I've not taken any pictures of the layout under construction because
the mess has been too horrific, but I'm now clearing off the
benchwork and laying the track.  Right now I am preparing the
station and will be laying out the track and points shortly.  One
important goal was to be able to stop a near-prototypical train in
the main station and here's an A3 pacific with 14 coaches, and as
you see there is room to spare.

http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/wiki/Railway

Guy
-- 
May contain traces of irony.  Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound

No excuse for those fast approaching long winter evenings now. Like the look 
of the substantial benchwork.

"Just zis Guy, you know?"  wrote in message 
news:aro194tbu5kc3at1e7c6u8ugvs2thmgod5@4ax.com...
> I've not taken any pictures of the layout under construction because
> the mess has been too horrific, but I'm now clearing off the
> benchwork and laying the track.  Right now I am preparing the
> station and will be laying out the track and points shortly.  One
> important goal was to be able to stop a near-prototypical train in
> the main station and here's an A3 pacific with 14 coaches, and as
> you see there is room to spare.
>
> http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/wiki/Railway
>
> Guy
> -- 
> May contain traces of irony.  Contents liable to settle after posting.
> http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk
>
> 85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound

On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:12:29 +0100, "Keith J Patrick"
 said in
:

>No excuse for those fast approaching long winter evenings now. Like the look 
>of the substantial benchwork.

Heh!  The wiring is going to take for ever, I fear, even though it
is nice'n'easy DCC.

Not sure if anyone is interested but I've started adding some notes
and pictures:
* http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/wiki/Railway/Laying_points
* http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/wiki/Railway/Pinning_track
* http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/wiki/Railway/Tools

I'd be interested what other tools people think are essential or
handy, and other people's take on pinning track.

Guy
-- 
May contain traces of irony.  Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound

Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:12:29 +0100, "Keith J Patrick"
>  said in
> :
> 
>> No excuse for those fast approaching long winter evenings now. Like the look 
>> of the substantial benchwork.
> 
> Heh!  The wiring is going to take for ever, I fear, even though it
> is nice'n'easy DCC.
> 
> Not sure if anyone is interested but I've started adding some notes
> and pictures:
> * http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/wiki/Railway/Laying_points
> * http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/wiki/Railway/Pinning_track
> * http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/wiki/Railway/Tools
> 
> I'd be interested what other tools people think are essential or
> handy, and other people's take on pinning track.
> 
> Guy

Re: tools for track laying: 100 watt soldering gun with fine tip, a 
sponge to keep the tip clean, and a two pr three blocks of steel or 
aluminum (aluminium) as heat sinks.

Re: Pinning track: I do it just to keep the track in place until I've 
added the ballast. Which is supposed to happen pretty quick, but 
sometimes takes years. These modern contractors, you know - they promise 
to do the job next week, but they never tell which week it will be next 
to.... ;-)

When pinning track, do not drive the pin too deep. The track (sleeper 
strip) should float just a little above the underlay.

HTH

-- 
wolf k.

In news:kapr941paictojn5carc050qdefai35c7n@4ax.com,
  Just zis Guy, you know? bashed on  keyboard and typed:
> On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:12:29 +0100, "Keith J Patrick"
>  said in
> :
>
>> No excuse for those fast approaching long winter evenings now. Like
>> the look of the substantial benchwork.
>
> Heh!  The wiring is going to take for ever, I fear, even though it
> is nice'n'easy DCC.
>
> Not sure if anyone is interested but I've started adding some notes
> and pictures:
> * http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/wiki/Railway/Laying_points
> * http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/wiki/Railway/Pinning_track
> * http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/wiki/Railway/Tools
>
> I'd be interested what other tools people think are essential or
> handy, and other people's take on pinning track.
>
> Guy

Pin pusher is better then a hammer.
http://www.marionvillemodels.com/modelling-tools/Mantua-Pin-Pusher/product.aspx

-- 
Trev
Nobody is perfect.
But Being a Yorkshire man is as close as you can get.

Trev wrote:
> In news:kapr941paictojn5carc050qdefai35c7n@4ax.com,
>  Just zis Guy, you know? bashed on  keyboard and typed:

>> I'd be interested what other tools people think are essential or
>> handy, and other people's take on pinning track.
>>
>> Guy
>
> Pin pusher is better then a hammer.
> http://www.marionvillemodels.com/modelling-tools/Mantua-Pin-Pusher/product.aspx

I have a home made pusher; flat headed nail with criss-cross pattern on head 
hammered into a shaped block of wood.  Must have made it about 35 years ago, 
it still lurks in a toolbox.

Not as sophisticated as the commercial ones, but worked fine for years of 
using Peco N.


- Nigel



-- 
Nigel Cliffe,
Webmaster at http://www.2mm.org.uk/

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:08:39 +0100, "Trev"
<trevbowdenAT.dsl.pipex.COM> said in
:

>Pin pusher is better then a hammer.
>http://www.marionvillemodels.com/modelling-tools/Mantua-Pin-Pusher/product.aspx

I have a pin pusher but it does not work (IME) when pinning to
plywood.  The pins just bend.

Guy
-- 
May contain traces of irony.  Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound

"Nigel Cliffe"  wrote in message 
news:g7rhbm$mi6$1@news.albasani.net...
> Trev wrote:
>> In news:kapr941paictojn5carc050qdefai35c7n@4ax.com,
>>  Just zis Guy, you know? bashed on  keyboard and typed:
>
>>> I'd be interested what other tools people think are essential or
>>> handy, and other people's take on pinning track.
>>>
>>> Guy
>>
>> Pin pusher is better then a hammer.
>> http://www.marionvillemodels.com/modelling-tools/Mantua-Pin-Pusher/product.aspx
>
> I have a home made pusher; flat headed nail with criss-cross pattern on 
> head hammered into a shaped block of wood.  Must have made it about 35 
> years ago, it still lurks in a toolbox.
>
> Not as sophisticated as the commercial ones, but worked fine for years of 
> using Peco N.
>
>
> - Nigel
>
>
>
> -- 
> Nigel Cliffe,
> Webmaster at http://www.2mm.org.uk/
Had already bought one of those nail countersinker things for DIY. Perfect 
for this job as well. Plus when youve miscalculated and are trying to push a 
pin into a metal bit you can give it a good hammer. Yes will bend the pin 
but what fun !

Shouoldnt you pre-drill plywood ? Pin vice far better than a drill - anyone 
else think so ?

Cheers,
Simon