Sunday - Aug 18 2024

[Onewolf]

Good morning all.

This morning I ran the 14/2 romex for the 7 new ceiling outlets for room lighting in the layout room. Up and down the ladder about 50-60 times.  Once Lowes opens at 9am I will get additional anti-short bushings for the metal studs in the basement walls and then start running the 12/2 romex for the fifteen un-switched 15A outlets and 4 switched 20A wall outlets. I'm getting the basement walls ready for drywall hanging/finishing (which I will definitely be hiring out).

Doug

[ACL1504]

Morning Doug and others,

You have been very busy Doug. Happy to see you back.

We had a great time yesterday with a full house of SBGs. Greg was missing however. There was much BSing gong on both at the house and restaurant.

Not sure what I'll get into today.

Have a great day ya'll.

Tom

[jerryrbeach]

Good morning. 

I agree with Tom, Doug it is great to see you back here.  Overcast with showers here, a perfect day to do some modeling later. 

I hope everyone has a safe and rewarding day.

[ReadingBob]

Morning all,

Wow, is there anything you don't know how to do Doug?  I really am glad to have you back on the forum and I'm looking forward to what you do with that beautiful basement.

As Tom mentioned, we had a great time at his place yesterday.

I haven't been as active at the workbench this past week as I would have liked.  This dang ear infection has me down a little bit.  I'm waiting for the antibiotics to kick it to the curb, but I left it go too long before I saw the Doc.



Have a great one!

[MartyO]

Good morning,

An insane amount of weather bliew through Ontario yesterday. Flooding, high winds, a tornado that cause a semi truck to flip over. However, today is perfect!

A quick trip to Wally Mart to pick up some pop and then wondering how the girls are doing at a cat show in Brockport, NY.

[deemery]

Doug:  I wired my train room with every outlet pair having one outlet switched at the wall, and the other always hot.  That way i can hit the switch on my way out of the train room and be sure that everything is turned off.  I'd do the same thing in bedrooms, too.  

dave

[Onewolf]

Doug:  I wired my train room with every outlet pair having one outlet switched at the wall, and the other always hot.  That way i can hit the switch on my way out of the train room and be sure that everything is turned off.  I'd do the same thing in bedrooms, too. 

dave

The four 20A outlets on one wall switch will provide layout one switch on/off functionality.  As I discovered on the previous layout I have to spread the DCC boosters around the room to handle the DCC track bus line length limitations (even with 10GA track bus line).

[deemery]

OK, a work-in-progress photo.  Bins are assembled, and I cut and painted rough styrofoam pieces to fill the bins.  I'll add coal to those pieces tomorrow.  I also worked on the end brace, but I wasn't happy with how it came out.  I'll redo that tomorrow, too.


dave