Quote from: Jerry on November 21, 2025, 01:30:01 PM

Quote from: Dave Buchholz on November 21, 2025, 10:55:01 AMHow did the chimney become attached to the cork. I don't understand what is holding it in place?

I would think drill a hole in the bottom of the chimney then insert a toothpick into the chimney and cork!!

Jerry

If he used a tooth pick that chimmeny would have spun around like a top when he used the sponge to paint the bricks. I think he used ahot glue. It looked like it at the base of the chimmeny. Just my guess from some critical thinking and powers of observation.     

Bernd

I got to know Bill (aka Geezer) at the Railroad Line Forum when he asked me if I could do some machine work for him while he was still living in, I believe Virgina. IIRC he was going to move to Arizona. The machining he requested was the lower of an AR-15. I declined since that's a no-no by Fedral Law. But that one exchange with him set a freindship in motion.

At that time I was trying out the Darker Side of modelrailroading and was going to build an On30 layout. In the process I built two On30 boxcabs which wound up on his layout. After I came to my senses and figured out I couldn't model in two different scales, I decided to stick with HO and it's associated gauges. Here are two pictures of one of On30 boxcabs in his layout.





After Geezer's passing there was a tribute build for Bill. What better way than to honor him than to build two HOn30 boxcab's with his logo on the side.



Here's to you Geezer. May you run your heavenly railroad.



Bernd

Stay strong Rich. There is light at the en of the tunnel and it's not a locomotive headlight!

Bernd

I'll be following along on this adventure. I've always fancied Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridges. I'd like to build one using brass and animate it someday.

Do you plan on animating the bridge?

Bernd

Quote from: Zephyrus52246 on November 11, 2025, 09:13:58 AMI have this speed measure device, which is no longer made.   I had hoped to show my grandson to run the trains at more typical speeds, but he still likes to run them as fast as possible.   

Jeff

That's why the guy building these designed this one.

Bernd

I guess this section is good as any to post this for you DCC operators. A U-tuber I follow has an interesting video for a device for seeing how fast your engine are running. The video will explain everything you need to know about this device.


Bernd

Pretty neat build.

B~

Hadn't check this post in a while. Nice progress Dave. One thing I wouldn't have patience for is paiting figures.

Bernd

So it looks like you're not going to motorize it to move it up and down the tracks?

Bernd

Looks like the ISP provider is back on line. I seen my recent posted pictures showingup plus I can get on my website.

Thanks James for checking. Good to have confirmation from somebody else.

Bernd

For those wondering where my pictures went I believe the site that hosts my website is down or something else is wrong. I'll be checking into as soon as I can figure out how to get them.

Bernd

I was just going back through this thread viewing the nice work Rich is doing and the comments. The one that is of interest is Dave was talking about beam support. So I went to the Sierra West website to take a look at how Brett had done it. From what I can see from his photo's it looks like the beam is set back away from the front of the wall making it look like it's supported by the walls. White arrows.



The one thing that doesn't look plusible is the crane mounting. Red Arrows. I would think that the stone walls would not be able to hold any kind of weight hanging off the end of that crane. I had to blow up the picture from the orginal since that detail would have been hard to see.

That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. 

Bernd

Quote from: deemery on November 07, 2025, 02:15:37 PM

Quote from: Bernd on November 07, 2025, 12:22:13 PM

Quote from: deemery on November 07, 2025, 10:10:10 AMGetting to the parts is complex!  But in my ignorance, I'm thinking building replacement cups shouldn't be that difficult.  Cut the outside on the lathe.  Drill the inside holes, then mill the slots?

Have you tested the motor?

dave

Dave,

Working on it. I'm up to the slitting. Already told Dave what's happening. Had to order some reamers from Amazon. Discovered that 1.5mm reamer, which I had already, gave a nice sliding fit. I ordered a set of 1.1mm to 1.9mm reamers. When I got my 1.4mm reamer I reamed the hole with that for a nice tight fit. Next I need to slit the first cup I've made. Pics to come soon.

Bernd

What tool will you use to cut the slot? 

dave

A slitting saw. I'm in the process of making an arbor to hold it in the mill right now. There'll be pictures uploaded to my website when I get around to it.



Bernd

Quote from: deemery on November 07, 2025, 10:10:10 AMGetting to the parts is complex!  But in my ignorance, I'm thinking building replacement cups shouldn't be that difficult.  Cut the outside on the lathe.  Drill the inside holes, then mill the slots?

Have you tested the motor?

dave

Dave,

Working on it. I'm up to the slitting. Already told Dave what's happening. Had to order some reamers from Amazon. Discovered that 1.5mm reamer, which I had already, gave a nice sliding fit. I ordered a set of 1.1mm to 1.9mm reamers. When I got my 1.4mm reamer I reamed the hole with that for a nice tight fit. Next I need to slit the first cup I've made. Pics to come soon.

Bernd

Quote from: Philip on November 07, 2025, 09:52:51 AMDid you make or aquire the universals yet? Can you make them?

Philip

Hi Philip.

Working on making the universal cups. Have to make an arbor to hold the slitting saw first. More pictures soon.

Bernd