Well, Karl, that must have been 'exciting' for the caretaker. I'm sure Words Were Uttered... Good luck with the internet install, it's my sense that fiber in general goes in better than copper wiring.
Muggy but much cooler here today. In a couple minutes, I'll head down to the train room, hit the exercise machine, and then prepare for the new driveshaft wires that should arrive later today. Another thing I ordered was a set of metallic paints (that I learned about from that Barbados Rex YouTube channel.) These should work well for getting different metal tones on the driveshaft, pulleys, machine tools, etc. That should arrive tomorrow. But while I'm waiting for that stuff, I'll mock up one of the aux drive shafts that gets 2 narrow pulleys (driven and idler) and cone pulley, along with the shifter. I should be able to assemble those parts on the bench, and then glue the entire assembly to the ceiling joists on the shop above the machines.
dave
Muggy but much cooler here today. In a couple minutes, I'll head down to the train room, hit the exercise machine, and then prepare for the new driveshaft wires that should arrive later today. Another thing I ordered was a set of metallic paints (that I learned about from that Barbados Rex YouTube channel.) These should work well for getting different metal tones on the driveshaft, pulleys, machine tools, etc. That should arrive tomorrow. But while I'm waiting for that stuff, I'll mock up one of the aux drive shafts that gets 2 narrow pulleys (driven and idler) and cone pulley, along with the shifter. I should be able to assemble those parts on the bench, and then glue the entire assembly to the ceiling joists on the shop above the machines.
dave