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Next step is to lay out the wood ties, and then cut the gaps. dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Country: USA | Posts: 8838 railman28 Fireman Posted - 06/22/2020 :  10:29:23 PM     I think you're good on PCB ties as you got two on each diamond. Bob It's only make-believe Country: USA | Posts: 5712 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 06/23/2020 :  3:30:36 PM     I scanned the turnout, and used a printout to plan and cut the wood ties to fill in the gaps. In cutting the gaps on the diamond, two of the small frogs came loose. Soldering them back together onto the crossing was a real challenge. Let's just say Apple will not be hiring me to assemble iPhones... Anyway, here it is on location. I still need to add some more gaps, but those will be easy to cut with a Dremel disk. Still left to do: the remaining gaps, add the feeder wires, remove the keeper soldered over top of the rails and check connectivity. If that all passes, solder the crossing onto the SG and NG track, paint, ballast.... dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Edited by - deemery on 06/23/2020 3:45:21 PM Country: USA | Posts: 8838 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 06/23/2020 :  7:47:09 PM     I cut the remaining gaps, removed the keeper, and checked continuity. All checks out (although I did have to touch up one cut and resolder rail to one tie that popped loose.) I would have soldered the crossing to the rest of the rails, but I ran out of the solder I was using. The other stuff I have is a bit too high-temp to work well for soldering rail joiners. Now I'll be cutting more gaps later on, to produce a 5" or so block before the crossing on each side. That will eventually be wired into the "interlocking" for the crossing electrical feed. The other thing I'm considering is partially ballasting the crossing to lock it in place. Right now it's kinda floating on the homabed. dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Country: USA | Posts: 8838 BurleyJim Fireman Premium Member Posted - 06/23/2020 :  8:07:50 PM     Dave, Quite a nice little victory on this project. The ballast will indeed provide some more stability. Good job! Jim Take the red pill Country: USA | Posts: 6163 Orionvp17 Fireman Premium Member Posted - 06/23/2020 :  9:08:54 PM     Dave, Nice little victory indeed! Congratulations! Pete in Michigan Country: USA | Posts: 7530 k9wrangler Engineer Posted - 06/23/2020 :  11:47:24 PM     Very nice turnout. If you end(ed) up using a Dremel disc I hope it’s thinner than those I have. It cut ok But gaps looked massive. Mine was not on fancy stuff like yours just std C-100 #4s Mega Dittos Karl Scribner Manistique, Michigan Country: USA | Posts: 11903 railman28 Fireman Posted - 06/24/2020 :  12:01:29 AM     Excellent Dave. nice cuts and just a super job. Bob It's only make-believe Country: USA | Posts: 5712 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 06/24/2020 :  07:53:58 AM     Karl, for the gaps in the diamond I used the jeweler's saw that I got from FastTracks, https://www.handlaidtrack.com/tl-0043. I can thread the blade into the small triangle where the cuts need to be, and then clamp the blade down and start (carefully) cutting. For the gaps in the running track, I used a Dremel cutoff wheel. I'll probably glue in spacers in the running track, since those gaps are pretty wide. dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Edited by - deemery on 06/24/2020 07:55:50 AM Country: USA | Posts: 8838 wvrr Fireman Posted - 06/24/2020 :  09:55:27 AM       Nicely done, Dave. Chuck Country: | Posts: 6655 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 06/24/2020 :  3:12:02 PM     I'm filling the wide gaps (cut with the Dremel disk) with epoxied pieces of styrene. Sometimes (I'm not sure why) it takes multiple attempts to get the styrene to stick. I also drilled holes for the electrical feeds for the diamond. Tim Warris suggested soldering the wire to the PC Board tie next to the rail, rather than to the rail itself. Less likely to unsolder something. Once the rails are painted, the white gap fillers mostly disappear. add: I'm having some problems with the epoxy holding the styrene bits to the rails. Guess I'll go buy some fresh epoxy, not sure how old my stuff is... dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Edited by - deemery on 06/24/2020 8:11:03 PM Country: USA | Posts: 8838 BurleyJim Fireman Premium Member Posted - 06/24/2020 :  8:58:32 PM     Dave, 1. Try sanding the surface of the Styrene with #320 grit paper to give that epoxy a little 'tooth' to latch on to. 2. Be patient. Jim Take the red pill Country: USA | Posts: 6163 jbvb Fireman Premium Member Posted - 06/24/2020 :  10:00:58 PM       My gap fillers are made by 1) dip the end of a .010 x .030 styrene strip in the nozzle of a tube of Walthers Goo, 2) Insert sticky end of strip into gap from above, 3) cut level with the top of the rail using sprue nippers Country: USA | Posts: 6804 Orionvp17 Fireman Premium Member Posted - 06/24/2020 :  10:25:55 PM     quote: Originally posted by jbvb My gap fillers are made by 1) dip the end of a .010 x .030 styrene strip in the nozzle of a tube of Walthers Goo, 2) Insert sticky end of strip into gap from above, 3) cut level with the top of the rail using sprue nippers I use the same basic technique, but with CA, and some final sanding with fine or extra-fine nail "files" (the ones with the foam inserts). Pete in Michigan Country: USA | Posts: 7530 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 06/27/2020 :  11:26:05 AM     I painted ties and rails. I still need to go back and touch up the ties to better match the surrounding track but overall this is done. Barge cement works better than Pliobond, but neither gives me the permanent bond to the rail that I'm looking for. And 15 minute epoxy is giving a better bond for the gap-filling styrene than my 5 minute epoxy. Next time, i'll spike rails before I cut gaps. I've had some pops in both horizontal and vertical dimensions. But ballast will hopefully lock the ties and rails into place (whenever I get around to that...) dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Edited by - deemery on 06/27/2020 11:29:18 AM Country: USA | Posts: 8838 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 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 of 53 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 © 2000-2020 Railroad Line Co.
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