Blueberryhill RR wrote:[ Annual " Co-efficient of Friction " Day.
Annual " Co-efficient of Friction " Day.
What do you do for that, around here, we make adjustments for the Reynolds Number. Then we do a little mix of laminer flow. Personally, I just try to keep things with in the limits of Starling's curve.
On to less exciting things, just waiting around till we can start the first heart of the day. A little administration meeting can really slow things up.
Hope everyone has a great day.
dennis
TCA#09-63805
Roger Bielen wrote: John- I still have my sliderule around, it was a good conversation piece on my bookcase when I was still working as an engineer. Last time I tried I could still multiply and divide but it's difficult to see the lines anymore.
John- I still have my sliderule around, it was a good conversation piece on my bookcase when I was still working as an engineer. Last time I tried I could still multiply and divide but it's difficult to see the lines anymore.
I got mine around somewhere. I would like to find it as it would be good to show my son how we used to do things. As an aside, one of our anesthesia guys went on a mission trip to India, when they got there, all the electronic equipment went on the blink and they had to do calculations the old fashion way. Still is great to be able to do.
Happy Birthday, Brent!
Say hey to Erin for me
Jim
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
dwiemer wrote: Blueberryhill RR wrote:[ Annual " Co-efficient of Friction " Day.What do you do for that, around here, we make adjustments for the Reynolds Number. Then we do a little mix of laminer flow. Personally, I just try to keep things with in the limits of Starling's curve.
We just do a lot of " rubbing ".
lionroar88 wrote: jaabat wrote: "Oh 2 - only 2 days till the most important holiday of the year!" Brent - Erin go braless!You said Erin...Yeppers! IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! YEAH!!!!
jaabat wrote: "Oh 2 - only 2 days till the most important holiday of the year!" Brent - Erin go braless!
"Oh 2 - only 2 days till the most important holiday of the year!"
Brent - Erin go braless!
Yeppers! IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! YEAH!!!!
I think she was the main reason I loved watching "Buck Rogers". She could make a young boy dream big.
I guess with all the PI Partying going on, no one has cautioned "Beware, the Ides of March" today.
PS: 88,
Ten years ago, on St. Patrick's Day 1997, I bought my current car. I've driven it 150,000 miles and still love it. I've even told my wife that if we ever won the lottery, I'd still drive the same car.
lionroar88 wrote: Buckeye Riveter wrote: It is a mess in Buckeyeland today. Flood warnings all over the state and now sleet is hitting the window panes here at the ranch. Why do I pick days like this to run around outside?The CTT truck is great. I only found a $100 bill inside my truck. Maybe someone else won the big prize. Still a little hung over from all the great activities of PI day. Just can't handle the excitement as I age, graciously. Jim, sorry to hear that the wife has been slapping you around again for all your misdeeds in life. Let the games begin. See ya down the tracks,Its posts like this that keep me comin' back! As we used to say in Texas... 'If we don't make fun of you, then we don't like you!'
Buckeye Riveter wrote: It is a mess in Buckeyeland today. Flood warnings all over the state and now sleet is hitting the window panes here at the ranch. Why do I pick days like this to run around outside?The CTT truck is great. I only found a $100 bill inside my truck. Maybe someone else won the big prize. Still a little hung over from all the great activities of PI day. Just can't handle the excitement as I age, graciously. Jim, sorry to hear that the wife has been slapping you around again for all your misdeeds in life. Let the games begin. See ya down the tracks,
It is a mess in Buckeyeland today. Flood warnings all over the state and now sleet is hitting the window panes here at the ranch. Why do I pick days like this to run around outside?
The CTT truck is great. I only found a $100 bill inside my truck. Maybe someone else won the big prize.
Still a little hung over from all the great activities of PI day. Just can't handle the excitement as I age, graciously.
Jim, sorry to hear that the wife has been slapping you around again for all your misdeeds in life.
Let the games begin.
See ya down the tracks,
Sucking up will not get your new house's foundation fixed for free, but it might help. Roy, look what you started!!!!
ChiefEagles wrote:Only one $100 bill in yours? I understand everyone else is getting 5 in their trucks. Oh well, more than you deserve.
Gee, Chief I'm sorry you only received $5.00 in your truck. Your jealousy is not becoming to a so called Suthern Gentleman. Have you ever thought of seeing a therapist to work out your jealousy problem? Ask your dermatologist if she has a sister who could help you.
Today I arrive at work and guess what, another party day. It is the Ides of March. Toga, toga, toga........
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
TCA 09-64284
Buckeye Riveter wrote: Sucking up will not get your new house's foundation fixed for free, but it might help. Roy, look what you started!!!!
lionroar88 wrote: Buckeye Riveter wrote: Sucking up will not get your new house's foundation fixed for free, but it might help. Roy, look what you started!!!! So you are offering to come install the easement? Cool! Let me know when you are available... do I need to rent the foundation saw, or are you supplying that as well? Brent
Saw, what saw? We use a tracked Mounted Drill Rig. How else do we get the dynamite under you new house? You will be required to supply the orange cones.
Buckeye Riveter wrote: lionroar88 wrote: Buckeye Riveter wrote: Sucking up will not get your new house's foundation fixed for free, but it might help. Roy, look what you started!!!! So you are offering to come install the easement? Cool! Let me know when you are available... do I need to rent the foundation saw, or are you supplying that as well? Brent Saw, what saw? We use an 6 Wheeled ATV Mounted Drill Rig.
Saw, what saw? We use an 6 Wheeled ATV Mounted Drill Rig.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
I'm getting ready to head out and pick up my daughter at school. We might be getting a foot of snow tomorrow, and if we do, I'm going to hang out at home and make it a 3 day weekend. So in case I'm not here, have a great weekend and a Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone.
Happy B-Day, Brent!
Good afternoon,
Brent,
Chief, Have a good flight & don't get yourself snowed in, in Boise.
Buckeye, I'm glad to hear the big prize is still out there, it is probably in my, soon to arrive, truck.
Don, Nice to hear the surgery went well, JD is a proven antsthisia, but did you remember to give them a bullet to bite on?
Take care,
ChiefEagles wrote:Caught fish again. Now getting ready to go to airport and fly west. Behave.
Chuck, Another weekend of peace and quiet.
John, I sure didn't win the BIG prize.
Installed a Lionel balloon ride on the layout today, neat. It'll add a little more action and it fits right in with my semi-high rail scheme. I installed the base on the floor at an access row so that it isn't visible to observers and its set up that the two balloons aren't visible at the same time. Instead of the black cord they supplied to connect the two balloons I used clear fishing line, much less noticable.
Buckeye Riveter wrote: Chuck, Another weekend of peace and quiet.
Then again, He might have better access to a computer then last week.
jefelectric wrote: Buckeye Riveter wrote: Chuck, Another weekend of peace and quiet. Then again, He might have better access to a computer then last week.
Oh NO, I hope not. I was just getting ready for a peaceful 3 days. AND, don't worry about Chief getting snowed in, in Boise. They will deport him back to N.C. Three days of the famous " Mouth from the South" and he's gone.
Yes Buckeye! Starting lots o' things. I like the tracked drilling unit. Cab you bring it down for my foundation - the must interesting part it is looks substantial enough that I will not need to take down my neighbors fence as the drilling unit will not be impeded by it.
As I have mentioned earlier - it is Spring Break here for the kids. A neighbor and I took our boys to the movie "300" this afternoon. The good news is this is NOT A CHICK FLICK and there is no mistaking it as such. Thus you men out there can go see this movie with absolutely no fear that there will be any teary eyes. No kleenex required. You also will not need any ketchup for your tater tots or french fires.
Regards, Roy
Evenin' boys. Cold and rainy here in the Mid-Atlantic. The nice weather was just a tease.
jaabat - Erin go thong-less...?
88 - I don't think so, he keeps the dynamite in his tackle-box for them slow days.
BUCKEYE - We can't throw a toga party, the Chief said we are on DOUBLE SECRET PROBATION, whatever that is...
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Fifedog if there going to kick us out there going to kick us out for somethin dumb so we might as well have fun getting kicked out I say
TOGA !!!!!!!
Evening all today was just a calm day nothin much time to go work on room somemore talk to you all later
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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dbaker48 wrote: Dennis - You would be proud of us. Chris and I had a consoltation regarding the degree of amputation that would be required for our guests, who have ventured out on our UP excursion. As it turned out we did not have to amputate the femur, just the feet. So were on the way. (We are adding ramps to the passenger loading areas so as to be in compliance and provide assistance for our passengers.) And there were only 8 passengers that had to go thru this ordeal. Unbelievably they were all lined up waiting, fortunately the recovery time was immediate, and they were the first ones to board the train. Seems like a small benefit, given the price they had to pay for riding in the Observation Deck. Unfortunatly the only antsthisia that was available was some JD and Coke. (Chris had the Coke, I had the JD to help steady the Dremel tool - We didn't have a scaple.) Surprisingly enough the other passengers don't realize the fantastic deal they got. A lifetime pass on our UP, (Just like the RR employees used to have.) It seems that someone had spilt a considerable amount of Super Glue in the seats. One poor lad didn't realize the dasterdly deed that had been performed, and had sat down on the toilet in one of the suites, and HE left the door open. And, he is visable from the platform. For now we are not going to take any action to address the situation, but wait and see if any complaints materialize.
Dennis - You would be proud of us. Chris and I had a consoltation regarding the degree of amputation that would be required for our guests, who have ventured out on our UP excursion. As it turned out we did not have to amputate the femur, just the feet. So were on the way. (We are adding ramps to the passenger loading areas so as to be in compliance and provide assistance for our passengers.) And there were only 8 passengers that had to go thru this ordeal. Unbelievably they were all lined up waiting, fortunately the recovery time was immediate, and they were the first ones to board the train. Seems like a small benefit, given the price they had to pay for riding in the Observation Deck. Unfortunatly the only antsthisia that was available was some JD and Coke. (Chris had the Coke, I had the JD to help steady the Dremel tool - We didn't have a scaple.)
Surprisingly enough the other passengers don't realize the fantastic deal they got. A lifetime pass on our UP, (Just like the RR employees used to have.) It seems that someone had spilt a considerable amount of Super Glue in the seats. One poor lad didn't realize the dasterdly deed that had been performed, and had sat down on the toilet in one of the suites, and HE left the door open. And, he is visable from the platform. For now we are not going to take any action to address the situation, but wait and see if any complaints materialize.
Sounds like you have a future in surgery If Hillary gets elected, I will personally request that either you, or Jack Kevorkian gets White House physician.
Actually, a little know fact is that the fastest recorded amputation by a physician was during the civil war. It was 13 seconds and the Doctor amputated a leg above the knee and 6 fingers of his assistant. Yes, he was a yankee.
Getting ready to have a nice bowl of cookies and cream ice creamall this surgery talk makes me hungry. I am exhausted! Tomorrow should not be too bad and I plan on doing some train work when I get home.
Dennis
dwiemer wrote: dbaker48 wrote: Dennis - You would be proud of us. Chris and I had a consoltation regarding the degree of amputation that would be required for our guests, who have ventured out on our UP excursion. As it turned out we did not have to amputate the femur, just the feet. So were on the way. (We are adding ramps to the passenger loading areas so as to be in compliance and provide assistance for our passengers.) And there were only 8 passengers that had to go thru this ordeal. Unbelievably they were all lined up waiting, fortunately the recovery time was immediate, and they were the first ones to board the train. Seems like a small benefit, given the price they had to pay for riding in the Observation Deck. Unfortunatly the only antsthisia that was available was some JD and Coke. (Chris had the Coke, I had the JD to help steady the Dremel tool - We didn't have a scaple.) Sounds like you have a future in surgery If Hillary gets elected, I will personally request that either you, or Jack Kevorkian gets White House physician.Actually, a little know fact is that the fastest recorded amputation by a physician was during the civil war. It was 13 seconds and the Doctor amputated a leg above the knee and 6 fingers of his assistant. Yes, he was a yankee. Dennis
dbaker48 wrote: Dennis - You would be proud of us. Chris and I had a consoltation regarding the degree of amputation that would be required for our guests, who have ventured out on our UP excursion. As it turned out we did not have to amputate the femur, just the feet. So were on the way. (We are adding ramps to the passenger loading areas so as to be in compliance and provide assistance for our passengers.) And there were only 8 passengers that had to go thru this ordeal. Unbelievably they were all lined up waiting, fortunately the recovery time was immediate, and they were the first ones to board the train. Seems like a small benefit, given the price they had to pay for riding in the Observation Deck. Unfortunatly the only antsthisia that was available was some JD and Coke. (Chris had the Coke, I had the JD to help steady the Dremel tool - We didn't have a scaple.)
And the assistant was a southern
Doug,
The 300 is borderline. So it will depend on the maturity of your 13 year old. There is some nudity, some very suggestive scenes, but nothing explicit. Lotsa blood, but with the sepia tone of the movie - not too bad - beheadings and stuff - battle scenes like the Lord of the Rings) That said - a Victoria's Secret TV ad is only missing a bit of upper body nudity to compete with one scene. My 13-14 year old son after what he has been through in school, his buddies (with parents letting them watch graphic R rated movies at home and then we find out about it the next day) and what all handled it well. From what I hear you say about your kids, I feel we are quite similar in what we deal with from day-to-day (Now we are dealing with our 15 soon to be 16 year old daughter riding around in cars with her slightly older friends with full licenses - ARG).
BTW - it is a good action flick. Lots of classic dialogue where people insult each other without using bad language - good for a few chuckles. Not the best I have seen and by far not the worst. And unlike Lord of the Rings - a reasonable hour and 56 min in length.
Evening all,
Sue the dog is still getting better. Actually played ball today.
My daughter saw 300 and really liked it. Said it was very gorey and realistic. For 13, I don't know, but it is the way it was.
Still have my sliderule too, I remember a circular sliderule I had in high school, the teacher could not tell when you were just goofing off, (sorry Laz)
I won a vintage AF sawmill on the bay. Looking forward to getting it and seeing what it needs to bring it to 100%. I'll need to move some things around on the layout or take something off to make room. The change will be worth the effort because it is a cool piece to watch operate.
Cold and wet out, actually talking snow over the night, see what morning brings
as Red Skelton said,
G'night and God Bless
Sturgeon-Phish wrote: Still have my sliderule too, I remember a circular sliderule I had in high school, the teacher could not tell when you were just goofing off, (sorry Laz)
I also have one of those. Its in a drawer around here someplace. I also have a couple of different size straight ones but nothing like the two footers the EE's used to walk around with.
Good evening all;
Well, what a rainy, yucky day we've had today. Went and picked up a few 2x2's from Lowes and added some more cross support to my benchwork. Since I don't have the insulation board on it yet, I was seeing the panelling sagging as the locomotive travelled over the gaps on the table between the 2x4 frame-work, so I added the 2x2's to run between the main 2x4's. Now, the frame make up seven different rectangles, and now there is no noticable sag in the panelling. The insulation board might have solved this sagging problem, but I think that these cross supports will really start making their presence known when I start adding scenery and landscaping. Working on the frame also allowed me to adjust one of the 2x4's that I hadn't placed very well and was actually causing the table top to rise in one place about 1/4 of an inch; now the tabletop lays completely flat on the framework . I don't think it affected things too much but, I'm a bit anal retentive so I feel better.
In other news, I took one of my confirmation candidates to dinner tonight, and we had a nice talk at O'Charleys. It really gave me a chance to get to know him better, he actually makes Eagle Scout this summer, and he doesn't even have his driver's license yet! Great kid, and I can't wait to confirm him on Easter Sunday. I love my job!
Evening all!
Keeping busy lately with work. In between I've been tearing down an old Varney 2 rail O gauge Atlantic and giving it a good cleaning. These old kits are a curious combination of sheet brass, zinc castings and a very crude cast brass boiler. I intially thought about converting it to 3 rail but the old tank works so well it made sense to leave it as is. It's had a long life working on the Toronto Model Railroader Club O gauge layout until I bought it 20 years ago. As with anything this old there were a few missing and broken parts plus it was lacking some detail. I added a bunch of castings and piping that I had on hand then made up a new whistle and rear headlight. Instead of painting the added goodies, wheels and chassis I left them in their natural metal to accentuate the detail. An engineer and fireman finished off the project for the time being. I may go back and do a more exacting replica if I can find some photos of a real Atlantic that is configured like this Varney. I don't know if Varney modeled this engine from a real prototype. Take care all!
Bruce Webster
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