The Ochsenwaldbahn II, it all starts again.

[stockers]

This resulted in the lawn mower crossing being a couple of inches higher than I wanted - it will need some fill to level it out - it needs to be level to get the cutting plate over the tracks cleanly.
Then on to extending. The left side of the garden in rather lower than the rest and I need a 22 yard viaduct (or something).

 

[stockers]

Running last night whilst I was fitting Aristo fishplate screws!


The 'heavy load' is an old whisky presentation box. I think it looks better than the original three cable drums - they never looked heavy enough to me.

 

[stockers]

and last nights play. The Piko Rotkamel with power buffer because the wheels are carp.Runs great now.

 

[Fezwig]

and last nights play. The Piko Rotkamel with power buffer because the wheels are carp.Runs great now.
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Erm, showing my ignorance, what's a "Power Buffer" Please?

 

[PhilP]

Power buffer - Bit of electronics with some capacitors in, these store charge, so when dirty track interrupts power (or cr*ppy wheels in this case) it keeps the loco moving with the stored power.

 

[Fezwig]

Power buffer - Bit of electronics with some capacitors in, these store charge, so when dirty track interrupts power (or cr*ppy wheels in this case) it keeps the loco moving with the stored power.

Thanks, thought it would be something like that to keep the momentum.

 

[dunnyrail]

and last nights play. The Piko Rotkamel with power buffer because the wheels are carp.Runs great now.
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I got new Power Bogies gor mine with the newer plated wheels. Also runs good now.
JonD

 

[Riograndad]

Just found this,impressed,looking great so far

 

[PhilP]

I tried a bit of 'site surveying last night..
Amazing how much fall there is on the garden..
Hummmm.....
Can I get a military-grade laser-level?? - Would be so much easier than plank, spirit-level, and hammer..
Could just hammer the stakes in, then 'laser' them off level!

Would cure next-doors new conifers being too close to the fence-line as well!!

 

[stockers]

You can hire this sort of laser level kit

 

[Zerogee]

I tried a bit of 'site surveying last night..
Amazing how much fall there is on the garden..
Hummmm.....
Can I get a military-grade laser-level?? - Would be so much easier than plank, spirit-level, and hammer..
Could just hammer the stakes in, then 'laser' them off level!

Would cure next-doors new conifers being too close to the fence-line as well!!

If you get one, just don't plug it into a 13-amp socket.....

I recall reading a few years ago that a US experimental anti-aircraft laser mounted on an M1 tank chassis needed a second M1 chassis following along behind with the power supply (and a bl**dy great cable connecting the two....)

Swerving back on-topic for a moment, I concur with the need for a power buffer in an old-type Piko HarzKamel - mine came secondhand from Germany with an Uhlenbrock sound decoder and a nice big power buffer already installed, and despite its old-style unplated wheels I've never had a problem with the running of it; of course the newer ones, like all Piko offerings now, have plated wheels which has got over the problem anyway, but if you have an older model then a buffer is probably cheaper than the other option, which is replacing both power bogies....

Jon.

 

[AustrianNG]

Nice work Alan.
How much bigger is the new circuit ?

 

[stockers]

This will be nearly 400 ft Paul. I think the original was under 100.

 

[dunnyrail]

I tried a bit of 'site surveying last night..
Amazing how much fall there is on the garden..
Hummmm.....
Can I get a military-grade laser-level?? - Would be so much easier than plank, spirit-level, and hammer..
Could just hammer the stakes in, then 'laser' them off level!

Would cure next-doors new conifers being too close to the fence-line as well!!

Phil,
You just recently missed a rather nice little Laser Lever in Lidl or was it Aldi? Less than a tenner.
JonD

 

[PhilP]

Phil,
You just recently missed a rather nice little Laser Lever in Lidl or was it Aldi? Less than a tenner.
JonD

I am always worried the tools in Lidl / Aldi are not going to be of a very great quality? - I have bought some things which were rubbish!

 

[trammayo]

I am always worried the tools in Lidl / Aldi are not going to be of a very great quality? - I have bought some things which were rubbish!

The stuff that they sell isn't really bad at all - and generally it all has a good guarantee. Power tools are very good - I've had a compressor from Aldi for nearly 17 years now - nailing, spraying, tyre inflation etc.

If the tools that you buy are to be used six days a week then maybe it would be worth considering brand leaders. Being a Tyke, I always reckon that for general messing around why waste your money when the stuff might be sitting on the shelf for months on end?

 

[Gizzy]

I am always worried the tools in Lidl / Aldi are not going to be of a very great quality? - I have bought some things which were rubbish!

I have an Aldi's very close to home.

I've brought various tools, particularly for the garden. They all seem to be of good quality and very good value too....

 

[Rhinochugger]

I have an Aldi's very close to home.

I've brought various tools, particularly for the garden. They all seem to be of good quality and very good value too....

Yip, have an Aldi (or Lidl - can't remember) chop saw and Li-on hand drill; both OK for DIY needs and cheaper than the usual suspects

 

[stockers]

These offers at Aldi/Lidl are job lots that they buy in cheap - hence the great price. They may be surplus stock, end of runs, bankruptcy etc. Thats why they only appear for a few days and are often never repeated. So the quality will differ depending on the batch purchased. I think these super markets value their reputation, so they dont buy in the real carp.

 

[PhilP]

I can show you some *really* nasty 'HSS' drill bits!
You should not be able to bend a drill-bit!!!