Time to thin the collection

Ancaster Train Show

I have decided to sell off some of the stuff I have collected over the years.  Most of the items were bought with the intention of using them for a large layout, and since I don’t think I will be building another large layout it is time to sell some of it off.

Most of this needs to go.

Lots of good stuff here, plus some pre-built buildings I will also sell.

This Sunday (Nov. 9) is the Ancaster Train Show, and I will have a couple of tables there.  This show is held in Merrit Hall at the Ancaster Fair Grounds.  Map below.
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Need some stuff? Stop by…

-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!

Posted by: Tim | 11-04-2008 | 08:11 PM
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Boxcab Rebuild cont’d

Refitting the refit…

Well, the method I had started to use to add a flywheel to the power unit didn’t work.  It looked cool, but the small motor used in these units is a bit limited in its power and could not drive the belt driven flywheel.  It actually decreased performance quite a bit.

The idea was to make a post mounted to the unit into which two ball bearings were pressed.  Pulleys would be turned on the lathe and a belt fitted to drive a flywheel pressed onto the shaft.  After all this was made the results were disappointing, so I abandoned the idea.

Last night I turned a smaller flywheel and pressed it directly onto the shaft of the PDT power unit.  Initially I did not think there would be enough clearance for this, but it actually fit quite well.

A test run confirms that it will work very well.  Nice slow speed performance at a consistent crawl.  Once I add a decoder with back EMF the performance should be even better.

Now I just have to figure out how to mount it to the chassis.

On to Next Section

-T.

About the Author:

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!

Posted by: Tim | 11-04-2008 | 08:11 PM
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Springy Bird Thing

Guardian of the Tomatoes

This guy kept watch over the garden this past summer.  Must have worked, as I didn’t see anything making off with any tomatoes.

I’m testing out some new methods of posting to the blog.  The techniques I have been using in the past work well, but are cumbersome and time consuming.  I am considering dropping the Picture of the Day on the right side and just posting the images to the front page daily.  These images would be categorized to the Picture of the Day category so they could be easily viewed.

The upside would be a better chance of daily pictures being posted….

-T.

About the Author:

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!

Posted by: Tim | 11-04-2008 | 06:11 PM
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