I'm back in business!

[selector]

Hi, everyone. New computer works marvelously, and I'm back reading your posts.

Also, my Whalther's turntable is inset and landscaped, and only needs a miracle to get the motor to turn the bridge properly. Motor's fine, just a bad design in the pivot; needs a proper bushing or bearing to keep it from wobbling. Any ideas?

Digitrax SEB is up and running, and I got my P2K 0-6-0 back with decoders and sound. Weathered the loco, but goofed up by spraying Dull-coat all over the wheels. (Duh!) Careful application of Goof-Off sorted that problem out and I'm back in business.

Catch you at the next siding.

Randy, thanks for your reply on EZ-track turnouts. The SEB seems to like 'em.

Tom, thanks for your reply when I signed off, Bud.

-Crandell

[Adelie]

Glad you're back in business, Crandell. Sounds like you had a productive week or so.

[tstage]

Crandell,

Welcome back! Good to have you on board again, my friend!

Two things. The first: on your turntable woes. I read a post briefly yesterday about someone you had success rehabilitating their Walthers 90' turntable. Don't know if this will address you issues, but here's the link:

http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=32760

Secondly, Crandell, let me know how you like your P2K 0-6-0. I been eying that one, as well as the P2K 0-8-0, and the Stewart VO-660. At some point, I'd like to add another switcher to my yard.

Again, good to have you back. What kind of computer did you end up with?

Tom

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Thanks for the welcome back, Mark and Tom.

Sony VAIO with 200 gigs, 3.0 gig processor, 512 DDR RAM, and a BenQ 17" LCD screen. Very slick.

Speaking of slick, I absolutely love my Heritage 0-6-0, Tom. It is very nicely detailed, with marvelous valve gear. It runs smoothly and quietly, It is a very light loco, and will pull about 4-5 weighted cars on good level track. As soon as you get a grade, you'll have to drop a car for every 0.5%. I require it to push 2 ore cars up a 3.6% grade, and with the newly added stuff in the tender, it spins partly where it used to manage the two cars.

I think you will be quite happy with it, as long as you don't expect to be moving too many cars.

-Crandell

[tstage]

Sounds like a nice set up, Crandell. That's pretty much identical to mine - expect for a smaller drive (80 GB) and a slightly larger (19") LCD monitor. Wow! Web pages load a lot faster than on my old one. There more legible, too.

Tom