The Home Machinist!

Mike, perfect! This is almost exactly what the car remenants look like, which includes an original car, in advance stage of decomposition. So we can inspect some existing parts and pieces. However, I’ve not found any sign of fastenings, tenons, or mortise yet related to the framing. So will go look...

Thanks Larry, yes, I’d be interested in learning what you discover. Out internal drawings do not show construction detail, such as how vertical frame members are attached to the floor or sill beams. We do have good dimensions on all the joinery. And there is a vast amount of joinery in these old wo...

Hi Glenn...… Here's a drawing from the 1908 "Science of Railways" series. Sorry, part of it didn't scan very well, the book is pretty thick, 711 pages. According to this, there are no framing members on top of the sills. The frame is build pretty much like a house floor, except that the 2x4 and 2x8 ...

Hi Benjamin....

Here's a picture of a truck under a CB&Q waycar up in Billings, Mont. that I took a few years ago. Waycar trucks would have been sprung more lightly than passenger car trucks, mostly account they are not as heavy.

Sorry I can't help you out with a manufacturer.

Mike

We always called them switches, as in 'Number 1 Track switch', or ' power witches , never turnouts, anyway. I've met one or two witches over the years, but was not sure if they were manually operated or had power assist. :D Well, you've got me there, BDD :lol: :lol: I never learned to type, and on ...

Well, At least I have turn outs in my track work and not switches. Thanks Nik3v Well....if we're getting pedantic, you have both :D The switch is the track assembly. The turnout is the curved side of a switch that 'turns out', and is usually speed restricted. They are shown in the Company's 'Timeta...

Hi Bob....

Not being an 'electronic' guy, am I correct in thinking that the 'Cathode end', with the stripe, is to the left in your circuit diagram, the way I've labeled it on the drawing?
I don't want to do it backwards. Thanks,


Mike

Thanks for the detailed reply Mike. It clears up questions on the panel operation. Especially why there are ten positions of the throttle. I'm going to use throttle stop as one of the E-stops. Idle will be notch one and nine will be warp drive engagement...... Here's a sideview of my FrankenCritter...

Mike, Question on the operation of the EMD panel. When the throttle is in notch one you can pull it out and go one lower into what I believe is the engine off/shutdown position. If that assumption is correct, is it normal that you have to go back to notch one to be able to remove the reverser lever...

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Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:10 pm

^^^^ Mikes track after trying notch 11

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Love the control stand...my favorite. Somebody suggested once that I use the Arduino processor, but, like you, it wasn't something I figured I wanted to get mixed up in trying to learn. Originally, the rotary switch I'm using to give me 'notches' on my pot had a stop on it, which only gave me 5 powe...

I was surprised to see a flange lubricator near one of our local grade crossings and noticed it's set to apply the lubricant rather liberally. I don't know how that is supposed to work. With my proposed grades, that would be a good way to ensure my train got a one way ticket to the lowest portion o...