Ox Mountain Railway
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Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
LGB fishplates are another hoooge disappointment - Aristo screwed fishplates are fare better IMHO
Chris Vernell
45.29 N, 75.75 W
Once you have found a screw that will actually stay on the hex driver long enough to get it in the hole ...... Aristo screwed fishplates are fare better IMHO
... not to mention the half-dozen screws that vanished into the next dimension when they fell off the driver
... which you could try to find with a magnetic pickup ... except they're non-magnetic
That said, I use Aristo joiners because I have mostly Aristo and USA track.
I have found that they can crack and break over winter.
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
I broke the end off an Aristo sleeper / tie when I was re-laying back in the autumn, but most of the rest of the stuff has gone down OK. This was on a #6 turnout with 1:32 sleepers / ties as opposed to narrow gauge sleepers / ties (If you know Aristo, you know what I meanOnce you have found a screw that will actually stay on the hex driver long enough to get it in the hole ...
... not to mention the half-dozen screws that vanished into the next dimension when they fell off the driver
... which you could try to find with a magnetic pickup ... except they're non-magnetic
That said, I use Aristo joiners because I have mostly Aristo and USA track.
I have found that they can crack and break over winter.
)The secret to not losing Aristo grub screws is to use in an ice cream tub lid - I learned this very early on after one little blighter disappeared down into the ballast, and as I pried in between the stones, the little thing kept disappearing further until I said 'O bother.' or words to that effect and reached for another little screw after I had inserted the ice cream tub lid safety net in place
trammayo
Interested in vintage commercial vehicle, trams, t
I always used to think (being from Yorkshire) that a Manchester Screwdriver was the definition of a hammer!
trammayo
Interested in vintage commercial vehicle, trams, t
Once you have found a screw that will actually stay on the hex driver long enough to get it in the hole ...
... not to mention the half-dozen screws that vanished into the next dimension when they fell off the driver
... which you could try to find with a magnetic pickup ... except they're non-magnetic
That said, I use Aristo joiners because I have mostly Aristo and USA track.
I have found that they can crack and break over winter.
I'm always reminded of the film (and TV series) 'The Borrowers' - there must be a parallel world waiting to spirit away those things we drop or transform into a projectile with unknown - or unitended - destination!
Quote;The secret to not losing Aristo grub screws is to use in an ice cream tub lid - I learned this very early on after one little blighter disappeared down into the ballast, and as I pried in between the stones, the little thing kept disappearing further until I said 'O bother.' or words to that effect and reached for another little screw after I had inserted the ice cream tub lid safety net in place
:QuoteYes that's a sound idea if you can get the lid in place. I was worried yesterday that I wouldn't have enough screws. I did drop a couple but managed to retrieve them - it must have been the sun shining on them!
trammayo
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I have'nt experienced any fatigue in the joiners but I have a problem with the ties being bleached by the sun. Not UV stable? They look a bit like concrete now but they seem, otherwise, to have maintained their structural integrity (fingers crossed
).
trammayo
Interested in vintage commercial vehicle, trams, t
Yesterday, a brief interlude between shopping, timber bashing, moaning and cursing, saw me run a train. Not just any train, but a first for me. A Stainz! Weathered by a previous owner, it's not everybody's cup of tea but at least I now own one after nearly fifty years!
I did try it out on the extension but still slight conductivity problems! Mind you, the sun was in full burning mode, so maybe when the rain comes things will improve!
I did try it out on the extension but still slight conductivity problems! Mind you, the sun was in full burning mode, so maybe when the rain comes things will improve!
Madman
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I have days like that. Nothing seems to go as planned. That's because whatever plans I made are forgotten in the next few minutes.
Congratulations on your procurement of the first Stainz in your roster. I own three and love each one. You will not be disappointed.
playmofire
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I'd rather have my Spremberger than a Stainz.
Madman
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playmofire
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I'd say LGB's best small loco.
GNB
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Like the artificial grass. Have you thought about artificial Leylandii?
Think what you'll save in two-stroke oil
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PS - love your new Stainz, takes any amount of use and always comes up looking good. You can't beat a small celestory roofed coach or two either!
Just think if you had bought one earlier you could have both grown old gracefully, as it is you've allowed the Stainz to take all the credit.
Ignore the critics, hang on in there and enjoy it whilst you can .
Think what you'll save in two-stroke oil
.PS - love your new Stainz, takes any amount of use and always comes up looking good. You can't beat a small celestory roofed coach or two either!
Just think if you had bought one earlier you could have both grown old gracefully, as it is you've allowed the Stainz to take all the credit.
Ignore the critics, hang on in there and enjoy it whilst you can
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trammayo
Interested in vintage commercial vehicle, trams, t
Like the artificial grass. Have you thought about artificial Leylandii?
Think what you'll save in two-stroke oil
PS - love your new Stainz, takes any amount of use and always comes up looking good. You can't beat a small celestory roofed coach or two either!
Just think if you had bought one earlier you could have both grown old gracefully, as it is you've allowed the Stainz to take all the credit.
Ignore the critics, hang on in there and enjoy it whilst you can
Me grow old gracefully? Never. Does forgetting things count as ignoring?
Now A.L - that would be something
GNB
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Me grow old gracefully? Never. Does forgetting things count as ignoring?
Now A.L - that would be something
Trammayo you shall forever be my Peter Pan of Garden Railways
. At my age I can no longer remember how to count and ignorance becomes the consequence of being unable to remember anything in the first place
.Finally that something is only a click away - welcome to the world of instant hedging and trees etc etc....
https://www.primrose.co.uk/artificial-screening-c-318_2315.html
http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/artificial-trees
https://www.bloomingartificial.co.uk/artificial-conifer-trees
Amazing what you find when prompted to look !
trammayo
Interested in vintage commercial vehicle, trams, t
Trammayo you shall forever be my Peter Pan of Garden Railways
At my age I can no longer remember how to count and ignorance becomes the consequence of being unable to remember anything in the first place
Finally that something is only a click away - welcome to the world of instant hedging and trees etc etc....
https://www.primrose.co.uk/artificial-screening-c-318_2315.html
http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/artificial-trees
https://www.bloomingartificial.co.uk/artificial-conifer-trees
Amazing what you find when prompted to look !
Seek and ye shall find! I've bookmarked them, so when I have forgotten all about them, they will be a new discovery!
I've never trod the boards, but I do realise the role of prompter is an important one! Thanks for taking time to look those sites up!
Now, what is that clock I hear ticking?
playmofire
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playmofire
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[QUOTE="trammayo, post: 478363, member: 81
Now, what is that clock I hear ticking?[/QUOTE]
Probably countdown to a new idea or your railway or the need for a cuppa.
Now, what is that clock I hear ticking?[/QUOTE]
Probably countdown to a new idea or your railway or the need for a cuppa.