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SIRT posted:

Going forward with your layout progress, I would like to suggest posting it over here - What did you do on your layout today? It would fit better there plus you might get more interaction with other builders as well. Just a thought. 

I will. I am so busy Always but want to post more as time goes on, we have a lot planned out already having so much stuff. 

   Kon, he is right on exposure being better there, but as a record of what you have done, this thread is "safer".  "What did you do on your layout today" gets "cleaned" by ogrf staff on occasion, so there is no guarantee that it will be there tomorrow.

  Better might be to post there occasionally, and save the details for posterity in this thread.

Mark Boyce posted:

Looks good Andy!  It is great you have enough space for those wide curves and a turntable and roundhouse!!

Thanks ! Not sure about a round house yet cause it will also be in a super easy spot to reach too.  But yes the whole idea of the new layout is run ability and access.  The turntable will be 36” too.   There was a lot of planning before we started the rebuild.  Hopefully Friday we will have lots more done. Just hard to find time too. Probably working a lot of OT this week too. 

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Other good news sold all the old mth track in less then a week too..

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Been super busy with lots of stuff but finally found time for the layout this week.  Turntable is fully operational just need some fine tuning and adjustments. Ordered some gears/belt drive for it.   

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Last edited by Kon112H

Kon,  Great work on the new layout!  I especially like how you re-purposed the middle table into a round table.   On your custom turntable, did you consider using a circle of say O31 or O42 with a unused pair of trucks to support the turntable bridge?  I cant see in the videos/pics how the ends of the bridge is supported thru the 360 degree arc.

Obsidian posted:

Kon,  Great work on the new layout!  I especially like how you re-purposed the middle table into a round table.   On your custom turntable, did you consider using a circle of say O31 or O42 with a unused pair of trucks to support the turntable bridge?  I cant see in the videos/pics how the ends of the bridge is supported thru the 360 degree arc.

Thank you.  There’s actually part of the old Layout under the island area still lol. It was helpful for a shelve too. We really thaught everything out for operations with a turntable.

the rail idea I tried atlas and super hard to get every thing right. So I have saucer bearings on the middle and ends. The middle set rolls on a metal plate wire a power wire connected. I know it’s not super prototype stuff, but I think I have $200 into the whole thing that’s including a belt drive set up I am probably going to install.  Also a voltage regulator mite be In the future.  

I am probably going to do a video when I find time of the whole thing the way it is now..  

Right now the Motor is connected to a 8mm rod to a hub on the bridge. The under side has a 8mm bearing to keep it aligned and smooth 

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