RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 20, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) This will be of little interest to most people who read this topic, but I have just spent the most pleasant evening with friends and fellow members of NORMAL (North Oxfordshire Railway Modellers ALliance) sitting outside in my garden, talking about just anything that came to mind. The first time we had been able to do that in person for well over a year. Absolutely fabulous. Edited July 20, 2021 by Mick Bonwick Replacing O with I to avoid embarrassment. 3 7 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted July 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 17/05/2020 at 09:55, Mick Bonwick said: By way of response to a couple of offline enquiries, I thought I'd explain why and how I alter Peco points for use on Easton. (snip) Once all the droppers have been attached, this is what we have: Can I ask why you didn't use the stock rail bonding wire as the dropper wire as well ? I know you fit it as one wire across all 4 rails and then snip the unwanted ends and middle, but is there a reason you didn't use black/red wires and only join the two rails each side ? I am about to start to modify 'my' ( ) points and need clarification I'm not going to c*ck things up. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 21, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Stubby47 said: Can I ask why you didn't use the stock rail bonding wire as the dropper wire as well ? I know you fit it as one wire across all 4 rails and then snip the unwanted ends and middle, but is there a reason you didn't use black/red wires and only join the two rails each side ? I am about to start to modify 'my' ( ) points and need clarification I'm not going to c*ck things up. It's quite simple, really. I didn't think of it! It would be 2 fewer holes to drill, certainly. The two wires soldered to the blades are to remove the dependency on the pivot arrangement to pass current to the blades. I have known that joint to get bunged up with stuff. Technical jargon. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted July 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Mick Bonwick said: It's quite simple, really. I didn't think of it! It would be 2 fewer holes to drill, certainly. The two wires soldered to the blades are to remove the dependency on the pivot arrangement to pass current to the blades. I have known that joint to get bunged up with stuff. Technical jargon. I'm guessing the wires don't impede the movement of the blades, as the wires are soldered so near to the hinges. Do you cover the wire holes to stop ballast falling down ? (Brown tape / masking tape / etc). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 21, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2021 35 minutes ago, Stubby47 said: I'm guessing the wires don't impede the movement of the blades, as the wires are soldered so near to the hinges. You guessed correctly. In that position there's hardly any movement at all. 35 minutes ago, Stubby47 said: Do you cover the wire holes to stop ballast falling down ? (Brown tape / masking tape / etc). Although the drilled holes are (slightly) larger than the wire diameter I have found that the ballast is not too adventurous and stays put. There's no reason why you shouldn't use protection, though. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 21, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2021 Now that the second kink has been removed and the sleepers repositioned correctly, see if you can spot Pete. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JustinDean Posted July 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2021 Is this Pete by any chance? 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted July 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2021 Pete the pipe? 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted July 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, chuffinghell said: Pete the pipe? If Pete the Pipe picked a piece of lead piping, Where's the piece of lead piping Pete the Pipe picked? Edited July 22, 2021 by Gedward Editing copy and typos 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted July 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) Presumably, the problem presented to Pete the pipe by picking up pieces of piping is that Pete the pipe will probably be prosecuted. People are predominantly pretty protective about their pieces of piping getting picked. Edited July 22, 2021 by NHY 581 Clarity 1 5 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted July 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2021 To add, Pete the Pipe pre-plans and purposely prepares his pipe picking to prevent p!ss poor pipe picking performance, precisely precluding potentially perfect and personally problematic prosecution. 3 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted July 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 22, 2021 Pete the Pipe prepares his points with potentially promising proprietary products. Proprietary products are particularly purchased for the point planting predicament. 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) Or simply put... Precisely Edited July 22, 2021 by KNP 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 22, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2021 Hang on a minute. I'm just going for a P. 2 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 22, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2021 11 hours ago, chuffinghell said: Pete the pipe? I blame you for this! 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 22, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2021 1 hour ago, KNP said: Or simply put... Precisely Perhaps plainly put? Presumptuous, possibly. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted July 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mick Bonwick said: Perhaps plainly put? Presumptuous, possibly. Pretentious posturing… 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Zero Gravitas Posted July 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2021 Please! Pause! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Mick Bonwick said: Hang on a minute. I'm just going for a P. Too late! I think they've all been used... Al. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted July 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Mick Bonwick said: I blame you for this! opps 2 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted July 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Mick Bonwick said: Hang on a minute. I'm just going for a P. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted July 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2021 59 minutes ago, Alister_G said: Too late! I think they've all been used... Al. Preferential to propound polarity. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ian Posted July 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, NHY 581 said: Preferential to propound polarity. Pardon? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted July 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) apologies for taking the P Edited July 22, 2021 by chuffinghell 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted July 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2021 Well..it is a bit hot for any actual modelling is it not? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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