she was told 35 years before that she had at most 5 more years to live (she had Primary Billiary Cirrhosis of the liver). Her mom who appeared to be clairvoyant at times once told her off hand she would outlive them all. She was right the oldest in the generation before that was 87, and she outlived both her sisters by about a decade.....
Oh... and a Happy Flag Day to all of you.
Sun is busy shining outside, and I should be working in the garden, but I have to put on my Zoot Suit and have my Mug Shot taken early this afternoon for the Church Membership Directory and then head out to Canandaigua to a class mini reunion meeting.... This is the last meeting before the start of 1964 year in Canandaigua, a joint historical thingie of the Hysterical Society and the City itself. So, the class is getting together to have some fun, ride in the big peeraid, and have a small lunchion at the Elks Lodge. I will be providing the music for that I guess.
I would like to finish planting the stuff I want to do this year in the garden. Don't feel too bad about being late as most of the farmers are just now able to get into their fields to plow and plant. (Been way too wet this year!)
Have a good one!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Afternoon Diners,
Flag Day! Does it matter what flag is waving? If it's only the American flag I got one but no flag pole or stand.
Ray- Happy Birthday to your century old mom.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
angelob6660 . . .Flag Day! . . .
. . .Flag Day! . . .
The scouts in our neighborhood have a fund raiser where, for $35 a year, they put a flag in our yard for all of the major holidays. The approach is pretty ingenious. They put a sleeve of 3/4" PVC in the yard and mark the location on the sideway with a spray-painted scout symbol. The flag is mounted on an 8' section of electrical conduit that fits perfectly into the sleeve. The flags are put out near sunrise and taken down around sunset. It is pretty cool to see the streets lined with flags.
I have finally turned the corner on this whole bronchitis thing. I still have an intermittent cough, but not like it was. My strength is back to what it was, but I am still limited by the coughing. I am figuring within the week I will be completely done and back to full activity (i.e. bike riding.)
The escape from too-early retirement is looking more real each day. I had a phone interview with the "talent acquisition" person on Monday and it went well. The next step is a phone interview with the hiring manager tomorrow. So far, so good.
Richard
Ray - Your remarks about this being your Mother's 100th birthday is somewhat coincidental in that I was looking at my calander last night & noticed that my Mother would have been 100 next month. My Dad would have been 107 in May. I can't seem to wrap my head around the fact that they, my grand parents & other relatives would be that old, even though I'll be 77 in October. Where in the world did my life go...
Richard - That's a great program the Scouts have in your area. There's nothing like that around here. I haven't heard of anything like it either. Good luck on your interviews.
Spent the last 2 days working in the yards & flower beds, as well as running errands & making medical appointments. Seems like everything we wanted to do involved some kind of a snag. Mainly because the people we were dealing with simply don't pay attention, or in one case, don't speak English. Very frustrating to have to go back 2 & 3 times for something very simple. It appears people just don't care or take no interest in their jobs. Okay, I'm done ranting, but I don't feel better.
Temperatures are playing with the 90s, so I'm taking a beating with the weather as well. I went out at 6:30 this morning to plant some Hollyhocks & some huge dahlias we found at a nursery on Monday. By the time I was done, I was drenched with sweat anyway. Hope you all can stay cool & enjoy your week.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Hello all
Geeezz rough end of day yesterday ! At almost stopping time the excavator hit a 2" gas main and the created a LOT OF EXCITMENT - We had fire engines all over teh place, police, evactuating home owners and we had to wait about an hour for the gas company to show up and fix the pipe. Got home late...still exhausted.
Steve - did you see my question from yesterday ?
Angel - It does make a difference what flag is flying. I have heard and read several reports of Americans trying to make it back to safety and then they see the American flag flying at the US embassies and they know they are almost to safety - it gives Hope and security. Conversly the flag of an enemy can create fear and concern - It makes a BIG difference.
ROR - Good luck on the possible new job. Glad to hear you are feeling better.
Dave - That is amazing. I had a doctor tell me that the chances of a succesful lower back operation is less than 40%. You are a very lucky man.
Garry - Well isnt that a tease ! Telling us you bought something but not sharing what you bought.
Henry - LOL !! That was FUNNY.
Ken - That is a blessing there having your ac in the car working again !
Yannis - Sounds like your weather is similair to what we have had. We had an unusaul amount of wet weather this spring. I would love to see some photos of the area you call home. The travel pictures make Greece look really nice.
Howmus - I was not offended but I think you did some judging that should be left to someone else. Arent we supposed to give grace and and love our neighber ? I will send a private PM for the rest.
Lion - Ranching monk ? Do you wear cowboy hats and blue jeans ? I had no clue you ranched ! I didnt think Monks engaged in that type of activity. I assumed you all study the binble, prayed a lot, tended to the human herd vs the four footed herd etc... Very interesting.
Ulrich - ARE YOU OKAY ?
yougottawanta Steve - Welcome home ! I am sorry but that does not sound like fun. Beads ???? I had no idea that people gathered to meet about that. Not knocking it, some folks think I am crazy for my love of trains...But what is the attraction ? What are we missing ? Have a question. I tried to copy and paste a qoute yesterday and intead of pasting it deleted several comments that I had typed in. Any clue what have gone haywire there ?
Steve - Welcome home ! I am sorry but that does not sound like fun. Beads ???? I had no idea that people gathered to meet about that. Not knocking it, some folks think I am crazy for my love of trains...But what is the attraction ? What are we missing ? Have a question. I tried to copy and paste a qoute yesterday and intead of pasting it deleted several comments that I had typed in. Any clue what have gone haywire there ?
Beads. People make jewelry out of 'em. Stuff like this.
It's a hobby. Kalmbach has a whole magazine about it, in fact.
As for your second question, nope, no idea. I'm an editor, not a programmer.
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
Howmus Amazon is installing solar on it's Baltimore distribution hub. It can generate 2 megawatts of juice.
Had lunch with the accountant I have used for 36 years. He recently had surgery (robotic) for prostate cancer. There were many options: surgery, radiation, proton knife, freezing and no clear answers. They did not get enough margins (tissue where there is no tumor) to be reassuring. He now has to wait for PSA levels every 3 months. The nerves to the hydraulics are not functioning yet and that can take 18 months.
Testing for PSA has become controversial. My recommendation is to ask for the test.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Good evening. Well I made it home from the funeral late Sunday night. Delta Airline was delayed a couple of hours do to earlier weather issues in the Minneapolis area. I listened to the final period of the Stanley Cup final getting to hear the winning Pittsburg goals with 3 minutes and a minute and change left. Will celebrate Pittsburg's win with last years cap on our trip to England.
YGW, it sure is hot in Virginia. Will try to get out for a walk in Arlington tonight. Hopefully the will have all the holes in the streets covered up as the are redoing the water mains in my daughter's neighborhood.
Lion, enjoyed comments about putting down cows.
We leave tomorrow night for England. Checked the weather forecast and it is supposed to be in the 70's all next week where we will be touring. Sounds a whole lot nicer than 90's in Virginia.
Time for diner as the steaks are on the grill and my son-in-law is about done cooking. Yum!
Jim
YGW,
Warrior Monks were members of the Knights Templar.
well it has been one of those weeks.
Monday one of my upsatirs window units went out, I got it fixed but had to dissaseble it and wash it out during the hottest pasrt of the day.
Yesterday the wife had an occular migraine which she has never had before and scarred her and me. So we had to go deal with Dr. offices.
Today we lost one of our pets, she developed lymphoma and we had to have her put to sleep today, she quit eating.
She was mother to the one on her left. we stil have 2, the one one the left and another one. ( much bigger now)
Evening Diners
Flo, Jan, Brent, Buick Guy and I will have a please. If Ed finds his way back give him Crown Royal!
herrinchoker give Ken some of the Special Reserve, now over a month old !
Jan Can I have 2 gallons of the good stuff? If this stuff does not kill the dang weeds, they will have a hairy chest!
YGW Did pick up my car from having the A/C fixed before work. Bill was $233.00 with a oil change. I was thinking it would be around $200.00 so it was a tad higher than I hoped but well worth it.
Train Front I was going to Sing The Prasie of the Bachmann Sound Vaule F7's then they started being bad! Started picking and grinning? Seems they don't like some of my turnouts at slower speeds. To bad, they have great slow speed control! They all so pull great! The 2 A units are pulling 36 coal car's with out a problem!
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Are you building straight tooth, or hellical gears?
YGW will get around to take some pictures of the countryside here and i ll get back to you with these. We had a storm last night! And now back to 30C+ temps.
Morning all
Looks like it is gonna be a bit cooler in Va. Last few days have been miserable.
Hobby barn news - Not getting anything done on the building itself in this heat BUT I am hauling home a pick up load of dirt every day after work and filling in dump truck ruts in the field the guys made when hauling to my house. That was one thing I had not anticipated...In any project there is always something that had not been considered or thought all the way through that causes extra work and expense !
Steve - Thanks for sharing. That is very interesting and some of the photos you shared. The end product is very nice ! Really, there is a monthly magazine on this ? Are there many people who subscribe to this ? How many peopel came to teh show ?
Yannis - Greta I look forward to the photos. Do you have any of your MRR too ?
Ken - Yes air conditioning is AWESOME ! Especially when it is hot. Being overheated and soaked with sweat - stinks - Are the 36 car loads you are pulling the ones you recieved from me ?
MoeLarry - I am sorry that you lost a pet. That is always tough. How is YOH feeling today ? Better I hope ?
Herrinchoker - Really ??! Templers ? I did not know that.
Jim - Yes it is. As my hispanic friends say it is "Mucho Caliente" ! Hey when you get back from your hop across the pond and in the area shoot me a message I can give you a tour of the hobby barn or we can meet for coffee.
Howmus - read your PM. Thanks for the response. Bit mistified by your thinking on that subject. I wrote a PM back
Anyone heard any news from Ulrich ?
Garry - I am sorry I did not realize you were attending a service for loosing someone in your life. I will say a prayer for those left behind.
TTTYL
YGW
Morning diners,
ROR- Its amazing how a neighborhood full of flags will look like. I bet looked beautiful.
YGW- Yes I understand the concerns that can lead. Nope I haven't heard from Ulrich.
Due to my hobby front it stopped for the time being. Although it's nice not to think about it. During this week I been a little relax but I still have those railroad thoughts and ideas.
Howdy ....
Regarding my current bridge project, I am now able to run trains over the bridges. I still have a lot of work remaining, however.
yougottawanta Garry - I am sorry I did not realize you were attending a service for loosing someone in your life. I will say a prayer for those left behind.
YGW .... I am not sure what you are talking about. You must be thinking of somebody else.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Hello All:
I've been away for a while, but I've quietly poked my nose in the door now and then just to see what's happening.
A very good long-time friend of mine is more closely associated with the AC&Y RR than I am, and recently began posting under the username "ACY Fan". This makes perfect sense, since he is probably the preeminent expert on the AC&Y RR, and his modeling focuses with gunsight concentration on the AC&Y. Up to now, I have been using the "ACY" moniker. When I needed a user name, ACY was the first thing that came to mind at the time, because I was then helping my friend and others in the preparation of Morning Sun's book on the AC&Y. In truth, the AC&Y is just one of my many railroad interests, but I feel comfortable being associated with it because of my Akron, Ohio roots. All this is just to explain that I decided that my previous name could create confusion because of the similarity to his. Consequently, I made a change with Steven's help. My user name is now ACY Tom. That should prevent people from giving me credit for the fine modeling he displayed in his comments on aluminum sheeting for backdrops, in another thread. Thanks, Steven.
As long as I'm addressing Steven, I wonder whether your wife's love of purple has ever tempted you to change your focus to Atlantic Coast Line. For that matter, your wife's interest in the Beads & Buttons show reminded me that the wife of Mooney Warther also had a phenomenal button collection. I wonder how many other modelers' wives share that. For those who don't know, Mooney (actually Ernest) Warther of Dover, Ohio, was called the World's Master Carver. He created a vast collection of animated carvings of various items, especially locomotives, using Maple, Walnut, Ebony, Ivory, and Arguto Wood. He was featured in MR many years ago, shortly before he passed away. The Warther family still maintains the collection in the Warther Museum in Dover. If you visit, your wife can see Mrs. Warther's buttons.
Jimmy, the first time I passed over Horseshoe Curve was westbound at dusk, having dinner in the dining car, so I didn't see much of it. I had seen it from the ground previously. Since then, I've been over it many times, in many different seasons. It's one of those railfan experiences that seems to be almost required. Glad you finally got to do it.
Gotta rush off. I just found out company is coming.
Good morning from the very wet West Coast of Canuck land.
Ever have one of those weeks where everything breaks? So we needed a new weed trimmer, microwave, hood fan for over the stove, CV joints in the truck, insurance for the truck, tires for the van, had to buy a paint sprayer for the kitchen ceiling and other things, a new compressor because a family member will not return mine. I wanted a bigger one anyway with 200 PSI. My old one was 150 PSI and would not always run my air tools when I had a really tight bolt on the truck. I will sure have to remember to turn down the pressure when I am spraying a boxcar.
The kid was back and forth with Sony Pictures yesterday, three phone calls and numerous E-Mails. They want him to screen test for a part of a creature in a big budget fantasy starting next month. They said it will likely mean three hours in the makeup chair on shoot days, so that means 18 hour days on set. There could be a conflict with Deadpool though. At least his problem right now is too much work.
He has not done enough work to join the union yet, however, they have offered him way over union scale if he gets the part. He will probably get $300.00 just for the screen test. For a kid that has never had a word he has spoken show up on the screen and is just a glorified extra he sure gets a lot of attention. There will probably be two or three dozen highly paid people involved in his screen test and nothing may come of it. It has been an enlightening experience, especially when you watch the money flow, the movie industry sure seems to be somewhat fickle though. The jobs and shoots get canceled as fast as they get created. I think I will tag along on this screen test, I had a lot of fun at the last one.
Daughter is writing her final exam as I type. Got 98% on her math final and that was because she missed a question. She is not happy. Live and learn. I think she will sleep for the next couple of days and then on to summer activities, probably involving a lot of horse riding.
Well, best get on with the day, now what shall I fix first.
For something tasty and different, I hooked up a keg of Czech beer to the tap. Help yourselves.
All the best to all.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
YGW, i got some photos of my current layout here
http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/t/262786.aspx
And the next/future layout design i am working on is something like this
Will try to take some Greek countryside photos for you soon.
A good day to all.
Today I spent some time in the dentist's chair. I'm getting a replacement crown. The tooth developed some decay under the old crown, so the crown had to be removed. This was the final preparation before the new crown goes on next month. Hooray. I'm just getting to lunch now because I had to wait.
The weather is so fine, though, that I'm going for a bike ride once lunch settles down.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
yougottawanta Steve - Thanks for sharing. That is very interesting and some of the photos you shared. The end product is very nice ! Really, there is a monthly magazine on this ? Are there many people who subscribe to this ? How many peopel came to teh show?
Steve - Thanks for sharing. That is very interesting and some of the photos you shared. The end product is very nice ! Really, there is a monthly magazine on this ? Are there many people who subscribe to this ? How many peopel came to teh show?
I don't know those figures, sorry. Different end of the building.
ACY Tom As long as I'm addressing Steven, I wonder whether your wife's love of purple has ever tempted you to change your focus to Atlantic Coast Line.
As long as I'm addressing Steven, I wonder whether your wife's love of purple has ever tempted you to change your focus to Atlantic Coast Line.
No; to model purple locomotives would require a switch to the diesel era, and I'm firmly rooted in the early 1900s. But I did buy a purple ACL shirt for her at the first Trainfest I attended. Unfortunately it turned out to be too big for her and too small for me. So in the closet it lingers.
Frank ... If you are looking in, you may be interested in the Show Me thread. Currently, people are posting truck models. I like seeing yours.
Afternoon Diners
Flo, Jan, Brent, Yannis and I will have a ]B] please and if the Wayward Ed happens to come in given him some of the Weed Killer that Jan brews at home!
Not a lot to talk about today. Did 3 hours worth of running and I was beat by the time I got home.
YGW Yes, it so happens the Bachmann Sound Vaule F7's are pulling the B&O coal cars you helped me to buy from the estate sale.
Far as my car A/C? Well the best I can say is it works. Does it get cold, No does it help yes. Talked with Bob and it seems R-134 does not work as well as R-12 that my car came with. Funny my 2 year newer Town Car works great on R-134?
Bachmann Sound Vaule Santa Fe F7A's.
Never Mind, I hate Photo Bucket #$%#$$@&((*(^&(*@@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Later Ken, time to get the big hook out!
You know how they say it is a dry heat? Well, here is an example. Currently it is 105F outside and the relative humidity is 3%. The dew point is 11F. Now that is a dry heat.
Hi Yannis:
I made the link to the thread showing your layout pictures clickable:
I hope you were not affected by the earthquake!
hon30critter Hi Yannis: I made the link to the thread showing your layout pictures clickable: http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/t/262786.aspx I hope you were not affected by the earthquake! Dave
Many thanks Dave for the link help.
What earthquake? If you refer to the one that happened a few days ago in the north Aegean sea, luckily our region was totally unaffected (we didn't even feel it). Prayers and wishes though for those in the areas that did get hit by it.
Thanks for asking Dave, much appreciated!
Yannis