Quote from: Pennman on December 08, 2025, 06:22:20 AMDave, I agree with Jeff, this is a great beginning too. I like the structure. Looks interesting.
You have a great way of explaining the backstory for this and it's unfortunate that they didn't
preserve that building. I'll take a seat in the front row, it's hard to see good if I sit behind
Bernd, he's always squirming in his seat! 

Rich

I have to agree with Rich on the building. But when it comes to sitting in front of him and squirming around....ah, we'll just leave it at that. LOL 

Bernd

You're coming through 5 X 5. Over and out.

B~

Morning. cold and snowy here in western NY. Wife decided to stay home today from going to the "Y". Good decision as I have not yet put the snow treads on her car.

And Jeff speaking of dust in the train room. My whole setup of wood shop, machine shop and computer room/modeling room in the basement is subject to alot of dust. So is the living area upstairs since I have a spiral staircase connecting living area with basement with no door to close to keep the dust out of the living area. The solution was to build a airfilter that cleans the micro fine dust out of the air. Tried it this weekend. Works pretty good. Also working on a venting system that will keep the volital odors out of the living area. Pictures below show the airfilter and the other is what will be used to vent odors to the outside.





That second picture shows an 8" duct fan, 8" X 25feet of ducting and the beginings of parts for mounting in the basement window.

At this rate of 1:1 projects I'll never get any modeling time in.

The reason for the duct fan is to ventilate VOC odors. I still have a couple of kitchen cabinets to build and coat with cleaar polyurathane finish. This will keep the VOC odors out of the living area, I hope. The concept is that if the fan creates a negative pressure in the basement it will draw air from the living area and vent it outside. A small cracked open window upstaris should create an airflow to the basement. I'll find out if this theory works in the next month.

Ok, got to go feed the birds. Their breakfast table is covered with snow.

Curt,

Between you and Rich it's hard keeping up with you guyses model building. I'm getting inspired to do one of these now.

Oh no, another project to add to the list of growing projects.   

Bernd

Nice work Rich.

Good to hear your leg is doing better.

Model on.

Bernd

Quote from: deemery on November 29, 2025, 06:39:48 PMBernd, are you thinking about something like this machine?  https://presse.surplex.com/pressreleases/precision-work-in-xxl-7-facts-about-vertical-turret-lathes-3300472  Apparently vertical lathes were widely used for large gears.

dave

Nope. That's just another tool. Yes that machine turns "gear blanks". It is not not made for gear cutting. Where I worked we had two of them. They bored out the large cradles for gear cutting machines. A fixture would hold the curved shape of the cradle so the internal bores could be turned.

Anothe interesting link is the "Vintage machines" site.

http://vintagemachinery.org/

It says it's not a secure site. I was there and  didn't run into any problems.

Bernd

Quote from: deemery on November 28, 2025, 07:23:17 PMSo the machines are drill press, lathe and milling machine.  From the little bit of reading I've done on machine shops, that strikes me as 'minimal useful set' for general work.  But maybe Bernd could comment on that.

dave

Answering that question would take a few days of research. The number of machines and types depends on what the machineshop is building or repairing. A good example is the East Brad Top railroad facilities. I don't believe they have a mill. Why, beacuse they have planers and shapers. These two machine preceeded the milling machine. They were used right up to when the railroad shut down.

Here's a link to what they have in machines. These would be the basic machines used to build and repair railroad equipment.  LINK: https://oldeastie.com/Shops/

A machine shop contracting work of any kind would have a deversity of machines to do the job asked of them. Think of bascis, lathe, planer, shaper, grinder, drill press. Then into the 1920's, 30's, milling machines. Large bridge milling machines to replace the planers and small horizontal or verticles machines replacing the shapers. Also depends on what year you are modeling. That would narrow down the machines needed. Obviously you won't have a CNC machine in a 1900's machine shop.

That's about all I can add to this conversation. There are more machines that I don't even think they have models of. I did some searching but couldn't find what I'm looking for in pictures so you understand what the machine is and looks like. I bet nobody has heard of a "verticle lathe"? Hope it helps.

Bernd

Bernd

That lighting looks interesting with the windows looking like they are hanging in mid-air. The Levitating Window Co. <lol>

That does look good being able to see what's inside without havng to lift the roof off everytime somebody wants to see the inside.

Bernd

QuoteThanks, Bernd.

As I said, I don't seem to be missing any pages from the instructions that are shown in the packing sequence.  I just wondered whether there was anything extra that was provided in other kits that I missed out on.  There seems to be, at least to me, a rather large hole in understanding the workings of the limeworks - especially in relation to the feed mill (also called a wooden grain elevator on the drawings).  My guess is that powder lime or small pebbles are dropped down from the second story of the barn, moved underground by a conveyor to the feed elevator, and then hoisted by buckets to the top of the feed elevator.

Anyway - I can't give you any 'missing' page numbers.  I'll ask my modelling buddies this afternoon and see what they know.

Cheers, Mark.

Could you be missing this sheet with pictures?





Bernd

Quote from: Pennman on November 26, 2025, 05:27:33 PMVery nice work Bernd!! Nice video too.
And glad you stopped it before it went off the end of the track!. 

Rich

Thanks Rich. I had one hand on the camera and the other on the reversing switch. Works everytime, well maybe some of the time, well ah......................

B~

I've got the kit. I scanned the "Packing Sequence" sheet. On the back it looks like all the sheets that make up the instructions. Mark which ones you need and I'll make a PDF for you.



Bernd

Quote from: deemery on November 26, 2025, 11:51:24 AMGood result and cool video!   Do you think break-in & lube will quiet some of the gear noise?

dave

Lubed her up a bit with sewing machine oil. Runs a bit smoother. That's not gear noise,that's motor noise and the monkey motion of the valve train. Perhaps a little more running might help. Unfortunatley I don't have an HOn3 layout yet.

Bernd

All right. Those two joint cups have been fixed with new ones made on my lathe and mill. I'll be updating my website page in the next week. In the meantime I made a video of it running with the new cups installed. Still needs a little tweaking and a lube job, but it runs nice.

LINK: 
Bernd

Those windows look like they are hanging in mid-air. Aught to look neat lite-up at night. Now if you only had motorized those line shafts that would be really neat to whatch.

Bernd

Have to join the crowd and sample Rich's coffee.

Not bad for a first timer opening the Lounge.

Get some DMSO for that leg.

Bernd