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[Rowsley17D]

1 hour ago, hayfield said:

 

Talking about the copperclad timbers which are soldered to the rails, as you said the chairs hold the rail 0.5mm above the timbers. It will not only look odd but will prevent chairs being fitted over these joints unless the following action is taken

1  Using brass chairs

2  Using 0.5mm metal or copperclad risers which are ground back to be level with the rail sides

 

Are, with you now. I put small pieces of phosphor bronze strip under the rails which are soldered to the copper clad timbers to make the rails level with the ones in chairs on the ply sleepers. To be honest, I rarely fit half chairs to the soldered rails as when painted it's hard to see usually.

[Rowsley17D]

Prompted by @hayfield and @lezz01 I've super glued half chairs to the copper clad timbers.

 

[Rowsley17D]

I went to York show and had a good spend on bits and bobs. Is there a shortage of sleeper grime and rail colour paints as there was not a pot/jar of them to be had? I picked up some slide chairs from C&L and they are still not a patch on the old Exactoscale ones. Although there's a slight undercut for the foot of the rail I cut more away with an X-acto blade. The slip needs wiring up and them I can fit it to the layout.

 

In health news, I am going back on a second round of chemo at the end of the month. While the tumour in the liver is stable, the two in the two lymph nodes have increased, so I opted for more treatment. Six rounds, two weeks apart followed by a CT scan to see what has happened.

[Mrkirtley800]

Wishing you all the best of good luck.  Hope your treatment goes according to plan and is a great success.

Derek

[JustinDean]

Best of luck with the forthcoming treatment Jonathon. 
 

Jay

[chuffinghell]

All the best with your treatment

[MrWolf]

Best of luck and KBO.

 

Rob 

[Rowsley17D]

Thanks for the encouragement boys and girls. The PICC line goes back in a week today and first round a week on Tuesday. The cocktail is different in that the element which causes nerve damage to hands and feet is replaced by one which has other unpleasant effects, I won't go into details as some may be having their breakfast. There is a jab available which I have been told is like a bee sting. I've never had a bee sting, doctor. Well, when you do it'll feel like the injection.

 

On the railway front, I've wired the double slip and am mixing paint to reproduce sleeper grime.

[Graham T]

Wishing you all the best Jonathan.  The description of the jab was nicely circular and gave me a smile - thanks.

 

[Dragonboy]

All the best for your treatment.

 

Brian

[drmditch]

On 14/04/2023 at 09:40, Rowsley17D said:

On the railway front, I've wired the double slip and am mixing paint to reproduce sleeper grime.

Well done, Oh great and intrepid modeller! 

 

The most I was able to do between completing 4th cycle of chemo and starting the preparation for my Autologous Stem Cell Transplant ( and catching Covid inbetween) was a little work on some LNER unfitted covered vans. Ironically these are being converted from the fitted versions.

 

I hope your PICC line does not give you too much discomfort.

 

Perhaps you might not mind if I send you a PM ?

 

The only similarity to 'bee stings' in my recent medications has been provided by an anti-nausea injection. A short pain followed by the bliss of being able to enjoy hospital food!

 

I should say though, that even on longer aquaintance, and allowing for the limitations of mass-catering, the food in this hospital is really quite good!

[Rowsley17D]

20 minutes ago, drmditch said:

Well done, Oh great and intrepid modeller! 

 

The most I was able to do between completing 4th cycle of chemo and starting the preparation for my Autologous Stem Cell Transplant ( and catching Covid inbetween) was a little work on some LNER unfitted covered vans. Ironically these are being converted from the fitted versions.

 

I hope your PICC line does not give you too much discomfort.

 

Perhaps you might not mind if I send you a PM ?

 

The only similarity to 'bee stings' in my recent medications has been provided by an anti-nausea injection. A short pain followed by the bliss of being able to enjoy hospital food!

 

I should say though, that even on longer aquaintance, and allowing for the limitations of mass-catering, the food in this hospital is really quite good!

 

Hi DRMD do send me PM whenever you like.

[lezz01]

1 hour ago, drmditch said:

I should say though, that even on longer aquaintance, and allowing for the limitations of mass-catering, the food in this hospital is really quite good!

You lucky lucky man! The food in the hospitals around here is dire. The last time I was in hospital I lived on M&S sarnies and Macidees.

Regards Lez.

[hayfield]

11 hours ago, lezz01 said:

You lucky lucky man! The food in the hospitals around here is dire. The last time I was in hospital I lived on M&S sarnies and Macidees.

Regards Lez.

 

 

Thankfully I have only stayed in hospital once and for 8 days, after 3 days I found where they hid the salt and pepper. The food actually tasted very good with the addition of these two ingredients. 

 

I do understand for the very few it is important to monitor the use of salt, but how many are going without a nutritious (and essential) meal as when its bland its very unappetising  

[drmditch]

19 hours ago, lezz01 said:

You lucky lucky man! The food in the hospitals around here is dire. The last time I was in hospital I lived on M&S sarnies and Macidees.

Regards Lez.

I am indeed lucky, and even more fortunate in that I do not have to endure life (and ageing) as a man!

 

What is a Macidee?

[Rowsley17D]

1 hour ago, drmditch said:

I am indeed lucky, and even more fortunate in that I do not have to endure life (and ageing) as a man!

 

What is a Macidee?

 

A McDonald's meal.

[Rowsley17D]

Had a nice day down and up the S&C from Ribblehead to Carlisle yesterday. Leander was in one of the platforms at Carlisle, but I could only take a couple of photos through the coach window as we departed. She's in BR mixed traffic black.

 

 

[Rowsley17D]

I should have started my second round of chemo yesterday but despite being reminded on several occasions, my consultant failed to order the chemo part I bring home in time. Having rearranged several things in my diary thinking I would be out of order this week, I was asked to go back next week but I opted to go back in 2 weeks time.

 

I took out my frustration on the old double slip and ripped it out and made a start on lifting the cork.

 

[Rowsley17D]

The rest of the cork bed was removed today and new cork laid in its place, ready for some track laying tomorrow. Must remember to drill the holes for the operating rods to the servos first.

 

[Rowsley17D]

The double slip has been glued in place and some initial ballasting done. It's rail connected at the lefthand end but not at the right as some sleepers need to be added.

 

 

[Rowsley17D]

The approach track has ha sleepers fitted and the formation wired up and connected to its servos. Ballasting still needs doing but I've left until all runs reasonably well. Stock runs through it better than the one it replaced but the closure rails are very stiff for the servos despite me cutting through the rail foot and web in several places.

 

 

 

Edited May 1, 2023 by Rowsley17D

[lezz01]

It looks very good Jonathan. The switch rails on slips have always been a bit of a problem due to their lack of length maybe a stronger acting servo might work better. The answer might be found by asking the R/C modellers as they have used servos for decades unlike us who have only started to use them recently.

Regards Lez.

[MrWolf]

That has come together very well and very quickly, most impressive.

[Rowsley17D]

14 hours ago, MrWolf said:

That has come together very well and very quickly, most impressive.

 

I thought I would get it done before chemo starts as crawling under baseboards isn't much fun after a treatment session. I'll look and see if I can get more powerful servos as @lezz01 suggests, otherwise it will be the British Finescale route.

 

Just ordered 2 servos with metal gears which give 10kg of torque and 180 deg of turn.

[Rowsley17D]

The powerful servos have been fitted and do the job well. They were from The Pi Hut. As they are 20mm wide they wouldn't fit into the alu channel I usually use but were attached to some alu right angle with an alu plate for the actuating wire to go through. Now for some real testing of the stock to see what goes through as it should.