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I got 25 0.25" for $2.99 and bought a couple dozen #4 round head wood screws to replace the nails. Country: USA | Posts: 5860 BurleyJim Fireman Premium Member Posted - 03/08/2019 :  9:57:27 PM     Or, You could dab a little no-odor polyurethane where you plan on putting them and let it dry overnight. Country: USA | Posts: 4411 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 03/09/2019 :  4:41:49 PM     Well, while wiring, I found MORE track kinks. Did I ever mention how much I hate trackwork!?! I tried to fix them, but I'm contemplating either trying to hire someone to fix the track problems, or just doing a very large diorama. Very frustrated today!! The problem with attaching the Wago connectors is there is significant torque when you open one of the levers, and significantly more torque if you open both levers at the same time. It appears the trick is to only open 1 lever at a time, while holding the connector in place with a finger on the other lever. dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Country: USA | Posts: 7651 railman28 Fireman Posted - 03/09/2019 :  8:19:56 PM     Dave, I'm sorry you're having so much trouble with the trackwork. Is the sub-roadbed shifting on you? Or have the kinks always been there but you just didn't notice them? Bob It's only make-believe Country: USA | Posts: 5141 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 03/10/2019 :  09:55:09 AM     The kinks are definitely new. The track went in maybe 6 months ago. The basement doesn't have a dehumidifier, but it seems to be pretty stable. At this time of year, I'd expect the basement to be -drier- and therefore any track problems to be from shrinking, rather than expansion. But the kinks are all expansion kinks, the rails are longer than they were. I'm using Homabed, which I've learned is quite unstable in the face of moisture changes, I guess I should have painted it after installing it, before laying track. sigh... dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Country: USA | Posts: 7651 jbvb Fireman Premium Member Posted - 03/10/2019 :  10:55:10 AM       I got some compression kinks in a few of my tracks the first winter. I got out the motor tool/cutting disk and expanded some gaps to fix it. They've never reoccurred, though I did get some rail creep closing gaps until I put bits of styrene in all of them (pix in my B&M Eastern Route thread). I think the underlying problem is the lumber industry's interpretation of "kiln dried" vs. actual heating/cooling season indoor humidity. Country: USA | Posts: 5860 Michael Hohn Fireman Posted - 03/10/2019 :  11:47:42 AM       Dave, About every other year I have a section of track pop up during this time of the year. For that reason I try to leave small gaps between sections of track and I do not solder rail joiners. Still, like James, I have to widen gaps here and there. It’s all annoying but I can tell you it’s best catching problems now before ballasting. Mike _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Nobody living can ever stop me, as I go walking that freedom highway -- Woody Guthrie Country: USA | Posts: 5101 TRAINS1941 Engineer Premium Member Posted - 03/10/2019 :  12:42:10 PM     Keep the faith Dave. I'm sure you can work it out. You've put a lot of time in to give up that easy! Jerry "And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." A. Lincoln Country: USA | Posts: 11405 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 03/30/2019 :  11:49:53 AM     I'm still thinking through the buildings behind the bridge. The one on the left is a quick mock-up to get a sense of size. It's 40' wide x 140' long, 4 stories. I did a bit of research and 11' between stories seems to be pretty common for local mills. The box on the left represents a mill tower that will be more-or-less that same height, even if it doesn't stick out as far. There'll be a spur to the left of the tower, leading to a coal dump and probably a warehouse. The stuff on the right is an ITLA flat (hotel, that I'll repurpose as a fancy mill building, probably the 2nd mill on the site. The building on the left will be the newer 3rd mill. I still need to think through the dam and streambed/rest of the terrain. dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Country: USA | Posts: 7651 railman28 Fireman Posted - 03/30/2019 :  12:21:48 PM     Nice start on the scene. I'm trying to imagine it with the roofs and clock towers added. It should look great. Bob It's only make-believe Country: USA | Posts: 5141 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 03/30/2019 :  1:05:55 PM     Next step, picking and ordering the (7 packs) of window castings. I considered these windows and a larger 9/9 window, but decided the smaller windows looked more in balance. I'll get some fancier arch-top windows for the tower. dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Edited by - deemery on 03/30/2019 1:07:29 PM Country: USA | Posts: 7651 Michael Hohn Fireman Posted - 03/30/2019 :  3:23:32 PM       Dave, If you order 7 packs of windows you’re well on your way to the minimum order to get free shipping from Tichy. Today I received an order I made Thursday. Mike _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Nobody living can ever stop me, as I go walking that freedom highway -- Woody Guthrie Country: USA | Posts: 5101 TRAINS1941 Engineer Premium Member Posted - 03/30/2019 :  4:26:01 PM     Well Dave that's an impressive building. Looking forward to this coming to life! Good pick on the windows. Jerry "And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." A. Lincoln Country: USA | Posts: 11405 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 03/31/2019 :  3:04:19 PM     The big challenge with large/long buildings is the roof. Most New England mills had slate roofs. My preferred solution was the paper shingles that New England Scale Models (the spin-off from New England Scale Lumber) sold, but I'd buy them unassembled. NESL sells them glued together but you can't make a good 14" long roof from 4x6 panels of slates. :-( dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Country: USA | Posts: 7651 Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 of 34 Topic    New Topic |    New Poll |   Reply to Topic |  Previous Page | Next Page Jump To: Select Forum Railroad Line Administrative Forums       Forum News       Administrative Posts General Forums       WorkShops, Garage, Machines and Tools       The Tour Bus       The Arrival Track       RR-L Member Personal Websites       The Crew Lounge       The Classroom       Interchange Tracks       Rail Events       Reference & Research Model Railroad Forums       The Sn3 Branch       Mike Chambers' Craftsman's Corner       HOn30 and HOn3 Forum       Early Rail Forum       Dead Rail Forum       The On30 Line       Railroad Photography Forum       Small Scale Model Railroad Forum       Mid Scale Model Railroad Forum       Large Scale Model Railroad Forum       Logging, Mining, & Narrow minded       Model Railroad Construction       Micro & Mini Layouts       Layout Design / Operation Sig Forum       Startin' from Scratch       DCC, Computers and Electronics for Model Railroads Shop Talk       Vehicle and Non-Rail Transportation Modeling       The Steam Shop       The Roundhouse       Rolling Stock: the Car Shops       The Diesel Shop Company Store       Railroad-Line Swap Meet       New Product Announcements Fallen Flag Railroad Forums       Erie / Lackawanna Railroad Forum       Raritan River Railroad Forum Railroad Software Forums       Atlas Right Track Software       Railroad Line Software Library Model Railroad Club Forums       The Model Railroad Club Forum Sponsor Forums       Rusty Stumps Scale Models       KingMill Enterprises Railroad Line Weblinks       Badger Creek Lumber Co.       Central Missouri & Southern RR       Raritan River Railroad       Thor's All Gauge Page  -------------------- Home Active Topics Frequently Asked Questions Member Information Search Page Railroad Line Forums © 2000-19 Railroad Line Co.
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