The Two Dogs Mining Company

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Re: The Two Dogs Mining Company

Post by Dwayne » Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:58 pm

The girls do me good now that I'm a bachelor. Having said that, when they are both gone there won't be any more pups in my life. My future plans when I hopefully retire in six years are to spend summers traveling around Alaska and Canada (where most of my family still lives). I'd also like to travel further abroad on this spinning rock from time to time... Europe, Asia, S. America, Russia.

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Re: The Two Dogs Mining Company

Post by Dwayne » Sat Jul 04, 2020 11:02 pm

Alrighty then... spent some time fussing with the first of three right-hand switches. Temporary test fitting in the photo.

Previous switches were of blade design. In keeping with the mining theme of the new layout these will be of 'stub' design.

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Re: The Two Dogs Mining Company

Post by Dwayne » Sun Jul 05, 2020 1:48 am

One of seven completed.

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Post by Soar Valley Light » Wed Jul 08, 2020 8:51 pm

Hi Dwayne,

Nice work again. I like the stub point idea. It's a good start. You're making better progress than my current turnout build - it's been on the bench for well over a month now! I'm looking forward to seeing your track start to grow on the new railway.

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Re: The Two Dogs Mining Company

Post by Dwayne » Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:11 am

Thanks Andrew. I've knocked out three over the past three evenings. The goal is to do one each evening.

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Post by ge_rik » Thu Jul 09, 2020 1:12 pm

Excellent! You've already surpassed my turnout making total ..... well actually you surpassed it on the first evening!!! πŸ˜‰

One day, I will have to have a go. I've always fancied trying to make some dual gauge pointwork. But maybe I should start with something simpler....

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Re: The Two Dogs Mining Company

Post by Dwayne » Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:42 pm

There's satisfaction in building your own. It's not that difficult.

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Post by ge_rik » Fri Jul 10, 2020 7:52 am

Dwayne wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:42 pm There's satisfaction in building your own. It's not that difficult.
That's what all the experts say ....... Which is presumably why they are experts πŸ˜‰

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Re: The Two Dogs Mining Company

Post by FWLR » Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:00 am

Expert needed here also Rik.. :lol: :lol:

Dwayne I am in envy of your turnout build. It a joy to see. Can I ask, is the rail bender made from wheels. It is a brilliant well made item. I am thinking if they are turned upside down they could be used for pipe bending.
Those machines are a tad expensive.

PS I am not getting notifications again. It's not just from yours either...

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Re: The Two Dogs Mining Company

Post by Dwayne » Fri Jul 10, 2020 12:04 pm

Rod, here are two photos of my railbender. It was built by a late friend of mine who was a machinist. He machined the rollers to work with the code 250 rail I use. Each roller rides on bearings for smooth rotation. It is a great machine.

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Re: The Two Dogs Mining Company

Post by gregh » Sat Jul 11, 2020 4:01 am

Excuse my ignorance, but how does your stub point work?

I can see that the converging end must move by a few mm to allow the rails to line up for each of the diverging and straight routes.
Does that mean there is some 'pivot' point up at the other ( divergent) end? If so, does that mean the whole point is screwed down to a 'baseboard' at that end?
Are there rail joiners on the 4 rails at that end?
A pic of one installed would probably answer all my questions.
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Re: The Two Dogs Mining Company

Post by FWLR » Sat Jul 11, 2020 8:30 am

Your late friend did a superb job with it Dwayne. Very impressed. Now I need to find someone to make me one. I would have done myself, but I don't have the machinery anymore. :| :|

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Re: The Two Dogs Mining Company

Post by Dwayne » Sat Jul 11, 2020 12:54 pm

Greg... these are the primary component of a stub switch. The rails that lead into the switch that move side to side will be installed when the switch is positioned in place. It'll be a bit before I actually begin laying track because of the weather.

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Two Dogs Mining Company Declares Bankruptcy

Post by Dwayne » Sat Aug 15, 2020 9:53 pm

Times are tough and the latest news here is that the Two Dogs Mining Company has gone bankrupt before one foot of track was able to be laid.

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The real story is that with the recent enactment of masks mandates here in OKC on July 20 for the fake virus, my employer had instituted the requirement that all employees must wear a mask.

As former USAF military cop and supporter of the US Constitution and the Natural Rights of being a free man... I refused to comply. The resulting action being that I was left with little choice but to quit.

With enough funds in my bank account to tide me over for a few months I have been taking it easy with an abundance of spare time on my hands.

A day or so later I was looking over the layout with a critical eye. And came to the conclusion that what I had thus far constructed wasn't working for me. And began the process of dismantling the layout. I'm getting good at this it seems.

What does the future hold?

Well, aside from finding another job once September arrives and the lifting of the unconstitutional mask mandate by the mayor and his control freak city council minions... I will build a layout come hell or high water.

I'm going to chill for a week or two now that the layout has been dismantled. I need to polish my employment resume and start the process of hunting a new job in the coming weeks while giving some thought to what to do about having a layout.

Stay tuned...

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Re: The Two Dogs Mining Company

Post by SeamusOD » Sun Aug 23, 2020 12:43 pm

The right decision should never be controlled by the "man" :) over the next couple of months start a new job as a garden railway engineer and build your layout until something new and deserving of your skills comes along

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