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- Thu May 23, 2019 9:13 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Trims on Radio Control
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6099
Re: Trims on Radio Control
You have the dual rate switches on the top/sides of the TX. The reduce/increase travel. The trims are next to the joysticks. All they do is adjust the center position of the servo. If you want to extend travel you need to move the pushrod out one hole in the servo arm (or fit a longer arm).
- Sun May 19, 2019 6:06 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Cutting out metal sections
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3031
Re: Cutting out metal sections
Ah, I thought it was just the grill with no bonnet attached to it. I could laser cut a whole new grill/bonnet but of course it would still need to be folded and painted.
Cutting most of it out with a Dremel type tool and some thin cutting discs might be an option. Then clean up with files.
Cutting most of it out with a Dremel type tool and some thin cutting discs might be an option. Then clean up with files.
- Sun May 19, 2019 12:15 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Cutting out metal sections
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3031
Re: Cutting out metal sections
Laser
Seriously though, I'd drill some holes and use a scroll saw.
Seriously though, I'd drill some holes and use a scroll saw.
- Mon May 13, 2019 5:18 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Early retirement
- Replies: 47
- Views: 20627
Re: Early retirement
I handed in my notice today but only because I have a new job. Luckily it's closer to home and I won't have to sit in a queue by a tunnel for 15-30mins every day.
- Sat May 11, 2019 12:37 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Early retirement
- Replies: 47
- Views: 20627
Re: Early retirement
I have to work until I'm 69 so another 18 years to go. I don't really think I will ever retire fully though - my retirement plan is to build live steam locos commercially as long as I can manage it. At the moment I'm trying to build up the workshop for it which means buying CNC machines as and when ...
- Sat May 11, 2019 11:24 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Internet "forums" are a thing of the past
- Replies: 90
- Views: 37116
Re: Internet "forums" are a thing of the past
Do people generally not have hobbies anymore? I think they do but they are not the hobbies we grew up with and the interaction is different. I do know a lot that consider watching football on the the telly a hobby although that doesn't really fit my idea of what a hobby is. I have flown model aircr...
- Thu May 02, 2019 9:14 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Larger scale Stuff
- Replies: 49
- Views: 27313
Re: Larger scale Stuff
Just roll it from a piece of sheet and join with a strap. I've made boilers that way.
- Wed May 01, 2019 8:57 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Larger scale Stuff
- Replies: 49
- Views: 27313
Re: Larger scale Stuff
I've got a 10-bottle battery of nitrogen sitting in the yard. 200bar pressure! I'm pretty sure they are less than 6mm wall thickness. How many locos are steamed above 10 bar? 16mm scale boilers are typically run at 60 psi - 4 bar. Granted, those gas cylinders are not subjected to heating but they ar...
- Wed May 01, 2019 8:17 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Laser cutting info for modellers
- Replies: 15
- Views: 34658
Laser cutting info for modellers
It seems a few members took mild offence when I brought up the topic of laser cutting in another thread. I don't want to hijack that thread so thought I would start a separate thread where we can talk lasers and set the record straight. There is some outdated information about the cost and capabilit...
- Wed May 01, 2019 3:51 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Larger scale Stuff
- Replies: 49
- Views: 27313
Re: Larger scale Stuff
I have a friend who has all the appropriate certificates required to weld commercial boilers. He's often asked why we don't use steel even in our scales. One reason would be that the thickers shell would reduce water volume but other than that I don't see why it is not feasible. Since I don't do any...
- Wed May 01, 2019 2:07 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Larger scale Stuff
- Replies: 49
- Views: 27313
- Wed May 01, 2019 12:33 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Another Wild Rose Project
- Replies: 139
- Views: 150446
Re: Another Wild Rose Project
Cutting sheet metal is a job for a laser! Cutting time on a frame for a 16mm scale loco is measured in seconds. You're kind of missing the meaning of the words 'retirement hobby'....... Not really - even people with lots of time on their hands might find certain tasks tedious or difficult and if th...
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 9:22 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Another Wild Rose Project
- Replies: 139
- Views: 150446
Re: Another Wild Rose Project
Cutting sheet metal is a job for a laser! Cutting time on a frame for a 16mm scale loco is measured in seconds. Of course very few hobbyists have a metal cutting laser but you have Model Engineers Laser in UK that offers cutting at reasonable prices. I can probably do it much cheaper but then there ...
- Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:50 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Larger scale Stuff
- Replies: 49
- Views: 27313
Re: Larger scale Stuff
Yes, probably due to the cost of copper boilers. Steel boilers require more maintenance AFAIK.tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 4:33 pm Steel boilers seem to be the thing now in larger scales...
- Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:58 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Larger scale Stuff
- Replies: 49
- Views: 27313
Re: Larger scale Stuff
I suppose when it comes to larger scales versus smaller ones, with live steam anyway the cost of the extra materials required to make a bigger version is almost negligible compared to the cost of the man-hours going into making it which I imagine would be fairly constant regardless of the size- for...
- Sun Apr 28, 2019 7:29 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Larger scale Stuff
- Replies: 49
- Views: 27313
Re: Larger scale Stuff
You are so right Tom....The prices for 16mm are getting out of hand for a lot of us.... That is why I keep banging on about manufacturing budget freelance live steamers, but TBH there is very little interest. People want the big scale models. I guess I'm more of a live steam fan than a dedicated sc...
- Sun Apr 28, 2019 12:43 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Alternative Power
- Topic: Thermo-electric powered tram
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14445
Re: Thermo-electric powered tram
Over discharge will damage the cells but not cause them to catch fire as far as I know. It is over-charging that has this effect. I have a good record with Lipo cells having used them for close to 20 years. I was probably one of the first to use them in R/C aircraft, back when they would barely sust...
- Thu Apr 25, 2019 5:11 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Fine detail
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3658
Re: Fine detail
Some larger test pieces. They haven't been cleaned so do not looks as crisp as they really are.
- Thu Apr 25, 2019 4:42 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Fine detail
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3658
Re: Fine detail
Ermm, it's 1mm stainless steel. (apologies for not saying - I often forget that many people do not know that a fiber laser is for metal cutting )
The web in the letters is only 0.25mm wide (1/100" for those with 12 fingers )
- Mon Apr 22, 2019 5:49 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Fine detail
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3658
Fine detail
I've been experimenting with the fiber laser today to see how small details it could produce. The sign in the picture is sitting on an AA cell and it is only 12mm wide. I'm really impressed.