Good Morning All,
A regular and a blueberry bagel please Zoe. I'll just sit here in the back corner and try to catch up on a months posts.
Jeff - sorry to hear your mom's still ailing - she remains in our prayers.
Finally called enough and stayed home from Mid Ohio to try to catch up on the shop load of gearboxes I need to get done. Plus a couple of other small projects I have been putting off for other customers. If possible this is the second weekend of the museums big fund raiser with the Little Engine That Could mock up out of Strassburg(sp?) so if I can I'll put some time in there as well.
The last few weekends were a blur, but Mosport was a real bummer. Nice weather, but two problem motors (we don't do the motors) and one of my drivers crashed in someone elses' mess and ended up in hospital with a concussion but thank God no other injuries. We all know racing can be dangerous, but we've only had a couple of wrecks out of here in the time we've been open and this was a big one - wrote the car off. At any rate the driver - Bob Baker is doing well now and is back in Idaho recuperating. At 77 he's still a tough old bird but I think he'll be a couple of weeks before he gets back behnd the wheel of a race car (though he's already making plans).
Spent last evening mixing plaster, celluclay paint and ballast to mud up some bare areas on my layout. Nice relaxing mindless work. Once I finish off the "earth" I'll add ground cover and debris and then finally the trims and fascia between levels so I can get ready to scenic the lower level.
Well time to stop holding up the line at the register and shuffle off to race car world. I'll check in later. Cheers, J.R.
Good morning ! from Indiana.
06-29-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good morning.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 6/29/2007
Sundown Fire Dept., Station 23 Heat Index: 79°FHumidity: 99%Dew Point: 74°F So Far TodayHigh: 76°FLow: 73°FRain: 0.01"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 6mph NNE Now through 08:00 AM CDT June 29, 2007 High: 90 Through 8 AM...scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will continue to move north-northwest at 15 mph across the coastal waters from rockefeller wildlife refuge to High Island out 60 nautical miles. These showers and thunderstorms will move inland and affect the southern parishes and counties of southwestern Louisiana and southeast Texas...mainly south of I-10. Expect rainfall between a tenth to a quarter inch in the stronger storms. Today High: 90 Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Light and variable winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight Low: 72 Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds.
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Good morning
Happy MRRing
jeffrey-wimberly wrote:Heat Index: 79°FHumidity: 99%Dew Point: 74°F
Heat Index: 79°FHumidity: 99%Dew Point: 74°F
This weather would be the death of me! MD gets hot & humid, but can't hold a candle to yall down south!
Morning all! Bacon, Egg & cheese sammich if you please ladies!
Dave Loman
My site: The Rusty Spike
"It's a penny for your thoughts, but you have to put your 2 cents in.... hey, someone's making a penny!"
Good Morning - cup of coffee and a ham, egg & cheese croissant, please, Zoe. Thanks!
Oh yeah, don't want to forget some of Ed's OJ, too.
We're supposed to have some chance of rain (bit more of a chance) today - we'll see.
JR, good to hear from you again. Good that your driver is recuperating from the accident. I imagine you haven't had time to get to your layout, with as much time out on the race circuit as you've been spending, though. Getting your 'groundwork' done on the layout, huh?
Jerry, it sounds like you've been making good progress - you have me wanting to see some pics on your mine, too. Can you fire up the camera this weekend?
Jeff, now that they know about the liver damage, sure hope they will do all they can to ease things for her and minimize its effects. Thanks for keeping us informed on her, and remember to take care of yourself, too.
Dave, back to the Diner - how've you been doing?
I am planning on getting the dining room table cleared off and get some hoppers assembled this weekend. Possibly I'll make some coal loads for some of the hoppers, if I have time. Want to get some means of taking pics again soon. The camera I had (Polaroid 35mm.) had too many 'little' glitches to be usable, so I trashed it. Problem is, right now I need to watch the , so the camera or most new purchases will be on hold. But what I already have, I can work on.
Better get myself going. Everyone take care and dodge any thunderstorms in your area, if you'll be having them. Prayers going out for all the family members (and Diners) with health needs, and for comfort as well.
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Good morning everyone, the front came through overnight, it is only 61F with a Dew Point of 52F......nice dry air. No sun yet, the clearing line is still a few miles west of here.
BOBK: No sweating today Bob, you should really enjoy the next FIVE days in fact, all low humidity.
CAPE JIM: Canon Printer huh !!!! That is why we use HP. LOL
JEFF: Sorry to hear about Mom's liver damage. Do the doctors feel that her liver can regenerate?
How many of you guys were able to watch the History Channel last night? The Boneyard was on at 9, 10 central time, and was all about railroads. It was amassing to see the things that the scrappers can do.
Time to go the wife says, grocery shopping to do...see you guys at lunch.
bogp40 wrote: Ryan: When I read your posts about the dancing, it makes me want to try it. I've been really contemplating needing a loss support group of sorts these days. April always wanted to do the dance lessons, I wonder if it would be good therapy for me.
Ryan: When I read your posts about the dancing, it makes me want to try it. I've been really contemplating needing a loss support group of sorts these days. April always wanted to do the dance lessons, I wonder if it would be good therapy for me.
Bob,
Yes, do it! Don't be shy, most of the time there is a lack of men and more single women at the lessons. Some of the "Big Dawgs" advanced group arrives early for the Intermediate lessons and fill in and dance with the single women so that they will have a learning pardner!
Not only is it great to get out and learn something new, but good exercise too. And on top of that we have meet many new friends in the process. And the best part is that we now go to some of the local taverns / dance halls and enjoy dancing the new steps we learned. Great fun!
Thoughts and prayers to all who are in need of health, wealth, and happiness!
Cheers,
Ryan
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Good morning.......
Bobk.... It's good that you can share your feelings with us. Please feel free to continue. It may be comforting to know that April's final moments were with you. From her standpoint, I believe it was better for her being with you at the time. Keep your friends and family with you. Pets, too, if you have any. Thanks for the club layout photos. What's your next big project at the club? Of course, we're praying for you and you should feel encourged to continue praying for yourself, too.
Luc.... we're continuing our prayers for Gloria's recovery from heart disease as well as the knee replacement. Hope you will keep us informed.
Jeff .......... thanks for letting us know about Mom's condition. We're praying for you.
Everyone: Tomorrow, Shelley and I are to meet son, daughter-in-law, and 2 grandkids (from Cincinnati) at KY Ry Museum in New Haven, KY. We'll ride their train to Boston, KY and back. Normal power for such a train is a pair of Baldwin switchers at one end and a CF-7 (still in Santa Fe paint) at the other end. (They have no run around track in Boston.) Other interesting locos in good condition include C&O 2-8-4 (does not operate) , L&N 4-6-2 (can operate) , and Monon BL-2 (can operate). An engine I heard is being restored is their L&N E6 diesel.
We've done this trip for the past 3 years. First time, when oldest was 3, the train passed a row of rusted old hulks on the storage track. The then-three-year-old granddaughter looked at the old rusty junkers and said: "Grandpa needs to fix those trains."
Here, I completed building my heavyweight CB&Q baggage-mail car yesterday.
Happy Model Railroading
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Mornin' all!
How goes it for everyone?
I know that we have a lot of people on the prayer list, but for those of you who find yourselves there, know that believers from around the globe are petitioning the God of the universe on your behalf. Isn't that awesome to think about?
JimRCGMO wrote: Pssst! PC! Did you notice that Bob K.'s computer hiccupped and double-posted for him? So if you sweet-talk him into deleting the duplicate post, you won't have the TOP... (...and guess who gets the TOP then...?)
Pssst! PC! Did you notice that Bob K.'s computer hiccupped and double-posted for him? So if you sweet-talk him into deleting the duplicate post, you won't have the TOP... (...and guess who gets the TOP then...?)
I noticed that, but it's OK, I don't mind hooking up my friends. Besides, Paul's all wore out from working and not getting anything done. He could probably use a meal that he doesn't have to pay for!
gear-jammer wrote: pcarrell wrote: If it makes you feel any better, I've been laying track like a madman today! Matter of fact, I've been doing it all week! I've almost got the mainline of the class 1 finished, and the staging yard isn't far behind!Philip, I am glad to hear that you are getting some track down. I have not seen any photos since you were working on your benchwork. What gives? Please share.
pcarrell wrote: If it makes you feel any better, I've been laying track like a madman today! Matter of fact, I've been doing it all week! I've almost got the mainline of the class 1 finished, and the staging yard isn't far behind!
If it makes you feel any better, I've been laying track like a madman today! Matter of fact, I've been doing it all week! I've almost got the mainline of the class 1 finished, and the staging yard isn't far behind!
Philip, I am glad to hear that you are getting some track down. I have not seen any photos since you were working on your benchwork. What gives? Please share.
OK, OK, ya got me! I was going to post pics a couple of weeks ago, but my computer that has the camera software got sick. It was down for a few days, and when I got it back up, well, it kinda slipped my mind, ya know. My mind can be pretty slippery after all!
So anyways, on with the show, eh?
I just ran upstairs and snapped a couple shots. I didn't clean up or anything, so pardon the mess. I'm still soldering feeder wires and I have a couple of more tracks to lay in the staging yard, but here it is so far.
These are BIG pics, so be warned!
This is as you walk in the room......
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Autumns%20Ridge/6-29-073.jpg
And this is the first area you come to as you walk in. This is the interchange between the class 1 and the shortline.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Autumns%20Ridge/6-29-070.jpg
To the far right of the room is the turnback loop. There will eventually be a helix there.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Autumns%20Ridge/6-29-072.jpg
And here's the isleway by the windows (that will eventually be covered with heavy black material).
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Autumns%20Ridge/6-29-071.jpg
Thats about it for now. As you can see, I have been busy laying track. Now I've just got to get it all wired up!
Good Morning All...Its partly cloudy here today with a chance of more rain but looks like a great week end....Our tomatoes look real good and the grass has greened back up it doesn't look so much like late August....I'll have a Pork Burger basket and a root beer float....On the news last night out of Terre Haute they ran a story saying a White Castle is coming by the end of the year!! Sliders by the sack full!! I had a pretty good day on rail road yesterday worked on hand car set out and a little more on the mine...
Jim.....I'm sorry can't post any pictures but I don't have a camera maybe I can get my brother in law to come over and take some but he drives a truck and is working alot right now....On you printer ink problems I went to Wally World to by Ink Carts for mine and found I could buy a brand new printer cheaper by 5.00 than I could get the carts...No wonder our land fills are full...
Jeff....Continued prayers for your Mother....Hang in there....
Dick......Sallie and I watched the Boneyard show on History Channel...We thought it was very good....I have a friend who use to work at Beech Grove and my brother worked for awhile after he retired for a small rebuilder and lease outfit in northern Indiana..He took me out and we spent the day nosing around they had a wrecked Amtrack E8....and in the shop they had a SW7 almost ready to go out to Yougstown Steel on lease...I have some photos around here some where....
Gary....I have been on a trip behind that BL2...It was its first trip after they put it back in service....It was sharp they had even waxed it with car wax!!
PC....Thanks for the photos looks like bench work and track laying is coming right along...
Well it will be time for Sallie to get home in a little bit....You all have a good one ......Jerry
Busy. Work, kids, wife, whipping finances into shape prepping for first time house buy, etc etc. Next to zero time for any hobby. yelch. I hit the 'shakes' part of the MRR withdrawal so I started back up on the forums :)
You?
Afternoon, everybody!
[Edit] Aww man, I guess I'm buying this time. Oh the heck with it! Yall can go crazy if ya' want to. I got plenty of funds to go around!
Garry: Man, you are so lucky. I love going to the KRM. Last time I went, I paid the extra fee to take a cab ride. I got to ride to Boston in the cab of the Monon BL-2 and back to New Haven in the cab of the Santa Fe CF7. The engineers, Jim and Tish, showed us (me and my brother) a fun time, and we got to blow the horns at most of the crossings. That day, the L&N 152 was undergoing an "unofficial test run" after being extensively rebuilt and left for Boston before most of the passengers arrived at the station. Once we got back to New Haven, we offloaded the passengers and went into the yard to do some switching so the 152 could get back into it's garage once it returned from Boston. Coming within an arm's length of that beast is something you don't soon forget.
Now for some pics!
(That's me in the cab on the conductor's side)
(The BL2 rests in Boston before heading back to New Haven)
Hope you all have a great rest of your day!
-Brandon
I went to work this morning, helped clean up the shop and being that there was nothing else for me to do, I got off at 9:15. I then went to Alexandria to raid the LHS and Hobby Lobby. At the LHS I picked up a P2K FA1-FB1 set (both powered, in UP colors, soon to change) for $130.00,a wayside warehouse w/steam whistle (I want the steam whistle for my industrial area, the warehouse can go wherever) and two bags of medium gray ballast. Total $170.43 At Hobby Lobby, I picked up two structures. The American Foundry Company and a water tower with a flashing light, both from Model Power, #771 and #630 respectively. The Foundry comes with a truck and both structures include two figures each and necessary lighting. $47.94 Total. Not too bad a haul.
Here's pics of what I got.
The Proto 2000 FA1-FB1 set.
The water tower with flashing light.
The American Foundry Company.
The Wayside warehouse with steam whistle.
The two bags of medium gray ballast.
Good afternoon,
The weather was so great here today. What a change from the miserable humidity earlier this week. I see Brandon made the Top of The Page. We should let him slide this time I'll take some pressure off of Philip and his poor credit card, I'll buy. Gee do they take the "green stuff" here?
GARRY: Thanks for the kind thoughts. I do relish my last goodbye with April, it was very special. We have a pet, his name is Jack. He's a 7 yr old Dashound. A real good companion, he kept April company for her last 14 months that she was home fighting that cancer.
There are quite a few projects waiting for me to finish at the club. I started this spot earlier this year. This is where I used the Cripplbush rubber rocks. Another member is helping w/ the lattice and ground goop covering. I still have work at the portals/ retaining walls. And trees, trees and more trees. The distant trees are only polyfiber balls of various colors and size shrinks to the top for a distance affect.
This area of the viaduct will have a mill and river diverted into a canal/ sleusway with mill pond and falls. The sides will be tree/ brush covered hills.
The ME viaduct was a challenge in itself. The track starts out lower and straight at the left. It eases into a super elevated 54" radius turn and climbs @ .5% grade. Thank god for styrene shims and Pliobond. The trackwork is handlaid so extending the bridge track rails and spiking to the embankment roadbed anchors the bridge quite securely. The superelevation is evident in seeing the lean on the passenger cars. It is the greatest about 1/3 to the right side of the bridge. Haven't decided on the abutment castings yet, probably concrete.
Then there's the new turntable. Others are handling the install and working on the rest of the engine facility. I will only detail the pit/ walls and weather the structures.
We'll be scenicing from behind the rounhouse and up to the diamond.
The area under the bridge needs the abutments veneered and the swampy area done. The smaller abutment is to be a derrelict old ROW with crumbling stones some fallen into the water. If you look carefully at the single track, you will note that it is a gauntlet track, actually it is a very long extended switch w/ about 20" between the points and the frog. A true gauntlet the tracks don't diverge.
You can see that I have my work cut out for me. Just posting this is getting me a little excited to get back on track and jump in for the jobs. I know that many at the club would like to see some progress, even though no one is pushing me.
I need to split for now, having dinner at an uncles where my mother's been visiting. She leaves to return home to TX on the 4th.
Catch up with all later.
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
Good evening to all, I had to spend some time this afternoon watering the blueberry patch, every storm this week missed us, so all we received was 0.02" of rain. The berries are not blue yet, but they are getting bigger, and without sufficient rainfall, they weaken on the branches, and stay small. I spent some time adding the latest LHS purchases into my Xcel spreadsheet, and the latest MRR arrived, so I will be doing some reading tonight.
JEFF: I would say you did very well!!! I see it didn't take long to get the budget in order. Did David go with you?
JERRY: Yes, I enjoyed that documentary on RR boneyard also. I had never seen how they pull up the ties, that was quite a rig. And the way that giant "claw" rips apart the cars and locomotive skins...WOW!!
RYAN: I see the front has settled in your neck of the woods, keep it there a while please.
BOBK: A lot cooler today working....no sweat drops on the woodwork. You guys are doing a bank-up job on that layout. Will it be coming to BigE in January?
PAUL: How are you guys holding up with all that flooding? I was watching the news and they showed that big dam that had most of the flood gates open, and they might have to open the rest of the gates to prevent that dam from breaking, but they said this would flood additional homes downstream.
TIFN
grayfox1119 wrote: JEFF: I would say you did very well!!! I see it didn't take long to get the budget in order. Did David go with you?
No, David wasn't around, and I wasn't going to waste time looking for him, so he missed out this time.
GMTRacing wrote:PC - nice job. Looks like you've made some good progress. What is the stuff you're using for underlayment? Looks like the old time A/C foam tube edging for around the units. We'll wait for the repots on noise transmission because half of us have sounding boards instead of layouts. J.R.
I'm using 1/4 inch blue foam with old fashioned caulking cord as a roadbed. It's flexible, slightly tacky, sticks down perminant with latex caulk, you can use a roller to create ramps for different rail heights, and since the hardware store has a hard time selling it, it's dirt cheap It stays in it's state of a firm putty, so noise trasmission is virtually nil. I hear wheels on rails, but thats it. No soundboard effect at all. It comes in brown and gray that I've seen. Here's the stuff I'm using:
(Warning: BIG pics!)
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Autumns%20Ridge/Picture016.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Autumns%20Ridge/Picture019.jpg
It's about HO width out of the package, and since I'm in N, I just split it and get twice as much for my buck!
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Autumns%20Ridge/Picture021.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Autumns%20Ridge/Picture009.jpg
It's real easy to work with.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Autumns%20Ridge/Picture023.jpg
And it curves nicely. That tighter curve is my minimum radius of 17.50r.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Autumns%20Ridge/Picture002.jpg
And it's this easy to make a height adjustment.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Autumns%20Ridge/Picture024.jpg
Swing by the local hardware store and pick up a roll and play with it a bit. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Bob K.,
Thanks for the break on the bill! The credit card is toast and the bank account is almost dry after Dick came in last night and ate all the pie and ice cream!
I still say thats one of the most impressive layouts I've seen in a while. You'll feel the urge to model again soon. In the mean time, try to get out and do some stuff. I don't mean to get into anything heavy, just do something that gets you out around people. Buy some tickets to a sporting event or something, ya know?
Evening Gang: More rain today. It came a real gully washer this afternoon around 3pm. We were in town and couldn't get to the house by the normal route because the creek was out of it's bank and had about 2.5 feet of water going across the road. We went around and crossed the creek a couple of miles down stream and it was only 1/2 bank full. ?????? Where did all the water go? The dam that was on TV was probably the one at Possum Kingdom Lake. They had 3 of the flood gates open and had planned on opening the 4th but decieded to hold off untill the Brazos river below the dam had gone down some. If the river does go over flood stage our sons place will get some flooding. The house there is going to be torn down this year so there isn't any thing of value except our old swather that will get flooded.
We had to take Daisy the dog to the vet today. She has a couple of lumps on her belly. The vet said that they are in the mamery glands. She is going to have surgarey next Friday. We feel that it is cancer but won't know for sure untill the biopsey. One more thing to worry about. Daisy is a 9 year old Docshound. Note to BobK.
Well I'm going to hit the sack.
Good Night All
Well back again,
Had to skip out on dinner here at the diner. My aunt invited me over for an incredible shrimp dish. Shrimp, stewed tomatoes, wine and fetta over linguini.
Dick: Shure was a great day. Didn't break a sweat at all. A nice easy day for a change. Was just following the plumbers around and fitting the tall baseboard and cap to work with their cast iron baseboard heat. Man is that stuff expensive, runs about $40-50 a foot plus all the labor and fittings. Hung and trimmed a few of the last doors a jewel of a work day.
So another trip to Bob's and a lunch at your favorite spot. Was there much rail traffic today?
Our layout is very permanant, It's massive size and construction makes it impossible to even move w/o destroying most of it. The SSMRC ( ssmrc.org ) is always at Springfeild but at a table. We do have a video and photos of the layout and sell the latest club car. We are always just accross from Greenway and Overland. You know that that is just next to Bob's, Tucker's Hobbies.
Philip: That caulking cord is one smart idea for track laying. Really liked the pics. Looks like you're moving right along. What grade do you need for the helix? How many turns? Thought of suspending the subroadbed w/ threaded rod? The blue foam looks just like the 3/8 fan fold insulation I use for vinyl siding jobs.
I do need to get out more and keep myself occupied. The little that I have done did help.
Paul: My mother is heading home to Round Rock, near Austin, on the 4th. So with all the rain is she going to have a house left? Hope you get a break soon. Sorry about Daisey, hope the lumps are nothing serious. So we got a Jack and Daisey, boy I never knew how fast those little dogs can run. He moves those short stubby legs so fast you can't even see them. Loves doing all kinds of tricks, the kids spent a lot of time teaching him. His play dead is so comical, you just point your finger at him and go "POW", down and over on his back and wiggles those short legs up in the air. Sits up like a prarrie dog and can do this for 20-30 minutes. I think it's good for keeping the back strong. It's common for these dogs can have back issues.
Sue: I enjoy visiting the diner and poking around the forum from time to time. I find I'll do the stealth hit and run most times if I'm not up to stopping in the diner on those off days.
Jim: My Cannon printer always worked great, but the color cartriges are a real PITA. Those Chessie units are P2K SD50s, from the shot they do look like any EMD geeps. They are great runners, even with the crazy 18:1 gearing, I'll still place an Atlas or 14:1 P2k in the consist. As long as the faster geeps are last and coupled to the 35-40 car train they will run well together. The only trouble is decending a grade, I may get some bucking at times.
Couldn't delete the hiccup, the forum won't let you once someone has posted a reply to it. Even tried editing and cutting sections, still no go.
Brandon: Nice pics, I especially like that Monon BL2. Not many of those ugly beasts left in running condition.
It's getting late and I'm beat, have a good evening,
bogp40 wrote: Well back again, Had to skip out on dinner here at the diner. My aunt invited me over for an incredible shrimp dish. Shrimp, stewed tomatoes, wine and fetta over linguini.
I wanna come over to "visit"!
Philip: That caulking cord is one smart idea for track laying. Really liked the pics. Looks like you're moving right along. What grade do you need for the helix? How many turns? Thought of suspending the subroadbed w/ threaded rod?
The helix will be roughly 18 inches tall and will be double tracked. The outside radius will be 22"r and the inside 20"r. With 2" seperation between levels this works out to be roughly a 1.5% grade with about 9 stories. I was thinking of using threaded rods to support the subroadbed and using strapping metal for the cross supports because of it's thinness. The whole thing is going to be a little hit and miss as to the height though. I'm going to be gaining height most of the way to the helix, so that may cut down it's total height, which would be a good thing.
The blue foam looks just like the 3/8 fan fold insulation I use for vinyl siding jobs.
That's the stuff!
In this area thre isn't much that goes below track level, so I saved a few bucks by using this stuff over a thicker foam. It's easier to work with too! I'll use thicker foam in other areas. I already have a bunch of 2" think stuff waiting in the garage. It's pink, and the stuff already on the layout is blue, so I'm going to have to get to the scenery soon or someone may mistake my layout for a nursery!
Don't worry, it'll come. The important part is that you've already recognized that it did help when you did it. Now it's just a matter of doing what you agree is a good thing, a little more often. It'll happen.
06-30-07
Good morning.
Now that the work contract is over with, it's time to celebrate. Anybody like some watermelon wine?
Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 6/30/2007
Sundown Fire Dept., Station 23 Heat Index: 78°FHumidity: 95%Dew Point: 72°F So Far TodayHigh: 76°FLow: 73°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 3mph ESE Today High: 92 Increasing cloudiness with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight Low: 72 Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
Good Morning All
Still in the Fog 350nm east off of Halifax and off the Tail of the Bank. The seas are calm for the most part with a bit of a lazy swell running but nothing of the ordinary.
Garry: Im thicked skinned and there is nothing you could say about my beloved 2-10-2 fleet that could hurt my feelings... Do you know what a 2-10-2 can do to a Diesel! I do Ill show ya some time!! Makes a cutting torch look like a sparkler.
Bob: More excellent pics, once again thanks for sharing.
Well not much else on the go as Im getting ready to wrap it up as Wednesday is crew change day. Got Grogers Grocery all but finished, the Steam shovel is finished, after having to re-rig it a second time! Used sutures,much better and easier to thread.
Anyway must run as usual
Later All
Fergie
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=5959
If one could roll back the hands of time... They would be waiting for the next train into the future. A. H. Francey 1921-2007
Philip,
A good way to layout the subroadbed for the helix is to cut the arcs from 3/8 or 1/2" ply. Depending on the overall size you may need 2,3 or 4 sections per 360 degree circle. Once the arcs and the number of pieces is calculated, the holes for the threaded rod can be drilled. The holes can be slighty reamed eliptical to make the fit better. Don't crank down on the nuts to tight or you can wave the plywood not allowing for the angle of rise. If you keep the drillings all the same position you just start at the bottom and work your way up. Lay the track on each level before continuing on w/ the next level of arcs. Remember to leave enough space for scab plates of ply and also future track cleaning. The 2" separation sems a bit tight. Is that railhead to railhead or 2" clearance net?
Some suspend the rod other suport from a base or both. I believe it's easier on construction to start with a base and mount the rod. The sections can then be lowered into place chasing the double nut washers as you go. Then for stability, an upper frame can be built if desired to keep the helix from any racking.
You're on such a roll, I figure you need the cheering section to keep it going.