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What's on Your Workbench - August 2021
Here we are in another month! Let's see your current workbench and layout projects!
Eric
Eric Hansmann
Contributing Editor, Model Railroad Hobbyist
Follow along with my railroad modeling:
http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/
Tortoise Re-Conditioning: Pro-Tip
So, on pages 6 and 10 of my "SP Lordsburg Sub - Construction" blog, I posted a couple of entries about how I went about reconditioning a batch of used Tortoise switch machines that I had picked up
Clocks?
This is a question for those people who use clocks during their operating session, regardless whether they are fast clocks or 1:1 clocks.
I model the 1900 era and I want to have clocks in the layout room to coordinate operations.
I have several options on clocks:
What's on Your Workbench - July 2021
Half the year has gone by and we have seen many cool projects shared on these threads. Let's keep it rolling along with more shares from your latest workbench and layout projects!
Eric
Eric Hansmann
Contributing Editor, Model Railroad Hobbyist
Follow along with my railroad modeling:
http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/
What's on Your Workbench - June 2021
The year is heating up as we move into June. Share your latest workbench and layout progress reports!
Eric
Eric Hansmann
Contributing Editor, Model Railroad Hobbyist
Follow along with my railroad modeling:
http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/
What's on Your Workbench - May 2021
We move into the month of May ready for your progress reports. Let's see the latest from your workbench and layout!
Eric
Eric Hansmann
Contributing Editor, Model Railroad Hobbyist
Follow along with my railroad modeling:
http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/
Layout Vacuum
I am looking for a small handheld vacuum that I can use when applying scenic material and for clean up afterwards. I would like one where I can recapture loose material to be used again. I would also like one that I can do general clean up without damaging items on my layout. I see that Woodland Scenics manufactures a small portable vacuum but I’m curious it anyone has had any experience with it.
Thanks for any input.
Jammed gearbox
My first loco - a Life Like Proto 2000 GP9/18 which I have picked away at over the years to make more prototypical-ish - ran like a dream on both DC and DCC until two days ago. Since I have never had a layout until recently, it has had perhaps a couple of dozen metres of running, total.
So the other day, testing it between wiring in the speaker and adding the lights, it just stopped dead, buzzing. Reversing it took it a little distance, then stopped again. If I lift one end so the truck idles in the air, it jumps once per rotation.
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