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Thats some very precise woodworking there MMaD. You've obviously done this before.
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QUOTE For those just starting with Xtrckcad it took me less than 10 minutes to draft out my track plan, it's well worth the effort getting to know this program I had a look at this and found it a bit time consuming so I just used an excel spreadsheet instead. If I design another layout I might relook at it.
You have some fairly tight curves there MMaD if I'm reading your track diagram correctly. One seems to a two foot radius and and another two and half. Will this be enough for your locos?
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You have some fairly tight curves there MMaD if I'm reading your track diagram correctly. One seems to a two foot radius and and another two and half. Will this be enough for your locos?
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QUOTE (Makemineadouble @ 3 Jan 2007, 10:06) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Most will On30 loco's will comfortably handle 18" curves, so 26" plus isn't a problem for On30 that the beauty of this gauge you can do a lot more with it.
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Sounds good. I might have a look at it myself.
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Sounds good. I might have a look at it myself.
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QUOTE (Makemineadouble @ 3 Jan 2007, 10:16) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I believe it's the fast growing gauge, very popular down under try:
why model On30
it's the fun gauge anything goes.......................................................
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Now you mention it I think I've seen some at the shows here. BTY where were you thinking of moving to? Back to SA?
why model On30
it's the fun gauge anything goes.......................................................
Now you mention it I think I've seen some at the shows here. BTY where were you thinking of moving to? Back to SA?
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QUOTE Well give me a a few of those cold grey over cast days and I do wonder about this move. I've got the opposite problem at the moment, forest fires and 40 degrees every day. I'd love some rain and an overcast day right now.
What is the height and thickness of the wood in your modules?
I'm in the process of building a new layout now too. I tend to use wood about the same thickness but about half the height (I think) of yours. I wondered if there was any benefit I am unaware of from having them taller.
What is the height and thickness of the wood in your modules?
I'm in the process of building a new layout now too. I tend to use wood about the same thickness but about half the height (I think) of yours. I wondered if there was any benefit I am unaware of from having them taller.
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That looks familiar MMaD. My garage looks pretty similar at the moment. Although not quite as tidy as yours.
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This was my workbench at the beginning of the day
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This is during construction. I know it doesn't look that bad from here but I'm about six inches deep in sawdust at this point where I'm standing.
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This is during construction. I know it doesn't look that bad from here but I'm about six inches deep in sawdust at this point where I'm standing.
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QUOTE (Makemineadouble @ 5 Jan 2007, 20:27) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Are we degenerating into who's the most untidy slob completion here ?, I haven't showed you my work bench yet there are at least three loco's in various bit of disassembly, boxes and rubble, mind I do seem to do my best stuff in an inspired state of Chaos.
BTW I've been contemplating a chop saw I think their great for layout work, Power tools are so expensive here.
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I bought a mitre saw specifically for this layout. It's brilliant. It makes it so much easier. Power tools are really cheap in Ozz. I found it hard to believe when I first came here. Things like sanders can be got for 30 dollars here, about a tenner in the UK. At these prices they're almost disposable!
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I've got a few disassembled locos kicking around somewhere too.
After I wrote that last post it dawned on me that your floors white and so I can't see how messy it is. Mines green and all the sawdust etc is really obvious. I do sweep up after I've finished, usually.
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BTW I've been contemplating a chop saw I think their great for layout work, Power tools are so expensive here.
I bought a mitre saw specifically for this layout. It's brilliant. It makes it so much easier. Power tools are really cheap in Ozz. I found it hard to believe when I first came here. Things like sanders can be got for 30 dollars here, about a tenner in the UK. At these prices they're almost disposable!
After I wrote that last post it dawned on me that your floors white and so I can't see how messy it is. Mines green and all the sawdust etc is really obvious. I do sweep up after I've finished, usually.
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QUOTE (Mark Thornton @ 6 Jan 2007, 20:25) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I think MMD and Neil are looking at different quality ranges of tool. Cheaper tools are available in the UK, perhaps not quite as cheap as £10 but often not a whole lot more.
The sanders I buy are the cheapest available as I have found from experience that they clog up and die pretty soon so I treat them as disposable and buy $30 ones. Drills and saws I tend to buy better ones. Most of my tools are Bosch who are ok. The mitre saw was, as mitre saws go, a cheapy. It was only $100 or 40 quid. If I wanted the cheapest De Walt one it would have been $550 which is 220 quid. It serves it's purpose well though and Jap tools are cheap here. You could still get one cheaper than that. Depends on how much you are going to use it whether you want a good one or not.
Would certainly recommend the mitre (chop) saw. It really take hours out of your layout construction time and gives you the ability to do good angled cuts.
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The dehumidifier is a good idea. I won't need one for six months though. It's as dry as here now. It's so dry I have cracks in the dustbowl formerly known as my lawn.
Nice layout by the way. Nice greenery.
Thats not Glastonbury Tor in the bottom picture is it?
The sanders I buy are the cheapest available as I have found from experience that they clog up and die pretty soon so I treat them as disposable and buy $30 ones. Drills and saws I tend to buy better ones. Most of my tools are Bosch who are ok. The mitre saw was, as mitre saws go, a cheapy. It was only $100 or 40 quid. If I wanted the cheapest De Walt one it would have been $550 which is 220 quid. It serves it's purpose well though and Jap tools are cheap here. You could still get one cheaper than that. Depends on how much you are going to use it whether you want a good one or not.
Would certainly recommend the mitre (chop) saw. It really take hours out of your layout construction time and gives you the ability to do good angled cuts.
The dehumidifier is a good idea. I won't need one for six months though. It's as dry as here now. It's so dry I have cracks in the dustbowl formerly known as my lawn.
Nice layout by the way. Nice greenery.
Thats not Glastonbury Tor in the bottom picture is it?
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Looking good there MMaD. I notice you are using plywood for the top of your base boards. What advantages does it have?
What are you going to do with the lathe? My brother in laws got a couple and is quite into wood turning.
What are you going to do with the lathe? My brother in laws got a couple and is quite into wood turning.
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QUOTE I'm interested in learning resin casting so there maybe an application for the mill as well. Resin casting would be good. One of my mates did that years ago and made a succesful business out of it. Please show us some examples once you get some?
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Some nice scenic work there. His rock face is good. Some people get cliff faces badly wrong and they end up looking more like a bad plastering job but your mates got this bang on. Very nice.
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QUOTE He has a geology book showing different rock strata from around the world that he uses as a guide plus pictures of the region it's supposed the layout is based in. I thought he might have done something like that as it's pretty realistic. Generally people who don't know much about geology model rock strata on the basis of how easy it is to slap on plaster or whatever they are using to mould the rock face and it looks this way. Rock strata has fairly definite forms in it's natural state due to the basic crystaline structure from which it's composed. Different types of rocks weather in different ways for this reason and many areas can be recognised from the rock strata, assuming you know about this sort of thing.
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QUOTE (BRITHO @ 24 Feb 2007, 00:11) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Blimey Neil - I didn't know you were a geologist as well (TIC). However you are quite right, and it applies to all rock faces down to chalk. If you are modelling rock of any description then it is essential to either visit and photograph your chosen area or invest in tourist guides. (of which sometimes holiday brochures can be of use)
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John
Yes, thats what I did my degree in. I guess if you know a lot about something you tend to notice it more. Now if someone who knew about electrics saw the wiring on my layout he'd have a fit.
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Yes, thats what I did my degree in. I guess if you know a lot about something you tend to notice it more. Now if someone who knew about electrics saw the wiring on my layout he'd have a fit.
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