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Ed Kapuscinski

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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #855 on: May 24, 2022, 11:34:37 AM »
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A little more photoshop f***ery.

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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #856 on: June 03, 2022, 10:14:45 AM »
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I am a genius!

Been working on a bunch of switch throws so that I can have a better JFRTM experience through the yard.
I printed off 12 K-Mounts, assembled the switches, etc...

But one thing was a challenge: getting precision when it comes to drilling the through-holes through the clevises that join the rods, switches and throw wires together.

So I designed and printed a jig!

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Of course... because I apparently don't know how to measure, this was my third iteration. So maybe not a super genius.

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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #857 on: June 03, 2022, 10:48:09 AM »
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #858 on: June 03, 2022, 10:57:49 AM »
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #859 on: June 03, 2022, 11:39:54 AM »
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You buy clevises without holes already in them?   :trollface:
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #860 on: June 03, 2022, 11:49:33 AM »
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Quote from: wazzou on June 03, 2022, 11:39:54 AM
You buy clevises without holes already in them?   :trollface:

Well, not exactly.

I'm using these.


They come with one hole and a post that snaps into that hole. I need to modify them so they have a full through hole by clipping off the post and drilling through the other hole to line it up with the new one.
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #861 on: June 03, 2022, 02:02:39 PM »
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Christmas present for Ed, new ruler and a new tape measure 😁
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #862 on: June 03, 2022, 05:32:12 PM »
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Quote from: mu26aeh on June 03, 2022, 02:02:39 PM
Christmas present for Ed, new ruler and a new tape measure 😁

Lol, no, just a clue how to properly use his calipers...
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #863 on: June 03, 2022, 08:11:56 PM »
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #864 on: June 04, 2022, 12:09:46 PM »
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A morning that included a double espresso, a Keith Rucker video and then a Kathy Milliat video resulted in a bunch of trouble.

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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #865 on: June 04, 2022, 06:01:57 PM »
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This is why I love foam for a scenic base.  Plop down some foam, cut away what you don’t need, and “Bam!”  Instant landforms.  Smooth it over with lightweight spackling and then bring on the foliage.

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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #866 on: June 04, 2022, 06:20:29 PM »
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Quote from: davefoxx on June 04, 2022, 06:01:57 PM
This is why I love foam for a scenic base.  Plop down some foam, cut away what you don’t need, and “Bam!”  Instant landforms.  Smooth it over with lightweight spackling and then bring on the foliage.

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And if you dig too deep, you can fill it back in quite easy. Some spackle or "ground goop" covers all sins.
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #867 on: June 04, 2022, 07:37:52 PM »
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I don't feel so bad that my scribed lines on my roads look like Zorro took a blade to them. Sand and back to normal.
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #868 on: June 04, 2022, 10:20:40 PM »
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Quote from: Dave V on June 04, 2022, 06:20:29 PM
And if you dig too deep, you can fill it back in quite easy. Some spackle or "ground goop" covers all sins.

Yep. I did that when adjusting the creek in the corner. Easy enough to fix tomorrow!

But this all reminded me why I prefer 1". It's just so much easier to carve.
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #869 on: June 04, 2022, 11:33:56 PM »
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You're going to need a lot of trees... :trollface:
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