RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted August 12, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2021 (edited) Forward planning can take place away from the railway room (aka the garage) so potential challenges can be worked through and solutions reached. However, planning is no good if one then c*cks up completely when the practical aspect is started. For example wiring the 1st baseboard to the r/h end then realising the board was not only upside down but also turned around, so the apparent r/h end would actually be the middle of the two boards... Edited August 12, 2021 by Stubby47 1 1 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 The follow up to that is to remember that - The man who makes no mistakes, never makes anything at all. Don't be discouraged! 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted August 12, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2021 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted August 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 12, 2021 Where is the "I don't know what to press button" when you need it?! 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 I just went with "agree", I know that it's a bit lame. My other half says that she's happy with me making art a career as long as I don't develop a white man afro. She tends to shiver if I show her Bob's picture. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted August 12, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2021 Apparently he only grew it to save on hair cuts when he was broke. But later on, the marketing people saw it as a great usp and he had to keep it. 2 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted August 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2021 6 hours ago, Andrew P said: I've ticked = Informative / Useful, but really, I shall probably never fire one, or need to hold one so it real was neither Informative OR Useful to me. But I did find it interesting They also had a reputation for removing the top of a finger of less than careful users. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 A friend of mine back in my teens had bright red hair like that. He used to go to great pains to dye it black and straighten it. He said it was because girls wouldn't look at him and even the nerds taunted him about it. He's been married a good twenty years now, I wonder if she knows? 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted August 12, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2021 Both my lads have red/ginger hair. I don't. The local post man does. SWMBO had strawberry blonde... 1 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Like the New Avatar Stu, 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted August 12, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Andrew P said: Like the New Avatar Stu, That's my happy face. 1 2 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Alister_G Posted August 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2021 37 minutes ago, Stubby47 said: That's my happy face. I like how you've cropped off the rest of the image: Al. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted August 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2021 One can definitely make mistakes like measuring something needing to be 54ins and inexplicably measuring the wood a as 45ins. Mind you not a frequent occurance. I have long recognised that life is a process of reducing material to off cuts. I have off cuts of ply, wire ,pieces of rail, pieces of plastikard etc. One can spend more time going through offcuts than actuall cutting and assembling the pieces you cut from fresh because none of the off cuts were big enough. I do use some offcuts but each one I use produces one or two more offcuts. Trying to reduce the size of the offcuts bin is a step on the road to insanity. Don 6 1 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted August 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Stubby47 said: That's my happy face. Standing for the change of user name, 'Chuckles47' 1 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted August 13, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) Quite a bit more progress on the Yard box. Only cost me two drill bits and a large plaster... All the switches are now in place. The power end has two stereo av sockets for 16vac and 12vdc feeds. The hole will have a 9-pin D connector for the handheld controller ( which only needs 4 wires but I've bought a pack of 10 male/female connectors with covers, so I'm standardising). The baseboard end has one 9 pin in and one 9 pin to add. There will be one 'cable' to the layout, consisting of two 8-wire cables. This will terminate in a single 15 pin connector. Separate panel/cables/connectors will be used for the station. Edited August 13, 2021 by Stubby47 11 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted August 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2021 That looks very neat and functional. I don't think you mentioned how you sourced the "sturdy metal box"? (Hopefully not from the Wolf's lair! ) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted August 13, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2021 It's a 6" x 4" x 2" junction box from Toolstation: https://www.toolstation.com/metal-box-with-knock-outs/p64956 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted August 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2021 Many thanks Stu, I just might go for that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted August 13, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2021 12 minutes ago, Mikkel said: Many thanks Stu, I just might go for that. The metal is quite/very hard, so it needs sharp drill bits and some pressure - hence the two 3mm bits that snapped. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted August 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2021 Nice job on the panel Stu. I note you are still using the Noggin the Nog typeface. Top stuff. Rob 1 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted August 13, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 13, 2021 5 hours ago, Stubby47 said: Quite a bit more progress on the Yard box. Only cost me two drill bits and a large plaster... All the switches are now in place. The power end has two stereo av sockets for 16vac and 12vdc feeds. The hole will have a 9-pin D connector for the handheld controller ( which only needs 4 wires but I've bought a pack of 10 male/female connectors with covers, so I'm standardising). The baseboard end has one 9 pin in and one 9 pin to add. There will be one 'cable' to the layout, consisting of two 8-wire cables. This will terminate in a single 15 pin connector. Separate panel/cables/connectors will be used for the station. Just one thought Stu - I'd be inclined to use different types of connector for the dc and ac inputs. 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted August 14, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 14, 2021 5 hours ago, St Enodoc said: Just one thought Stu - I'd be inclined to use different types of connector for the dc and ac inputs. Thanks. The sockets and plugs are colour coded, so I should be safe... 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted August 14, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 14, 2021 6 hours ago, NHY 581 said: Nice job on the panel Stu. I note you are still using the Noggin the Nog typeface. It seems to be appropriate: 9 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted August 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Stubby47 said: Thanks. The sockets and plugs are colour coded, so I should be safe... Hmm... 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted August 14, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Stubby47 said: Thanks. The sockets and plugs are colour coded, so I should be safe... 53 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: Hmm... I have previously used these on several exhibition layouts and never had an issue, so am reasonably confident I can tell red from white. This was proven only yesterday after gouging my finger as I snapped the bit in the power drill... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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