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BRWEBSTER, Looks good! Its always a good idea to check clearance along the way! I know form my last build! But that's another story! LOL

LEAPINLARRY, Don't cut yourself short! You have one of the nicest layout I have seen on here, really something to be proud of!

CHRIS A., This is such great information you are sharing with the rest of us! I know table saws are full of danger after running the tip of my thumb threw one last fall! If time permits I will try and build a new plate today and work on a cross cut sled! I do have a question, can you explain how the system is working in picture #5? Thanks again for all the great information you share here on the forum!

GANDYDANCER, just as always wonderful looking pictures of your layout!

PAUL2, The flats are looking great, at this rate you will have one huge city scape! I have to agree with you about ChrisA. He is great with sharing information, which in turns helps the rest of us have an easier time building!

As for me I got the last piece's of sheetrock in place and the first coat of mud on! But before I closed everything up I put a few things in the train room time chest. I put an S scale crane car, and envelope with the story of the build to date, Pictures of my wife and Tank, and one of me with Tank. Sealed it up and put a picture of Tank on the outside guarding everything! Here are a few pictures.20180629_08180720180629_08465320180629_09315920180629_093603

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Mike- great stuff for the time capsule!

Paul- the flats are coming along nicely, can't wait to see them on the layout.

Chris- I'm with you on table saw safety (all tool safety for that matter). I've also been using them since high school and they still get my total respect. I love the jigs. I recently finished a big project in my house (aka- "The CEO's PROJECT") and I made several jigs along the way that will go into storage if I need them again one day.

Bob

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Mike:   Photos 5, 6 & 7 are trying to show a safe way to cut small stock -  around 1/16" thick clearance between the blade and the ripping fence.    The notched piece of pine is keeping the stock pushed up against the fence and also down on the table top....   It should be placed over stock, and kept right where the cutting starts,  so for longer pieces, the pine block is being held in the same position, the stock you are cutting is sliding under it.....The Oak pusher behind it is used to get it through the cutting blade, so it can be pulled out from the exit side.   

So as pictured, with the fence to the right of the blade,  it's right hand on the oak block, left hand on the notched pine block.  The pine block should never go past the blade until you are almost done cutting and the oak block is pushing both the stock you are cutting and the pine "holding" block.    In the piece shown,  I took some 3/4 inch stock and first ripped off 1/4 inch x 3/4 inch stock, then laid the 1/4 inch stock flat on the table top and ripped it again in 1/16" x 1/4 " pieces,  approx  3" x 12" in  O scale....   I find it better to use oak for the pusher blocks, if you use 3/4 or 1" white pine the small 1/16" thick piece won't last very long which is what is going between the blade and the fence to push your work through.... So you can use pine, but you will want to have a few pieces available as once it breaks off, you need a new pusher block.   You can also keep rotating it and use all 4 corners before you have to cut off all the rough broken edges.  

 

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paul 2 posted:

Mike, that is way cool. You are the first one I know of that when building put a time capsule in during construction.  You have to feel good knowing the drywall is done...........Paul

Thanks Paul, but I still have another coat of mud to put on the wet sand before primer and paint! I hope to have the mud done this weekend, then all work stops for 2 weeks cause we have a lot of people coming for the 4th and longer. My Daughter and her family are going to be using my train room as a hotel cause of the amount of people staying here! I  hope its still in one piece when the 4 grandkids are done in there! LOL

Mike,   exactly... you got it.   Feather board is exactly right term !!!   

One other quick hint....   not necessarily for this set up.. but I learned the hard way that "pusher sticks" should NOT HAVE ANY 90 degree corners on the side you are "pushing with", you don't have to sand it into a work of art, but at least chamfer off sharp 90 corners....  Had one kick back out of a saw 12 years ago when I was building a doll house for my daughter, end up cutting up my forearm pretty good even with a heavy weight sweat shirt on....

mike g. posted:

As for me I got the last piece's of sheetrock in place and the first coat of mud on! But before I closed everything up I put a few things in the train room time chest. I put an S scale crane car, and envelope with the story of the build to date, Pictures of my wife and Tank, and one of me with Tank. Sealed it up and put a picture of Tank on the outside guarding everything! Here are a few pictures.20180629_08180720180629_08465320180629_09315920180629_093603

Mike, 

I've been waiting for this post on the "Time Capsule" to see what your plan and choices were going to be.  Tank guarding the family & train room is a great idea.  Thanks for sharing and continued good luck.

On 6/26/2018, I wrote:

"Working on the smoke unit of my Lionel 18009 NYC Mohawk, to improve smoke output.  Now I have to make some time to visit an auto parts store and get some liquid gasket, to replace the gasket on the smoke unit that always breaks when you take it apart."

Yesterday, I finally got the chance to finish the job.  For those who are looking to make their 18009 Mohawks smoke better, I recommend checking out the thread at:

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...ly=71819767851650702

In my case, following the comments in that thread, I:

1: Opened up the output hole at the base of the "stack" output tube.  As it came from the factory, the hole was very much smaller than the tube itself.  My guess is that this was to provide more "smoke" to the cylinder smoke manifold.

2: Since I never cared much for cylinder smoke anyway, I removed the manifold and plugged the hole in the smoke unit that feeds smoke to it with a bit of cork.

3: I decided that using liquid gasket compound to reseal the smoke unit when I was done would be too permanent and hard to remove, should I need to open it up again in the future.  So I used black silicone seal instead.  It seals just fine, and wouldn't be difficult to remove if the need arises.  I let it cure for about an hour.

After reassembling the Mohawk, I powered it up and set it out with a Lionel REA express reefer and five Atlas 60' NYC passenger cars behind.  It sure smokes now!  Mission accomplished.

Next step: to install the Evan Designs LED I just ordered in the headlight, replacing the stock GOW light bulb.

Pretty much nil activity around here.  Even with A/C, the house is kinda muggy for doing work in the workshop.  Got Beardog's package, chock full of interesting goodies...I think some of the items may find their way onto the For Sale forum at some point. 

Did a little work on my Hogwarts Express down at the A&M Museum this week; the drivers were slipping, so I reversed the traction tires, which helped somewhat.   

Shop Supervisor Norma Bates Kitteh decided to do an extended sabbatical from last Sunday to last Thursday, which prompted the usual calls to the animal shelter, neighbors et cetera.  She's back and confined to the house for the time being.  

Other matters are still ongoing; have a look at my profile if you care to. 

Mitch 

M. Mitchell Marmel posted:

Shop Supervisor Norma Bates Kitteh decided to do an extended sabbatical from last Sunday to last Thursday, which prompted the usual calls to the animal shelter, neighbors et cetera.  She's back and confined to the house for the time being.  

 

Glad to hear you got your fuzzy friend back, Mitch.  All of ours are indoor-only, but a few years ago, one did manage to get out.  He was gone for three days, but finally showed up again on a Sunday night at around midnight, dirty and hungry.  He hasn't repeated that performance.

--John

This Carolina Craftsman Kit for the mill includes their separate sale 20 foot mill wheel kit.  I didn't know this wheel kit existed, when l bashed and scratched several other mills with wheels of different sizes including very large, as seen on some mills l have visited.  This kit wheel is much more detailed, down to bolts for the spokes, than mine.  I am happy with my method, though, for before developing it, l was stymied as to how to build a decent looking round wheel.  This one takes more time to build, but will stand a much closer inspection.  I have the paddles all in place today, the most difficult part.  The other parts of the mill building is roofed and windowed, but need chimneys and other small details.  This did get a minor bash in how the building sections go together.

Mark, Thanks on your thoughts of the time capsule, It was arrived from different ideas of a lot of folks here. I put it at the top of the wall cause if it ever comes down I don't want it crushed at the bottom!

Paul, The flats are getting there! You better slow down or you might run out of things to do! LOL

Oh wait your building a Train Layout, You will never run out of things to do! LOL

Colorado Hirailer, sounds like a nice kit, Please post some pictures when you can!

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