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Good afternoon, your advice and input please. My small layout at present uses solenoid point motors I am thinking of changing to a slow motion type instead. So what do you use and how easy are they to install? I use Peco code 100 track and have a 3 way point at one location so can 2 slow action motors be fitted under such a point? Are they good for switching frog polarity? What type of power supply do you use with them? Thanks for any advice on this subject Mike

You can get it off eBay or amazon without any problem

Look for 360 grain Glysophate that's what I use on customers drives etc you can get it from a litre bottle upwards. It 3 times the strength of the stuff you get in the shops.

Yule blessings to all as well

Paper reader here as well having tried a number of mags in digital format on iPad and PC I just don't like the format and returned to paper issues

Thank you all for your advice, I like the idea of the corrugated sheeting will look at local suppliers. Cheers Mike

Good evening, I am after a little advice . I am in the process of building a 12 x 8 garden shed/small workshop, walls, clading etc now done and am now working on roof. Due to a, working single handed and b, tight space to move martial in I decide to use 6 x 1 softwood treated boards laid lengthways for the roof with heavy duty felt over the top. Now dispite having the boards for a few weeks after fixing them down I have suffered some shrinking between boards, what I am wondering is should I fill the gaps before felting or leave them as they are allowing for any movement between boards. The felt will be nailed down only. thanks for reading above waffle and for any advice you may have. mike

I have found all 3 podcasts very good, thanks for doing them and look forward to the next one

Just checked packet of white I had and one stick is white one more cream in colour also one stick is normally a bit harder than the other

So sad to hear this Jim, at least he had a loving family while he was with you. I also seem to have something in my eye tonight. Mike

Yes they can be overhauled,have a look on YouTube a number of very good videos on servicing Lima locos. One by MikesMovies is very useful

Received mine a few days back think it's one of the best issues yet

Thanks for all your hard work Andy but take care, if you continue to sort out problems at this rate you could find yourself called to number 10 to deal with a little problem they have!

My condolences at this sad time

Could they be a form of tablet catcher

Years ago when I used shellac for wood finishing I used to just cover the flakes with the meths if mix was to thick when dissolved just added a little more meths' hope this helps Mike

Thank you for your help that's just what I needed to know Cheers Mike

Good afternoon all Ref the Metcalfe PO313 00/H0 SCALE DOUBLE TRACK ENGINE SHED has anyone got one they could measure for me , I can get the outside dimensions for the web site but I need to know the measurement across the inside of the opening at the front to see if I have enough clearance to use one without having to relay track. Thanks for any help with this question Mike

Evolution are bringing out a circular saw which is fitted with its all purpose blade that cuts both wood and metal, a few reviews are cropping up on utube prior to its release

A lot of the low price units use a spinning blade which the waste is feed down through and you spend most of the time clearing jams. Better design is the cog type much less jamming with these. If you are looking for shredding large amounts them budget around £600.00 plus for electric or heck of a lot more for petrol. One of my customers has a elite electric unit which cost around £700.00 but is very good and performs almost as well as a £1500.00 bearcat model I use at times

Hi Chris, in windows 8.1 its located in Services.msc hope this helps

I have this problem with a wireless printer setup, works fine with the laptop but pain in neck when trying to use with PC. Have found it seems to be a problem with the print spooler settings and I have to go into services turn print spooler off and then on again to clar it, that on a system running 8.1. May be worth having a look at on your system

Thanks for that will take a look at their website

Good evening all I am trying to find a supplier of split pins that can be used to support 7mm handrails but am having problems locating something suitabl, can anyone recommend a supplier?

Thanks Andy, I did not want to add the colour to the bowl at first as I liked the grain pattern so much but the bowl was a commission and the person in question had asked for the colour effect.