The Last Tie

Milestone #2

The Last Tie

June 14, 2009

10:00pm

After a marathon day yesterday, I finally got to solder the final PC board tie in place on the layout! Its been over 2 years of intermittent work, but the trackwork is finally completed.

A rough estimate calculated about 4000 PC board ties on the layout, and at least 2 solder joints on each (most have 3 or 4), I guess there is over 8000 solder joints.

The final joint was honoured with a splash of 16 year old Scotch. Neat.

There is still a length of temporary trackwork to add in before the show, but the “official” trackwork is complete.

Anyone interested in a slightly used soldering station?

-T.

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I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!

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