Track fiddlercandy is dandy but liquor is quicker
Haven´t heard that one before!
Here is another fascinating British video, showing how to become an engine driver. Quite early at the beginning of the video, you see ba shop foreman greeting the new engine driver to be, who has to start out as an engine cleaner. The foreman bears a stunning resemblance to Fred Astaire!
Edit: Yikes! I go tops! Order up folks, the tab is on me!
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Good Afternoon,
A sunny, -2F here in Winterpeg but it is supposed to get down to -33F tonight with a -53F windchill.
TF, we are always happy to share Arctic air with our southern neighbours. Interesting that your boots squeak walking on packed snow as do car tires.
All this talk of radial arm saws reminds me of my FIL who has 2 set up in his workshop. He had every power tool for wood working known to man including a large Hitachi jointer/planer. When he sold it they used a tow truck to pull it up the basement stairs. He used radial arm saws as he did fine word working and said they gave him better control. He used a lot of walnut in his award plaque business so the pieces he cut generally weren't large. He made some really nice furniture too and we have a couple of pieces in our living room made out of cherry. Once he built a harpsicord using dimensions he got from a photograph. It is all carved too and is truly a work of art. This wood working was a business/hobby he did after hours from his day job which was as an advertising executive for a large insurance company.
Well, I plan on doing a supplies run this PM as tomorrow the windchill is supposed to be at best -44.
I have been going through my N scale rolling stock with the view of selling off the cars I don't run much. I will likely sell some of the Atlas ones as they don't couple as closely as Micro Trains ones and replacing the trucks with Micro Trains to fix the problem is too expensive for all the use they get. I won't sell any more locos as I am down to 6 now, 3 steam and 3 diesel. Oh, I forgot the 2 PA's but I try to ignore them as they drive me crazy with intermittent stalling. I have tried everything to fix them but no permanent success so far. I think I could take the shells off in my sleep.
Well time to gear up for my outdoor run. I wish those heated seats would come on before you sit on them.
CN Charlie
Yup,
The worst of the foot injury were the needles to numb the toes so the doc could coax them back near position and then the throbbing when whatever was in the needles wore off. Only time I took the pain killers I was perscribed and then only long enough to get where I could stand the pain without.
I guess if you use one a lot, the radial arm saw would be ok as you can anticipate what might happen and avoid the surprises. I do a lot of metalwork on the lathe and am comfy there but there are people i work with that I'd just as soon not run one. J.R.
CNCharlie Good Afternoon, A sunny, -2F here in Winterpeg but it is supposed to get down to -33F tonight with a -53F windchill. TF, we are always happy to share Arctic air with our southern neighbours. Interesting that your boots squeak walking on packed snow as do car tires.
Thank you Charlie, always a treat.
I always thought that was my knees squeaking under the Carhartt's when I was walking on that hard pack
Tinplate Toddler Track fiddler Wondering how long until that maintenance was scheduled again. About every two weeks the engines had to go for a boiler wash!
Track fiddler Wondering how long until that maintenance was scheduled again.
About every two weeks the engines had to go for a boiler wash!
I sure wish the old Steamers were still around but I can understand why the transitional era turned over so quickly.
The railroads savings on extensive maintenance let alone the extra manpower to just run them obviously was considerable.
That all night long boiler wash film you provided wasn't exactly like an oil change. Sure was more interesting though.
TF
Howdy ...
we returned from Nashville late last night . We visited with my wife’s mother Who was moved from the hospital to a long term care facility. Assuming she recovers, it will be a long time. In addition to other ailments , she had a bad case of shingles which was soon followed with viral meningitis . That put her into ICU a couple of weeks ago. She now sleeps most of the time. However , she was awake briefly yesterday with several family members there. It was her 93rd birthday yesterday, and we got her to smile a little singing happy birthday to her. She still weighs less than 80 pounds and needs to regain weight . Her mental capability is affected, and that is sad to see.
NWP SWP ... Happy late birthday to you . I hope the coming year is a good one for you.
Brent ... LOL regarding the tent pole.
Kevin ... Sorry you injured your finger. It was good to start a conversation about safety when using tools .
TF .... I bet that injury was extremely painful. Evidently, you had a good surgeon.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Heartland Division CB&QKevin ... Sorry you injured your finger. It was good to start a conversation about safety when using tools .
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Thank you Garry, and everyone else that commented. I appreciate the well-wishes..
It seems the Radial Arm Saw is a lot more dangerous then I thought.
I bought a fancy one that does angles on both the saw vertical and horizontal axis. This would be required if installing crown molding on my vaulted ceilings.
I am not going to install these moldings, my wife and I have decided against them. I think I will get rid of this unecessary saw and get a simpler 10" miter saw instead.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Eveing Diners
Steven!
Flo, give the gang and I a please and a hunk of please.
Sheldon sent you a PM and looking forward to talking with you! What time zone to you live in?
Rick it was good to see you in the dinner, you must have posted while I was miss spelling!
Critter Control He showed up around 1:15 PM and did set 3 traps. Still some what bother by things but more than likely the company is OK.
Horder Room. Have had a dehumifier in there going on 6.5 hours and humidity is still 55%. Think about placing both dehumifier in there. Because there is so much stuff / junk in there it will take a while.
Wife showed me some old photos of when Sonya and Tiff where pups and it depressed me. What depessed me is not my missing friends / dogs! It was bacause this house use to be beautiful inside before! Then my wife hording kicked in. Nicknack tured into clutter and clutter turned into a mess and kept growing. I think that is when I just stopped caring about the house! No matter what I did to the outside or painted or cleaned on the inside with all the crap my wife has it would still be a Dump!
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Ken.... while you have the dehumidifier running move all the stuff away from the walls. A fan doesn't hurt either, circulation helps as well.
If there is a mold problem bleach and water once over for starters. An oil based Kilz coating over the stubborn stuff later after it dries out inside, unless that room is finished with TNG wood or paneling, then that is a different story.
Feel free to send me your phone number. If not much later tonight, I'll give you a shout.
Track Fiddler
PS. I have learned three things in my continuing education for my builder's license that apply to this. A big part of CE is understanding mold.
Mold likes three things.
1) Darkness
2) Cold
3) Moisture
Mold thrives on any or all of these three things. Any of these three things can be taken away and it may become dormant for 2,000 years. It can come back after that time if it gets fed one of the three things it was missing before it went dormant.
Mold is some really incredible stuff to say the least.
PS I almost forgot.... Happy Birthday Steven!
Good Evening,
I was just outside with Robbie and as the wind has died down sso it isn't too bad out there.
I tried running my other nemesis, the Kato RDC( N scale), which has a click in the drive. I took it apart and found a tiny piece of ballast in one of the truck gears. Now I just have to re-install it, which won't be easy. I often question the wisdom of going with DCC in N scale. It would have been far easier just to have wired DC block control than the hassle of installing decoders. In fact I wonder about doing the N scale layout but remember we were thinking of moving to Vancouver Island after my wife retired. Those plans were shelved when I got prostate cancer and also we made a couple of trips to Africa which sucked up most of the moving cash. Staying in Botswana is especially expensive but it has the best experience on the continent with small, fly-in camps. Nothing like seeing leopard cubs playing, not to mention the birding in the Okovango Delta. Besides, once I'm in an assisted living place it won't make much difference where it is and I'd rather have the memories of those trips than just about anything else.
Well back to that RDC. Maybe I'll have another look at those PA's. I have a nice bottle of wine open so a glass of that at my workbench should smooth things out either that or the rest of the bottle.
Ken, yes, time zone, eastern. I am in northeastern Maryland, near the headwaters of the Cheasapeake Bay, where the tidal waters of the Atlantic Ocean meet the piedmont platue of the Appalachian Mountains.
Less than an hour drive from the Strasburg Railroad, we can hear the trains on the old B&O and PRR lines from our house.
Sheldon
Good Morning!
The rain we expected last night turned out to be snow, and when I got up this morning, our little world was covered in a blanket of snow, which slowly starts to disappear now. De-icing the car for our grocery run was done in a jiffy, but the ride was a little uncomfortable, as the melting snow had made the road quite slippery. We now have enough food to take us all the way into next week, which is February already!
Any thoughts on a location for the next month?
Right now, I am watching a video on tghe development of streamliner trains in the UK. Quite fascinating, those high speed Stanier Pacifics of the LMS and Gresley´s A4 Pacifics of the LNER!
Enjoy!
Good Morning All,
Back to the cold with 15F this morning and s**w predicted later. We are trying to plan a trip to NC to pick up a trailer but will wait for better conditions. Got one of the few American made cars we run yesterday. A second Swift DB-5 sports racer to replace one written off at CTMP (Mosport) last year. It needs some TLC (they all need TLC) but looks a good car for starters.
I'll have a regular and eggs over medium with rye toast and home fries please Chloe. I'll just take some time to catch up posts and settle down a bit before heading into the shop. Still laying out turnouts for the second yard. I use the piano wire in shrink tube set into the foam to operate the switches and with 30 or so turnouts in the yard the later installs get fussy as too many levers too close together are a problem to operate. When I get everything laid in and the handles all done I will color code the handles and put similarly color coded signage up by each turnout which should make things easier.
Question, what photo hosting methods are you all using? I had Photobucket but that seems problematic these days. I'll be in the shop shortly but I drop back in from time to time as I go into and out of my office. Catch Y'all Later, J.R.
http://www.gmtracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bridge-approach.jpg
GMTRacingQuestion, what photo hosting methods are you all using?
I use Imgur, and it works very well for my needs.
Also free.
Good morning
Well it's only half as cold as they said it was going to be this morning. -9 F -25 F wind chill. My job is inside but still cold is cold, digging tools out of the truck is going to be a real treat.
Alrich, maybe the Diner should be over the pond in your neck of the woods. Seems to be a lot of interesting railroad activity over there, you could be our tour guide.
Track fiddlermaybe the Diner should be over the pond in your neck of the woods. Seems to be a lot of interesting railroad activity over there, you could be our tour guide.
TF - a few years back, I did exactly that, taking you folks on a tour throughout various European countries, visiting places of interest and, of course, "ridin´ the rails!" We visited Austria, Switzerland, Italy, took a look at France and many other places. Heck, that was quite a job, collecting all the info on the places and finding the right videos to visually support the tour. I hope you won´t be mad at me if I kindly decline your request this time, as my mind is currently set on more pressing issues.
Heartland Division CB&Q TF .... I bet that injury was extremely painful. Evidently, you had a good surgeon.
Garry, the finger injury was about four years ago. It was a painful one.
I was out in the middle of nowhere on West Battle Lake in Alexandria Minnesota. We were siding a cabin with free lodging there and fishing in the evening. It kind of ruined the trip to say the least.
Luckily there was only one day left of work and my buddy Rod was able to finish without me.
Your mother-in-law is in our prayers.
No problem Alrich.
I must have missed that and joined the Forum after, .... I feel unfortunate I missed that month but always enjoy the videos you post.
Good Morning,
It is -29F with a windchill of -59F! That is very cold even for us in the GWN. I will be staying indoors today other than filling the birdfeeders. There are some out there right now, chickadees and a downey woodpecker.
I got the RDC apart and found that the couplers on the engine shafts are split. One seems tight but not the other so that could be part of the problem. About all I can do is put some glue on it to see if that will make it tighter. Those N scale parts are very small. It is one of the few times that having small hands is an advantage.
Stay warm,
QUALITY construction of da LION.
Bottom Level is the head end of the South Ferry Loop. Middle level is the Nevins Street Track. The red train is on the loop between 8th Street and Times Square, and above that is the line to Coney Island
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
I'm here, I'm here! Grrr!
This is how I feel today. We were snowed out yesterday, but we're back to business as usual this morning. Let's have something to warm us up.
As for where we send the Diner next month... how about somewhere really warm? Somewhere where it's summer? For example, do we know anyone in... New Zealand?
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
I like your style, Steven O. - mind letting me know who your make-up artist is? Petra may want to know
The food looks delicious - what is it?
New Zealand ist a splendid idea - it´s still summer down there and the Bear should be able to give us some nice insights!
Tinplate Toddler The food looks delicious - what is it?
A breakfast skillet. It's the quintessential American cuisine -- lots of fat, salt, and starch, mixed up together so you can't taste any of the individual ingredients, fried in butter and topped with enough cheese to clog a grizzly's arteries.
And this is what it felt like trying to make it out of my driveway this morning.
Good morning .....
Good news here. The exhaust blower for the furance arrived, and now the furnace is repaired and working as it should.
Steve O .... Watching the video of the CN locomotive plowing through snow, I wonder how the engineer can see forward. ... Thanks for the breakfast. .... We had a conversation in the Diner about safety when using tools here, and it was constructive in my opinion.
February is approaching ..... Where should we go? .... For warmth, I suggest a combined trip to Arizona and New Mexico.
Steven OtteAnd this is what it felt like trying to make it out of my driveway this morning.
Yep, exactly!. Winter is catching up to us. Next comes a gift from our Canadian friends, the bitter cold.
Mike.
My You Tube
It looks like the first few days of February are going to be nice and pleasent. A little rain, but at least the bitter bone chilling cold has ended.
Mike, We are always happy to share. Hope you enjoy.
Now back to a nice cup of coffee. Say it is nearly lunch time. That skillet of Mr. Otte looks very tempting. My arteries can stand it as long as I take a lipitor.
Good morning from the West Coast. It is another sunny day with highs to 10c today. Yesterday it was 12c and I spent 5 hours pressure washing the concrete driveway which is 126' long, the sidewalks and the front of the house.
I think New Zealand would be awesome, I can't wait for another return visit in real life as it is an incredibly beautiful place. I remember when I was there, thinking that I could really see myself living here. Outdoor activities galore.
Well, time to hop on the bike for an hour and then the wife wants me to cut her up a log in the back yard to make a house for Mason Bees. She has been taking a beekeepers course and I think she is going to take up beekeeping. With the worlds Bees Dying off it wouldn't hurt.
You guys South of the border should do what we do here in the West to keep that cold Arctic air up in Eastern Canada. We had a fence built by "The Rocky Mountain fence company", it works quite well.
I think I will pressure wash the back patio this afternoon. We never did take the patio furniture in last fall. Could be Pina Coladas on the patio later.
Went and looked at a beautiful house with a 24' x 15' train room over the garage accessed from stairs in the family room. I instantly had a track plan in my head for the space. The stairs were in the middle of the room and an around the walls with a long peninsula would be perfect. We shall see.
Well best get to it.
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."
BATMANYou guys South of the border should do what we do here in the West to keep that cold Arctic air up in Eastern Canada. We had a fence built by "The Rocky Mountain fence company", it works quite well.
Yea I know. This mass came down the middle of the continent to avoid your fence ! Thank you very much!
Like I said earlier, oh well, it"s WI. Been there done that.
Yeah Steven, I vote for New Zealand too. Maybe we can get Ja Bear to conduct the tour.
With the Glenbrook on North Island and Dunedin on South Island along with the regular New Zealand traffic it could be brilliant.