Bernd,

Great presentation! n One question:  Does the cutting edge steel have to be replaced after cutting thick
 metallic sheets somewhere down the road?  Or is what I'm seeing at the back just part of a clamping surface?
Or, am I not understanding how this tool cuts? 

Rich

Curt,

You say you don't like doing stairs, but they look fabulous to me! Nice work!

Rich

Quote from: Bernd on March 21, 2026, 10:40:26 AM

Quote from: Jerry on March 21, 2026, 10:10:11 AMMorning everyone
Bernd I didn't think you had anymore room for a new machine?
Everyone have a great day!! 

Jerry

Still lots of room in the basement. This is the new addition. Doesn't take up that much room. Nice to be able to make long slices and not have to use a fret saw. At least now I get straight cuts for the pieces I want to cut out.



The little brown truck delivered it last night a 6:15PM. I put it together this morning and tried a few .020" brass pieces. What a joy to get perfect straight cuts.

Now I can get back to work on other projects that are on the drawing board (CAD drawings) using brass sheet. Also going to try PC board ties.

Bernd

Wow! Yet another fine tool to play around with? Dang!


Rich

Larry,

What ever you decide is good for you. I like your ideas too, but I was thinking that
since my dioramas are now increasing, it would be nice to get a few of them off the
shelves and into a scenery setting rather than see them on display shelves. It doesn't
have to have track, as long as it appears to be just a big diorama. I am still undecided
as what to do with these. Any thoughts?

Rich

Nice updates and great overall tutorial.
Now I can see how this goes together, I can start making my pieces from wood, since
you showed me all of the sides. Not bad for you either, but you only have 66 more to build?
Or was that quarry cars that you were making 70?

Rich

Once again, I'm really late to the party Larry,
all is looking mighty fine!

Rich

Lookin good Jerry! I think the wood ones would be great, but the choice is yours.

Rich

Nice RR Karl, I will follow you on this too.

Rich

Hey fellas, I've seen Bernd's basement and all of his rather large tools.
There's no way any burglar is going to steal any of these huge tools!
Still that was a feat I would not do alone like he did. Amazing results.

Rich

Jerry,

Sure, we can treat this episode like Custer's Last Stand,
I'm in charge just like you are! 

Rich

Quote from: Bernd on March 15, 2026, 04:52:35 PM

Quote from: Jerry on March 15, 2026, 01:11:26 PMRich you must be planning a large layout!!!! 

Jerry

Ya he is. he just hasn't figured out how to get the plan past the BOSS! 

Bernd

Thanks for your input Bernd, but if I go with my plan, slow onward, and at a snails pace,
without making any noise, she won't know about the full-range plan... 

Rich

Quote from: deemery on March 15, 2026, 04:30:18 PMThose last 2 little Shays look great!  Have you test-run them yet?

dave

Thanks for asking Dave, but I don't need to. I bought them both from Brasstrains, from their website, and they both run. The factory-painted black one, has two working lights, two figures, and the drivers are barely used, absolutely no wear on them. An excellent engine. And the unpainted one, has never been run. And that last engine also has interior detailing. It's really a sweet engine.

Rich

Quote from: Jerry on March 15, 2026, 01:11:26 PMRich you must be planning a large layout!!!! 

Jerry

Why do you ask this Jerry ?, of course I am, LOL

Rich

Great work Bernd, now all I have to do is get to my drafting board!

Rich

Bernd,

Hope you don't mind me posting these here, but since I found you the steam engines lately, I was thinking I'd like to have the same family on my upcoming layout too. So, now that I am broke this week, here's what I recently purchased. An HO scale Climax, an HO scale Heisler and two HO scale Shays.

Perhaps we can do a side=by=side Family Photo soon! LOL

Rich