Greetings from Frigid Central Jersey
9F when I fed my 2 feral cats this morning now 24F. It will hit 47F tomorrow.
House sale has been completed, they got a temporary certificate of occupancy, I put $10K in escrow to "repair" a ceiling beam (on a 132 year old house) that really doesn't need to be repaired. And the bank is holding my check, my lawyer is checking into that so they will release the funds to me, hopefully by Monday. Gotta love these banks .
I have a house full, so we are trying to rearrange everything and redoing a bedroom with our bed stuff. Some furniture is going to get tossed in the mean time.
In the midst of all this, I picked up some PostWar rolling stock and some K Line and a NASCAR #8 GP38 which will be repainted. I'll have to test it out before hand. Picked up some RMT Texaco tankers as well in honor of my Grandfather who ran a Texaco station before he retired.
KRM - get well soon!!
Ellie - Nice repairs on the recitfier
During the move, I did complete the inventory of all my boxed items as the loose stuff would have taken too much time. So I'll get that on the spreadsheet and I'll see about collectors insurance on it all.
Gotta get back to work - stay well, all
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
Sorry to hear that KRM... get well soon.went through my house in 2021, my brother got it from school, I got it from him, then my parents got it. Not fun! Worst part was I discovered "stomach covid" is a thing... not fun!iirc each of us only were hit with symptoms for a couple days, and slowly recovered... but one of us would come down with it just as someone else was starting to get better. Stay warm, take care of yourself, and again... get well soon.-Ellie
KRM I am also fighting a two day low grade fever thanks Kids.
I am also fighting a two day low grade fever thanks Kids.
Hi all, well found out last night my low grade fever tested positive for Breakthrough COVID. Go figure.
So on lock down and pending doctor orders.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
It has been extremely blustery and fridgid today... 10 below tonight! Spent the afternoon on projects, I think it's reasonable to call the Virginian recitifer project "complete"! The loco itself is done, but my work won't truly be finished until I edit the videos I did my best to take, to document the process.After the rectifier, I moved on to another one of my finds from the Springfield show- a Lionel 0101 powerpack. I had an 0103 (which quit on me at some point), the downgraded equivilent. I figured I could swap the handle and good cord from my 0103 to the 0101, and while I was at it I'd make the thing look as clean and shiny as I could get it. As of yet, I haven't been able to test it proper, but it didn't explode or catch fire when I plugged it in, so I'm feeling pretty good.And when I took apart the 0103 to steal the cord, I think I figured out why it stopped working... bad solder joint failed. I think it was one of mine too, I feel a little ashamed of myself always sweat those joints!I decided to document my work on the 0101 since I haven't seen any videos on the web that cover working on Lionel HO power packs of any kind. Maybe it'll be useful to someone, someday!-Ellie
Evening, not much went on today, just taking it easy and resting up for work this weekend.
fifedog Trying to stave off a cold as well;gift from the grandsons...
Trying to stave off a cold as well;gift from the grandsons...
Yep, got to love those kids. I am also fighting a two day low grade fever thanks Kids.
Same here, just plain raw at the big 0 will be high 30s tomorrow, that will add to the sickness count.
Got to take the truck in for an oil change and that is about it for the day.
Mornin' guys and gals. Cloudy and raw along the Allegheny front-range, with a real feel of 14. Got the pellet stove started, and will hunker in the bunker. Trying to stave off a cold as well;gift from the grandsons...
El Fixes ThingsLong story short... she runs now!
Great job Ellie!
(And I'll bet you know just how Doctor Frankenstein must have felt!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuoKNZjr8_U
Evening, just waiting for the Piedmont Model Train Show in Carertsville, GA. One month away!
I had such a great time last year, that I can't wait for this year!
Worked on the Rectifier last night... I was told by the seller I bought it from at the show that everything he sells is guaranteed. I wasn't too surprised to find that it didn't want to run when I put it on the track... this kind of thing has happened to me before. I figured if it had any issues, it would be simpler and more pleasant to fix them myself, unless it was something truly serious.Long story short... she runs now! I noticed that there's very little wear on the wheels, I get the feeling that this loco hasn't been run very much. I did also notice that there were a lot of broken wire ends at the two solder points I fixed- clearly these wires have broken before. Eventually I'll probably do well to replace the wiring with something less stiff, so I don't suffer the same issue over and over again.Will make a followup video when I go through the cleaning and lubricating phase.-Ellie
Good Morning folks,
We had our high for the day sometime during the night at 6 degrees. The temps will be dropping throughout the day with the winds picking up out of the Northwest. Its currently sunny and -2 according to my computer. The forecast for tomorrow morning is for a wind chill of -50 degrees.
I have several things arriving today that should keep me busy in the train room and my mind off of the figid temps. Our grandson is coming to spend the night after daycare so that is a good excuse to throw down some track and run some trains with him.
Have a great day
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A big thank you to those who responded about my rusty track problem. I shall seek out the heavy duty Scotch-Brite pads. In the past I have tried regular Scotch-Brite pads in addition to various chemical rust away products to no avail.
Mid 30's and sunny here in mid Mo. No mention of grits in the thread title? Times, they must be a changin'.
Only train related activity here was a recent trip to Menards where I picked up a NYC box car.
Portrzbe - Lionel tubular track is plated. Sanding is likely to remove that plating, which will make rusting a continuing problem. Scotchbrite is an excellent suggestion.
POTRZBE I am using fine grit sandpaper
Just a suggestion, but have you tried using a coarse Scotchbrite pad? I've found that works just as well and isn't abrasive like sandpaper.
I am continuing my track cleaning project. After 15 years, I had an attack of rust on half of the layout. I am using fine grit sandpaper, followed by mineral spirits, followed by that slick stuff in the small jar whose name escapes me. It is going to be quite a project and I have completed about one quarter of it and as I test the track the trains run beautifully.
Good afternoon ---
House still not sold - may have to make some repairs on the back bedroom to satify the borough and the buyer - cost remains to be seen - something will be put in escrow.
99.9% of train related things are safely in storage, I saved the bases and modules for Spooky Town and the Christmas Village. Very tore up as I did most of the move by myself. Worst part is that I have more furniture than I need and the house is packed to the gills - even Mom's Mustang is in the driveway rather than in the garage - it is that full. But the trains are very safe.
Had a dusting of snow overnight and that has melted - supposed to hit 39F today - yeah, good luck.
Fife - Welcome back Miss Kelly
El - Nice work bench - I hope to have something like that once this dust settles.
Off to work - and a couple more Ibuprofen, lol
Mornin Fife! Chilly out here in Western MA. I have to make sure the wood stove stays-a-roaring, we need it today.Planning to finish up taking pictures of the 'goodies' from the Springfield show, and give the 'new' 8659/2329 a test run. (See January Coffee Pot for my post on that)-Ellie
Mornin' guys and gals. Crisp and clear in the Potomac Highlands. Bachelor in Fifedom coming to an end, as my lovely wife comes home today.
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