Danderhall Railway

building a small model railway and learning as I go

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@BeyerHill Occasionally moved on the modern railway (layout) as it gets shifted between heritage lines.

And at other times left forgotten in a disused sidding.

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Hey @accurascale is there anyway to delay postage of a pre order? As keen as I am to recieve Falcon, I wont be home next week.

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Hot day for it but thats the track and wiring done for the engine shed and sidings

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Its been far too long but finally the engine shed track is laid.

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@ShedlyYard @Suipen_mkrsk Fancy lights are the fashion

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All the unusual things between Edinburgh and Carlisle

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When you go to Carlisle you dont expect these.

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@ShedlyYard Will try to firm up the supports for the next lot.

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12 parts all identically supported and some have just a little failure. Not sure what happened or how.

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@1701aStarship @hr_unhinged Ive to walk from point if work, use 2 machines just to reach the water cooler, and then when I want to return to work, go up 6m of stairs, along a hall and back down 6m to be nearly where I started.
To be cost effective I normally hang around till I need a pee after the water

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Today's test prints, spacing for a gear train and what diameter hole is a good bearing allowing free running but not too much wobble.

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@BCRlyCo @DibsYard Means you have to remember to put it in and take it out.
Some sort of pivoting 'flag' that is moved clear by the closing of the section and when it opens in turn drops across the track. Sounds like a job for a bell crank.

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@DibsYard This was the dilemma I came up with auto braking sections.
And definitely better to have something.

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When you cant find the switch you want so resort to making them.

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@Andy_Ross1962 @PaterPracticus Its the advantage of resin where extra surface area doesnt impact print time.

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The ability to think of something, design it digitally and then go to the garage and print it is probably the biggest wonder of our age.
It sums up how technology and computing have moved so far. To think my first cnc was still using punched tape.

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@PaterPracticus Yup. Ive some electrical enclosures for the crane printing to add more.

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@PaterPracticus Just when you think you have it the next print says different.
When i printed the fuel flasks I did 4 different orientation at once and then picked the best. Slight waste of resin but saved on time