Jump to content
 
  • entries
    109
  • comments
    1,198
  • views
    190,107

Kyle - Maths..and a rethink...

bcnPete

Entry posted by bcnPete

211 views

 Share

Update - First a simple equation.

 

89 / 7 x 2 = 25.14 [Days left until exhibition divided by days per week multiplied by amount of modelling time spent at present]

 

Which equates to about 25 modelling sessions [averaging 3 or 4 hours] to get this layout exhibitable :icon_eek: :icon_eek:

Granted, it's not a small layout but each session is critical and after a good start last night installing two point blades and droppers to a 'Heath Robinson' type arrangement beneath which worked...it then all started going wrong. I couldn't get the rolling stock to run smoothly through the crossing, which to be honest is the bit I struggle with most. I have only ever built one point prior to this so am severely lacking in the experience department when it comes to track making :rolleyes:

 

Following a good nights sleep, and a read up of fellow colleagues 2FS blogs, I have decided that I need to redo the turnouts but perhaps incorporate some PCB sleepers in the mix to strengthen the area I am having trouble with.

 

Not as I hoped things would go, and the clock is ticking, but if I can't get the trains to run smoothly, then it will be a road to disaster. Step back, rethink and prep new plan.

 

One good bit of news though...the swear box [at 1 Euro per word] now has enough money to buy another class 24 or 37 :)

 Share

4 Comments

Recommended Comments

  • RMweb Premium
Kris
  • RMweb Premium

Glad to hear that the swear box is working. I don't think that I could afford one at the moment :P

Keep going on the points, you'll get them working in the end.

Link to comment
  • RMweb Gold
bcnPete
  • RMweb Gold

Kris - Thanks - Gonna have an experiment tonight with Easitrac meets PCB and will hopefully report back...when the server is up + running again :-p

Link to comment
  • RMweb Gold
Donw
  • RMweb Gold

I don't know if it will help but when using C+L components I found that when working around the frog, pushing the wing rails against the flangeway guide and the frog could move the rails in the plastic chairs you could be gettin the same problems. My initial solution was to solder the frog to a brass screw so that it wouldn't move. This was possible since I was building in situ. I later started to build the frog and wings rails as an assembly using scraps of brass to hold them together. I found the rails can move in plastic chairs perhaps you are having similar problems. The pcb chairs might work if you can sort out the heights. If you fancy trying the brass screw idea; mark the frog area fix the screw down to the right height. Tin with low melt solder ( 140deg) the place the point down and a touch of the iron should fix it. Then connect the other rails up to the point. Hope this helps.

Donw

Link to comment
  • RMweb Gold
bcnPete
  • RMweb Gold

Donw - thanks - the screw is an interesting technique - may well try that. Your right in that I am getting problems from the frog area not staying together as well as I would like however this is down to my own inabilities as I have seen many a good Easitrac turnout constructed.

 

David Mallott seemed to crack this rather nicely (Refer to Kylestrome blog) by overlaying the frog with a sleeper template to allow a decent size piece of material to be soldered to which was then obscured by the sleepers.

 

Time to have another go...

Link to comment

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...