What happened at your workbench today?

justme igor said:
(...) looking jealous at all of your projects (...) trying to finish my house and garden (...) you put the bar high ...)
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Igor, don't forget, the railway you want is the one that YOU can be proud of. Not because it complies with someone's imaginary standard, but because YOU made it with your own hands.

There'll always be someone more accomplished, or more talented, or who simply has more time than you. Don't be intimidated, do your own thing!
 
I used a kit from Modellbau Heyn to convert an LGB point to three rail.

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I'm not fond of the very small nuts and bolts that hold the check rail, but I got it done.

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Looks the part to me.

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On the Workmate this afternoon

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The very first resin wall section of the new station building glued to the very first section of reinforcing alumin(i)um angle. The angle is intended to line up and brace the butt joint of the two halves of the front and back walls and prevent them from bowing in the sun/heat (a lesson learned from bitter experience with earlier buildings :eek:). In my usual belt-and-braces fashion, the glue joints will be supported with 0-80 bolts through the resin and alumin(i)um angle.
 
My current project, for the Claptowte Railway, is a signal box, for Phidell Yard, based on a much altered Modeltown cast resin kit. Apart from a sign to go on the front, all the alterations were completed a couple of weeks ago, before we went to North Wales for the week. I have already taken a number of photographs of the modifications, the next step will be to dismantle the model into its component parts, to spray prime, prior to painting. Not sure any painting will be started before our family visit to Knoxville, middle of next month, so yet again, not a quick project. There will be a full write up on the build, once it is completed.

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David
 
Seized a few minutes before brekkie ...

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to glue the second set of corner angles to the station building ends, and bolted the angles I glued yesterday.
And then I realized I had not procured enough nuts and bolts to complete the job :oops: (BA Mathematics, failed) so I shall go across town to my favourite hobby shop to see if they might have bolts of the right size to save having to order online.
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Later: Hobby shop trek was fruitful. I snaffled the last package of bolts, plus nuts and washers. Should let me finish this stage of construction.
 
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ET Station Building continues it’s slow movement towards completion. 2 lumps of grey foamboard for the inside middle of the building set back an inch or so. Rarely do insides so this hides the horrors further back on this low relief jobby. Next up will be the complex roof and weathering to represent the run down before the wall came down look that the building had on my early visits before the wall did indeed come down.
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dunnyrail said:
ET Station Building continues it’s slow movement towards completion. 2 lumps of grey foamboard for the inside middle of the building set back an inch or so. Rarely do insides so this hides the horrors further back on this low relief jobby. Next up will be the complex roof and weathering to represent the run down before the wall came down look that the building had on my early visits before the wall did indeed come down.
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That's a biggun :eek:
 
Not so much a workbench, more a very small workspace, probably best to say no more and just crack on!

Returning to the Massoth EVO-X and 3D printed colour light signals.

For comparison internals of the EVO-S and EVO-X.
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The described methodology from the Manual (page 31) is to use +6V, K1 and K2, as shown in the picture's below, activation of 3D printed Signals, with a Green and Yellow Led.

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Also described in the Manual on page 30 is the usage of Auxiliary Contacts K1, D- and K2, but not shown or hinted at, is that these can be utilised with a external power source to also power Signals or Relays.
3D printed Signals as shown below.

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And just to wrap this up, the Auxiliary Contacts K1, D- and K2 can also be used to operate a Relay.

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I always look at The Shed's organised and immaculate workspaces (above) and have a chuckle, looking down at the grubby chaos on my own bench :D Frisbee-flattened signal being reborn with new acrylic parts and LEDs, as I might as well get rid of as much of the original ply as I can.
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A few small projects today just to get back into things.

First, I am working on stakes for my two LGB flatbeds so that, come the holidays, my work train can haul Christmas trees. I haven't finished yet. There will also be chain that runs from one stake to the next.
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Second, a quick build: a large wooden crate made of styrene. This is primarily for oversized wreaths, but I also intend to make clay pumpkins for the crate for fall (eventually).
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BakerJohn said:
A few small projects today just to get back into things.

First, I am working on stakes for my two LGB flatbeds so that, come the holidays, my work train can haul Christmas trees. I haven't finished yet. There will also be chain that runs from one stake to the next.
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Second, a quick build: a large wooden crate made of styrene. This is primarily for oversized wreaths, but I also intend to make clay pumpkins for the crate for fall (eventually).
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Attention Moderators BJ swearing on the Forum he said the "C" word in July
 
Tinkering and fettling ideas for a quick, simple and inexpensive method to produce working colour light signals.

Being an prolific 'file that away for a rainy day', spent a few hours mating and amending various *.stl files to produce a workable colour light signal, complete coincidence it looks similar to the offerings from viaEstrecha viaEstrecha , apologises for any perceived plagiarism.

Signal controlled by the EVO-X, which has caused many moments of pondering, mainly down to the unexpected actions of the way EVO-X operates.

But, all's well, and Signal Operates as designed, now to the EVO-S, well that is altogether another story, work in progress at the present moment in time.

A few pictures below of the test Signal, the 3D printer is churning out the required parts for future Signals.

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The Shed said:
Tinkering and fettling ideas for a quick, simple and inexpensive method to produce working colour light signals.

Being an prolific 'file that away for a rainy day', spent a few hours mating and amending various *.stl files to produce a workable colour light signal, complete coincidence it looks similar to the offerings from viaEstrecha viaEstrecha , apologises for any perceived plagiarism.

Signal controlled by the EVO-X, which has caused many moments of pondering, mainly down to the unexpected actions of the way EVO-X operates.

But, all's well, and Signal Operates as designed, now to the EVO-S, well that is altogether another story, work in progress at the present moment in time.

A few pictures below of the test Signal, the 3D printer is churning out the required parts for future Signals.
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You know how to make a chap feel inadequate! I need soldering lessons. :giggle:
 
My latest crazation.....I actually started this project a few months ago.

 
This is on my workbench, from Timpdon, hopefully ready by a week before the end of the year:

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