daniel8910 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Excellent woodwork- what tool(s) are you using to cut the wood? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 7, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2013 Excellent woodwork- what tool(s) are you using to cut the wood? Hi Daniel. now that's the kind of question I wish more people would ask. It's very frustrating when you look at someone else's work and wonder how they did it. If you look at pages 3-6 for the subframe work and 142 onwards for the hillside, you'll see a common feature. I tend to overdo the structures - I must be paranoid that I'll wake up one morning and it's all fallen apart!! I use an "Evolution" circular saw for straight cuts of timber and ply. A Black & Decker heavy duty jigsaw for shaping the formers etc - cuts through 12mm ply like butter, but with the amount of cutting I've done I've gone through quite a few blades! Sometimes I've used a traditional saw and a couple of very sharp 1" chisels and a hammer have been useful for cutting out joints. Needless to say, I've nearly worn out my workmate - how could I cut a lot of this stuff without it. Other tools; Rechargeable Bosch drill, countless drill bits and gallons of PVA, screws and lots of patience! I love playing around with wood. Although I'm a Physicist by training I think I've inherited my dad's passion for woodwork - he was a joiner. Hope the info. helps!! Jeff 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 7, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2013 Just to show that the valley floor section DOES actually slide out.... Reluctant to pull it out any further until everything has set!! Jeff 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Hi Jeff, I thought you would be on here by now so I am just going back a page to see just what you have been up to mate, Bodgit, ahhhhhhhh chhhhhhhhoooo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Requests? Black Five and/or 8F on an unfitted freight, trundling slowly round the whole scenic area I will second that Jason, can I bring my Sound 8F? :nono: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jason T Posted March 7, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2013 I read that as 'wife has arrived' then and I have to admit that I first thought that you'd kept her quiet and second, wondered where on Earth you had sent her off to for the past God knows how many months 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Update - with some photos... The hill profile boards for the HILL edge have been fitted in place: 100_2806.JPG 100_2808.JPG Sitting in between the hills is the "valley bottom board" - which can slide in and out. Each side of the bottom board has a profile board fitted (not shown yet - that's my next job!) that is as exact a copy of the hill profile board as I can make it.... Hope that makes sense - it'll be clearer with the next set of pics. 100_2810.JPG Jeff Btw, my original idea was to build the sliding board as a rectangular shape. It was Al who suggested making a slight wedge. The width at the viaduct end is 34cm, at the near end (on the photos), 38cm. A wedge is easier to engage accurately and less prone to getting stuck. Thanks Al. WOTS THAT IN ENGLISH about a yard and a tadge? Bodgit millie liters 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 7, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2013 Haven't you ever wondered who makes all those cups of coffee for me!!? No, the wiRe is going in the bunker later. I got within 10 days of the wedding 11 years ago, but escaped!! Jeff 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jason T Posted March 7, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2013 Well then, if she has arrived, 11 years later, you're in for an ear bashing so I recommend that you lock yourself in the bunker for protection, with a months supply of coffee and biscuits!!!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 7, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2013 WOTS THAT IN ENGLISH about a yard and a tadge? Bodgit millie liters Don't worry Andy. You get along fine as it is without worrying about those pesky centimetres. I put it down to your glue-gun technique. Oh, and your PVA handling skills. Having seen the video, does it matter yo you weather you splodge a cm3 or a gallon onto your grass! Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 7, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2013 Well then, if she has arrived, 11 years later, you're in for an ear bashing so I recommend that you lock yourself in the bunker for protection, with a months supply of coffee and biscuits!!!!! I'll let you into a secret. I'm having an internal door fitted into the bunker on Monday. From then on, the world can pass by and I can lock myself in - should I so desire - and play trains for ever more!! Not forgetting the coffee machine - and biscuits. I'd also need my wireless internet to keep tabs on you and Bodgit! Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 My GOOD LADY tells me that when we move I have to have my OWN KETTLE and CHEAP COFFEE in my Den for when ALL my friends come around, hhahheheee Bogalogic Kettlefury Coffeepot WOT? :stinker: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 7, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2013 My GOOD LADY tells me that when we move I have to have my OWN KETTLE and CHEAP COFFEE in my Den for when ALL my friends come around, hhahheheee Bogalogic Kettlefury Coffeepot WOT? :stinker: Instant stuff during the day - but usually drink the proper stuff when I can be bothered to put the machine on. Like now. Off to do a bit more work. No rest for the wicked!! Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Don't have that problem with the coffee. The machines got an inbuilt timer. Sometimes I allow myself the cheap stuff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 That really is some serious woodwork Jeff, I wish I had your love of wood, you are very lucky to inherit that from your Farther, I only wish I had done the same, he too was a skilled carpenter. Just make sure that when you pop your head up to take a Viaduct pic that Al doesn't close the draw and decapitate you, hahahhheheeee Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 That removable section is rather a good idea Jeff. Could double-up as a place to store valuables..... You deserve an "A" for that. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 To be honest, one of our guys at the Club want's a complete slide out section similar to yours on our 41ft x 12ft layout, but involving the whole frame as w walk through, and cutting through the 3 tracks on two different levels, and I can't see it working for us. Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 7, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2013 To be honest, one of our guys at the Club want's a complete slide out section similar to yours on our 41ft x 12ft layout, but involving the whole frame as w walk through, and cutting through the 3 tracks on two different levels, and I can't see it working for us. Bodgit That sounds very ambitious. I will only take on what I know I'm capable of doing. If you push things too far, the complexity outweighs any advantages you gain. I've just fed my brother (curry with poppadoms). Time to make coffee and retire to the bunker for some wiring! As you would say, Andy: "Catch you later". Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 7, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2013 That removable section is rather a good idea Jeff. Could double-up as a place to store valuables..... You deserve an "A" for that. Peter I had a sliding section on my old layout, but it was poorly thought out and poorly executed. This idea was a solution to the "corner problem". There HAD to be a way to gain access to the viaduct without causing chaos by fiddling around in the corner. This idea suggested itself and Al suggested a wedge-shaped slider to improve "performance". It looks like a practical solution! The other great thing is that I can now get on and build the valley sides/fit the tunnel-hill section etc because, at any time, I can get EASY access. It has freed-up what was potentially a very worrying point of inaccessibility (and I don't like those - smacks of bad planning!!) Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Happy Bunkering????? ehhhh? Are you playing whilst you work mow? Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 7, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2013 Happy Bunkering????? ehhhh? Are you playing whilst you work mow? Bodgit No play today as I've created some dust in the bunker and I'll have to clean everything before Al comes round tomorrow afternoon. Just wired up another turnout - the most awkward - to the control panel. I'm going to draw out some stream formers so I can get cutting straight away in the morning. Plenty of play tomorrow afternoon, Andy. Should be fun - wonder what locos he'll bring? Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted March 7, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2013 Well its good to see something that we can comment on again! Are you sure that you have got the snaking of you stream bed right? They look a bit linear to me.... Andy G ;-} Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 To be honest, it's certainly not a solution I'd have contemplated. Duncan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Jeff I am really envious of you having a running session tomorrow, will you be getting wagons out or is it just Light Engine movements? BTW, I'm on my way up, hahheee Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium southern42 Posted March 7, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2013 SO, you reckon I'd be disappointed. Errrr? Ummmm? Errrrr? No. :no: :no: :no: Waiting for the next video, now..... In the meantime - time for coffee.... Luney Lady-in-waiting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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