Asphalt, grass and traction poles...

[tramcar trev]

Another milestone today?. Or maybe that will be a millstone later on?. The traction poles have been planted and this adds a whole new perspective. I made a quick addition to my drill to let me drill consistently vertical holes, it?s a bull?s-eye level set on the handle on a bed of epoxy putty. I set a length of 12mm rod in the vise and perpedicularised it with the aid of a level then clamped the drill chuck onto it and bedded the level while the putty was still workable. To get my holes vertical I just have to get the bubble centre, squeeze the trigger and presto a hole that points directly to the centre of the planet. Maybe I should share this idea with Herr Bosch?? Did you know before he started make tools he made tramcars??

The ornate centre poles in Memory Lane look very nice and the bracket arm poles in the Park look good too. I think it emphasizes the tight radii I have to work with? This will now define more accurately the area I have to work with for the Bandstand. It will be about 5 metres across the flats and around 3 metres floor to ceiling and about 4.5 metres tall?. Scale dimensions of course!!

The asphalt came up looking as I hoped; it will weather naturally to a less strident grey.

Before I string the overhead wire I?ll now be able to place the colour light staff boxes on the traction poles and give the rail a good clean to get all the major contaminants off it, bitumen, paint, glue etc and excise a few stray bits of ballast that foul the flangeway?.

It?s starting to look like a tramway!!!

 

[bobg]

5 Stars Trev; for the bubble level. I shall have to nick that idea, before you get it patented.

P.S. The poles look great!

 

[Andy Worsfold]

Excellent Tramway

 

[trammayo]

Looking great Trev!

 

[Dtsteam]

Wow, that's really beginning to look the part. I like the idea of the bubble level as well.

 

[beavercreek]

Stone me, that's looking sweet!

 

[Madman]

Great! Looks fantastic. All of your hard work has paid off.

On patenting the bulls eye level, you are about thirty years too late. Black & Decker beat you to it. :crying:

 

[yb281]

Great job Trev, looks fantastic. That spirit level idea is genius.

 

[whatlep]

Trev - that tramway stonework/asphalt is the Mutt's Nutts. Fan-ruddy-tastic!

 

[JRinTawa]

Brilliant, both the tramway and the bubble level idea.

 

[Martino]

Great thinking on the spirit bubble. The tramway looks really good too.

 

[tramcar trev]

So You all like my bulls eye level.... Now if whoever stole the bubble overnight returns it there will be no retributions. Gentlemen I jest not, the bubble has gone!!!

Thanks for your generous comments, but I'm only too human, I rushed in and planted poles everywhere then I had to extract some as the staff boxes were supposed to be mounted on them before being concreted into place.... As my 90 year old Dad says,"don't worry Son, you will get old one day"....

Exhibit "A", I'll have to get Sherlock Holmes onto this, "The Case of the Missing Bubble"​

 

[mike]

i can not tell a lie.. brilllent ..

 

[whatlep]

So You all like my bulls eye level.... Now if whoever stole the bubble overnight returns it there will be no retributions. Gentlemen I jest not, the bubble has gone!!!

You need a spare from the stores mate. Same place as you get a can of tartan paint (diagonal variety).

 

[tramcar trev]

So You all like my bulls eye level.... Now if whoever stole the bubble overnight returns it there will be no retributions. Gentlemen I jest not, the bubble has gone!!!

You need a spare from the stores mate. Same place as you get a can of tartan paint (diagonal variety).

Ok, I'll get a load of sparkling repartee and a long weight while I'm at it...

 

[Madman]

In the heat of summer, a bubble in a level vial will shrink, but I have never seen it dissappear.

 

[Dtsteam]

Simple. All that pole planting and you've worn the bubble out. Serves you right for buying a cheap chinese bubble. A spirit bubble you say ? probably been drinking on the job, and sleeping it off somewhere. No, I have no helpful suggestions as it happens.

 

[MRail]

.... Now if whoever stole the bubble overnight returns it there will be no retributions. Gentlemen I jest not, the bubble has gone!!!

Trev, I fear your idea has been pirated. Google...

 

[Nodrog1826]

Looking brilliant as ever Trev.

 

[Tony]

Loving it