Tony Wright Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 9 hours ago, Jesse Sim said: Cheers Tony, The roof will come off, so I think I’ll have a go at the glazing and I will also do the safety rails. The verandah doesn’t go all the way round, does that matter? Good morning Jesse, 'The verandah doesn’t go all the way round, does that matter?' Not if there are no windows in the back wall. It's only there in order that windows can be cleaned. Regards, Tony. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerron Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 The real problem seems to be that the front walkway does not connect with walkway from the cabin door.So how are the front windows accessed for cleaning? Through an open window perhaps? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr.king Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) Perhaps by means of the traditional rickety ladder, found lurking somewhere in so many pictures of workshops, coal drops and goods yards in the era before the elf n safety Gestapo wouldn't let anybody get a job done at reasonable speed and cost? You know, the kind of thing looking like several lengths of firewood nailed together into the approximate shape of a ladder..... Edited April 8, 2020 by gr.king 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 2 hours ago, gr.king said: Perhaps by means of the traditional rickety ladder, found lurking somewhere in so many pictures of workshops, coal drops and goods yards in the era before the elf n safety Gestapo wouldn't let anybody get a job done at reasonable speed and cost? You know, the kind of thing looking like several length of firewood nailed together into the approximate shape of a ladder..... You wouldn’t happen to have a picture of said hunk of wood for research? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) My order from DJH arrived today, so I started on the refurbishment of a J10 I got off ebay for 50 AUD, BARGAIN! New wheels and motor and she’s ready to role, hopefully finish her off tomorrow. I also got some wire from the local hobby store and I’ll have a go at some handrails around the signal box, or I might sit on my backside all weekend and do b***er all. Considering it’s a long weekend I might get all of the above done! Edited April 10, 2020 by Jesse Sim 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted April 9, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 9, 2020 Mate this coming weekend is the longest drinking weekend in Australia. I would not waste it! 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted April 9, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 9, 2020 On 08/04/2020 at 10:05, gr.king said: Perhaps by means of the traditional rickety ladder, found lurking somewhere in so many pictures of workshops, coal drops and goods yards in the era before the elf n safety Gestapo wouldn't let anybody get a job done at reasonable speed and cost? You know, the kind of thing looking like several lengths of firewood nailed together into the approximate shape of a ladder..... On the GER line when privatisation took hold the gang that use to paint the stations were passed on to a private company. The new company replaced all their rickety wooden ladders with brand new aluminum ones.....for working where there was overhead line equipment. Thumbs up for elf n safety Gestapo. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold A Murphy Posted April 9, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) A made up DJH J10 went for £205.00 night before last. It wasn't particularly well made either - your's looks much better. For 50 AUD you got yourself a complete bargain! Well done and look forward to seeing it finished. Alastair M Edited April 9, 2020 by A Murphy 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wright Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 6 hours ago, Jesse Sim said: My order from DJH arrived today, so I started on the refurbishment of a J10 I got off ebay for 50 AUD, BARGAIN! New wheels and motor and she’s ready to role, hopefully finish her off tomorrow. I also got some wire from the local hobby store and I’ll have a go at some handrails around the signal box, or I might sit on my backside all weekend and do all. Considering it’s a long weekend I might get all of the above done! Don't forget to anchor the gearbox with a bit of 'Z'-shaped wire, Jesse. Regards, Tony. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 5 hours ago, Tony Wright said: Don't forget to anchor the gearbox with a bit of 'Z'-shaped wire, Jesse. Regards, Tony. I won’t my master, I could feel the whip in hand through the comment Tony! I just woke up, so a coffee and a fag and I’ll be in the train room rockin ‘n’ rollin 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 9 hours ago, A Murphy said: A made up DJH J10 went for £205.00 night before last. It wasn't particularly well made either - your's looks much better. For 50 AUD you got yourself a complete bargain! Well done and look forward to seeing it finished. Alastair M I think it might be glued together, but I didn’t build it, so it doesn’t annoy me, maybe in life when I have a few more years under my belt I’ll pull it apart and solder it together. But for now, she’ll do. When I accidentally won the bid for it, the advertisement said it wasn’t running properly. The motor worked, but it wasn’t driving the wheels. A quick email with Sir (Tony) and I was told that the motor wouldn’t be suitable for DCC and I also found the wheels weren’t isolated, So I ordered them from DJH. When I took it apart last night, the driving axle didn’t have a notch filed out of it for the grub screw to grab......I think that might have been the main issue as to why it wasn’t running. it runs beautifully now with just alligator clips connected to the motor, which is a start! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 I’ll leave this here 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted April 10, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2020 Delightful! Sadly though the effects of subsidence brought on by large earthworks are all too clear on the house in the background. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold A Murphy Posted April 10, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2020 That's looking great Jesse.... Best Alastair M 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 17 hours ago, Corbs said: Delightful! Sadly though the effects of subsidence brought on by large earthworks are all too clear on the house in the background. A knockdown rebuild for sure 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 Knocked these up with the old boy today, hoping it will keep the stock clean. 10 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wright Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Jesse Sim said: Knocked these up with the old boy today, hoping it will keep the stock clean. What a brilliant idea! Regards to you both, Tony. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukebox Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 You're probably going to hate me Jesse - but if you raised the mounting point by 100mm, then if your roof leaks, the water will flow down to the front, and away, not pond and flood the stock... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 1 hour ago, jukebox said: You're probably going to hate me Jesse - but if you raised the mounting point by 100mm, then if your roof leaks, the water will flow down to the front, and away, not pond and flood the stock... Fingers crossed the roof doesn’t leak, but I’d rather it pool in the middle then the stock get wet or it run down to all the wires 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Tony Wright said: What a brilliant idea! Regards to you both, Tony. That’s what I thought, I’ll happily help you do it to LB if you like next time over. All in all it cost me 125 AUD, so about 60-70 quid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 You obviously have been to IKEA! I put up 2 blind which are similar last night for No1 daughter... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted April 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, DougN said: You obviously have been to IKEA! I put up 2 blind which are similar last night for No1 daughter... I spent Monday afternoon putting up four shelves purchased from that very emporium. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted April 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 15, 2020 3 hours ago, jukebox said: You're probably going to hate me Jesse - but if you raised the mounting point by 100mm, then if your roof leaks, the water will flow down to the front, and away, not pond and flood the stock... I'd hate you too if you posted that after I had gone to all that effort. Having said that I think you are probably right. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 1 hour ago, DougN said: You obviously have been to IKEA! I put up 2 blind which are similar last night for No1 daughter... honestly I got lost in IKEA at Marsden park, it’s ridiculous. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted April 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, Jesse Sim said: honestly I got lost in IKEA at Marsden park, it’s ridiculous. But did you buy any meatballs? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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