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railman28
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Posted - 03/08/2019 : 9:15:14 PM
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quote: Originally posted by deemery
Wiring...
dave
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jbvb
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Posted - 03/08/2019 : 9:21:18 PM
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How about the single-nail clamps for fasting co-ax cable? I got 25 0.25" for $2.99 and bought a couple dozen #4 round head wood screws to replace the nails.
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BurleyJim
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Posted - 03/08/2019 : 9:57:27 PM
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Or, You could dab a little no-odor polyurethane where you plan on putting them and let it dry overnight.
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deemery
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Posted - 03/09/2019 : 4:41:49 PM
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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.
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railman28
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Posted - 03/09/2019 : 8:19:56 PM
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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?
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deemery
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Posted - 03/10/2019 : 09:55:09 AM
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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...
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jbvb
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Posted - 03/10/2019 : 10:55:10 AM
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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.
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Posted - 03/10/2019 : 11:47:42 AM
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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
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TRAINS1941
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Posted - 03/10/2019 : 12:42:10 PM
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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!
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deemery
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Posted - 03/30/2019 : 11:49:53 AM
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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.
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Posted - 03/30/2019 : 12:21:48 PM
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Nice start on the scene. I'm trying to imagine it with the roofs and clock towers added. It should look great. Bob
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deemery
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Posted - 03/30/2019 : 1:05:55 PM
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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.
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Posted - 03/30/2019 : 3:23:32 PM
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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
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TRAINS1941
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Posted - 03/30/2019 : 4:26:01 PM
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Well Dave that's an impressive building. Looking forward to this coming to life!
Good pick on the windows.
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deemery
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Posted - 03/31/2019 : 3:04:19 PM
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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. :-(
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