richard37670 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Looking very good mate will have pop along to hayle and see you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 Getting close to being finished for Hayle at the end of the month then? Hi Richard Like all models I'm sure it will never be finished,but it will certainly be ready for Hayle. Just finished making the left hand signal operational; hopefully the point motor won't be too harsh, & won't damage the signal in time. Cheers Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 Looking very good mate will have pop along to hayle and see you Hi richard37670 Look forward to meeting you,make sure you say hello, Cheers Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard37670 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Hi richard37670 Look forward to meeting you,make sure you say hello, Cheers Bill Yeah will make sure i say hello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 Hi All When I last posted I thought I had a working semaphore...Unfortunately when I went to demonstrate it.....needless to say it didn't work. So today has been spent sorting that out & now, fingers firmly crossed, I have two working semaphores. I also wired in 2 of the 3 ground signals & as I am now going cross eyed I shall leave it for now & do the third one tomorrow,then take some pics & post them to show progress. There is a bit of light seeping from the LED's so I'll need to sort that out at the same time CheersBill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B954673 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 well i'm glad the postie didn't look at the stamp, and also that they work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 well i'm glad the postie didn't look at the stamp, and also that they work Hi Yes it was just as well....As it happened the diodes arrived just as I was finishing the semaphores. As a word of explanation, I couldn't figure out how to change the ground signal red/green colour LED's using the single switch left on the Tortoise point motors. B954673 came up with a simple solution using 16v AC and diodes. As I had no diodes I tried with LED's but for some reason it didn't work, so he posted me some diodes & all works fine. Even following day delivery with 2nd class stamp.... Thanks again, Cheers Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 Hi All Why is it that the so called simple things take the longest?????? Having wired in the ground signals when I put the boards down again I found I'd wired two of them to the wrong switches so they showed the wrong colour for the route set. Also one of the red/green LED's seems to want to show red all the time, occasionally flickering to green, then works perfectly !!!!!!!! Hmmmmmmm.The wiring seems fine ,so if its the LED then I shall have to make a new signal. A few pics of the underside of the baseboard......People of a squeamish disposition look away now..... First a general view.... Next a couple of pictures of the mechanism.I've used Peco point motors on bases so that the arm stays in its correct position.As you can possibly see I have formed a ' Z ' of fine wire to stop the signal arm being rotated too far.The movement needed is only just over 1mm & the throw of the point motor is considerably more,so this takes out the excess movement. In the second picture you can see the diodes etc attached to the tortoise point motor.... Next a few pics of the signals working. Unfortunately the ones that show the lights are a bit blurred as they are on a timed exposure & I couldn't get the tripod anywhere near where it needed to be. The lights are visible in normal viewing but the flash is too bright & drowns them out;any way here goes...... That's all for now Cheers Bill 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Hi Bill I like the arrangement of the point motors to operate the signals. RAY70B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi Bill I like the arrangement of the point motors to operate the signals. RAY70B Hi RAY70B Thanks for the comment,the arrangement came more by trial & error with the basic idea of using Peco point motors but seem to work. Cheers Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B954673 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 how are preparations going? only one week to go till its first outing. Is there anything you want me to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted May 19, 2012 Author Share Posted May 19, 2012 how are preparations going? only one week to go till its first outing. Is there anything you want me to do? Hi Thanks for the offer.....Assuming your dear lady wife has done the curtain there's nothing that springs to mind I could do with some signs ,though ,but I don't think your printer is working. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted May 19, 2012 Author Share Posted May 19, 2012 Hi All Had a bit of a play last night & sorted out one or two minor snags........All I can say is....If you want to check home made pointwork run Hornby CDA's through them.I ran them through one of the points on a route that they wouldn't normally go & they derailed......ages having later checking & adjusting wheel back to backs I finally adjusted the point blades & ........hey presto they now run through OK Anyway.... Put a few people on the layout.... I also placed some loose sleepers & rail to imply some relying of track or track improvement being done..... Well a few more bits & pieces to do but plenty of running to do to iron out any problems that may not have shown themselves yet..... Next Saturday is the day......Hopefully all will go well at Hayle Show Cheers Bill 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwrman Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Hi Bill, for semaphore operation you could try these which are the same as used by Dapol on their new signals, http://www.ebay.co.u...=item27c27399ab they also do a cdu free point motor http://www.ebay.co.u...=item2a1a6f0faf Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted May 20, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 20, 2012 I like the odd rail sections and sleepers left lying around. Shame I can't get to see the layout at the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 Hi Bill, for semaphore operation you could try these which are the same as used by Dapol on their new signals, http://www.ebay.co.u...=item27c27399ab they also do a cdu free point motor http://www.ebay.co.u...=item2a1a6f0faf Nigel Hi Nigel Thanks for the info....They certainly would seem to be a lot less harsh than Peco point motors, but are quite pricey. I shall bear them in mind for my next project.....I'll need five signals though & one is a bracket signal !!!! Any way, more of that anon Thanks again Cheers Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 I like the odd rail sections and sleepers left lying around. Shame I can't get to see the layout at the weekend. Hi Richard, Thanks for the comment. It took me a couple of days before I was happy with the positioning & the overall effect,but I am quite pleased with it now. It would have been nice to see you at Hayle show, but hopefully I might get other invites. Time will tell. Probably see you at Exeter. Cheers Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack00 Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Hi bill, I may not have looked far enough back through the posts, but when is the hayle show? Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 Hi all Well my daughter in law turned up trumps & I now have a curtain......A fine job she made of it too. A big thankyou....Most appreciated. I have removed the lighting pelmet, which is why the pics show a low level of the layout. I kept banging my head on it when I was working on the front of the layout, which became rather annoying & I didn't want to damage it. I installed some trunking under the tracks from the signals etc. to the relay boxes. I also fixed some restricted clearance signs to the clay loader & washing plant, & played about with the positioning road vehicles etc. I've just realised I didn't take any pics of the trunking .....well maybr next time Cheers Bill 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 Hi bill, I may not have looked far enough back through the posts, but when is the hayle show? Jack. Hi Jack It's this coming weekend, 26th/27th. Hopefully see you there... Cheers Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 Hi All Well Saturday's the big day.....The Debut show. All works well at home....hopefully will this weekend.............Done some extensive testing & all seems to work fine......Touching lots of wood. Made three more storage cassettes today.... they are slightly different design (cheaper) but seem to work fine. Fine tuned the cassettes to try & make sure no derailments occur...............Again all seems OK. Day off tomorrow so all will be packed up & loaded up into the trusty vehicle & transported to Hayle,where hopefully all will work fine. I must admit I'm really looking forward to the show. I've checked everything & all seems to work well,but we won't know 'till we get there........ Cheers Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warspite Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Bill Layout looks superb. Hope Saturday's show goes well - you're certainly well prepared! Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 Bill Layout looks superb. Hope Saturday's show goes well - you're certainly well prepared! Stephen Hi Stephen Thanks for the comment.Greatly appreciated. Are you likely to be there ? If so say hello. Your Avatar...... I assume that's Warspite coming off the Parkindillack branch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Hi Bill It's looking fantastic Bill Sorry to say I will not at be there for the show, So hope all goes well at the show for you. I'm shore it will. RAY70B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted May 25, 2012 Author Share Posted May 25, 2012 Hi Bill It's looking fantastic Bill Sorry to say I will not at be there for the show, So hope all goes well at the show for you. I'm shore it will. RAY70B Hi Ray Thanks for the comment & best wishes.... As they say it's got two chances but I've done all I can to ensure all works well Cheers Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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