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Time for Another Disaster?

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  • From: Morristown, NJ
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Posted by nealknows on Friday, August 20, 2021 7:29 AM

Hi Mark,

Glad to hear everything went well, and you'll soon be home. 

As far as your ballast issue, maybe I'll pass on your help to do my ballast work. The offer to visit still stands along with the inspirational tours to my friend's layout.

Neal

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  • From: Wyoming, where men are men, and sheep are nervous!
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Posted by Pruitt on Friday, August 20, 2021 9:09 AM

hon30critter
Hi Mark,

Without wishing to rub salt in your recent wound, I would suggest that using diluted glue might have been a false economy. Is the risk worth the savings?Hmm

Dave

It wasn't to save on the amount of glue I used (I ain't that cheap!), but to make it more spreadable with a brush. 

nealknows
Hi Mark,

As far as your ballast issue, maybe I'll pass on your help to do my ballast work. The offer to visit still stands along with the inspirational tours to my friend's layout.

Neal

Thanks Neal. When I'm back in New Jersey (and I will be at some point - I have many friends as well as family there) I'll take you up on your offer to visit.

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Posted by hon30critter on Friday, August 20, 2021 8:56 PM

Pruitt
It wasn't to save on the amount of glue I used (I ain't that cheap!), but to make it more spreadable with a brush. 

Sorry Mark, I shouldn't have assumed that you were trying to save money. I agree that spreading full strength glue is a pain.

Dave

I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!

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  • From: Wyoming, where men are men, and sheep are nervous!
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Posted by Pruitt on Saturday, August 21, 2021 12:01 AM

hon30critter
Pruitt
It wasn't to save on the amount of glue I used (I ain't that cheap!), but to make it more spreadable with a brush. 

Dave

Maybe my response came across wrong. I wasn't chiding you, Dave. I was kinda laughing when I wrote that. Sorry.

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Posted by richhotrain on Saturday, August 21, 2021 12:40 AM

where men are men, and sheep are nervous?

Rich

Alton Junction

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Posted by Pruitt on Monday, August 23, 2021 10:21 PM

I've finished the refinery track ballasting, and had no additional problems with track and cork lifting away from the base. Just to be sure, I weighted each newly-ballasted section until it dried for about 24 hours:

The oil loading tracks are now finished, at least until I extend the benchwork and add another couple of cars worth of tracks and loading racks.

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