What happened at your workbench today?

Not so much on my workbench but on my benchwork.
I have built a turntable at the extreme end of my upper shelf to allow locos to be turned on the point to point section of my railway.
The table is about 970mm long so it will handle the longest loco I have (Bachmann 1:20.3, 3 Truck Shay)
The Pivot Point is a 300mm Lazy Susan Bearing Plate rated at 225Kg.
Alignment will be by sliding rail joiners which will align the tracks both laterally and vertically for a smooth path across the gap.

Some Picture showing the turntable and of some "testing" being carried out.

Bearing Plate
Lazy Susan Bearing Plate.jpg


Turntable Lengthwise.jpg

Turntable Crosswise.jpg

Train on Entry
Connie on entry to Turntable.jpg

Train being turned
Connie on turntable being turned.jpg

After turning
Connie on turntable after being turned.jpg

Train on Exit
Connie on exit from turntable.jpg
 
Lazy Suzans do make good turntables, I have one on my Gauge 3 modest setup. Tis one of those cheepo former pound shop jobbies, length 23cm just right for a gauge 3 wagon or small loco.image.jpg
In other work for some unaccountable reason my Piko 2-10-2 was set to go the wrong way (for my line) when batteryficated, been driving me nuts for ages so it has been sorted inevitably breaking more fine detail off and the valve gear repair that is now Araditing off. Trains need to go Chimney first to the left when looking at them as is the case on the Seltkalbahn when seen leaving Gernrode from the former Standard Gauge Station. This matches left to left in my Fosworks handsets. Cling film to stop Araldite glueing the clips.image.jpg
 
Well the Araldite has dried and the clingfilm taken off, not at all pretty but some black paint will disguise things and now that I have reversed the current the dodgy side is mostly not seen.

Just a word of warning if anyone out there has one of these or the tender variety, be very careful picking them up. I use the bottom of the tanks to lift this beast, not sure how you would manage with a 50/52 likely a roll on lifting cradle would be safest. That valve gear is quite delicate, the class 64 and tender variant is likely to be similar.IMG_8546.jpeg
 
dunnyrail said:
Well the Araldite has dried and the clingfilm taken off, not at all pretty but some black paint will disguise things and now that I have reversed the current the dodgy side is mostly not seen.

Just a word of warning if anyone out there has one of these or the tender variety, be very careful picking them up. I use the bottom of the tanks to lift this beast, not sure how you would manage with a 50/52 likely a roll on lifting cradle would be safest. That valve gear is quite delicate, the class 64 and tender variant is likely to be similar.View attachment 341598
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I looked at my Piko BR64 the wrong way and part of the valve gear had a similar hissy fit. Originally got the Loco from Glendale Junction and Brian had to send back 2 before he got one he was satisfied with to supply. It has put me off buying another Piko Loco.
 
dunnyrail said:
Well the Araldite has dried and the clingfilm taken off, not at all pretty but some black paint will disguise things and now that I have reversed the current the dodgy side is mostly not seen.

Just a word of warning if anyone out there has one of these or the tender variety, be very careful picking them up. I use the bottom of the tanks to lift this beast, not sure how you would manage with a 50/52 likely a roll on lifting cradle would be safest. That valve gear is quite delicate, the class 64 and tender variant is likely to be similar.View attachment 341598
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For large, heavy locos, I try to wriggle my fingers underneath the wheels - but I've seen plenty of bits broken through thoughtless handling.
 
Eeyore.Boater said:
The opposite applies to some small locos where drelin chain drives will not take kindly to fingers under the frames when lifting.
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My Delring fitted locomotives are Steam Trams and an odd diesel plus railcar where the chain is very visible. All but the Railcar can be lifted by the ‘skirt’ quite happily, the Railcar under the body as the chain is at one bogie end.
 
dunnyrail said:
Well the Araldite has dried and the clingfilm taken off, not at all pretty but some black paint will disguise things and now that I have reversed the current the dodgy side is mostly not seen.

Just a word of warning if anyone out there has one of these or the tender variety, be very careful picking them up. I use the bottom of the tanks to lift this beast, not sure how you would manage with a 50/52 likely a roll on lifting cradle would be safest. That valve gear is quite delicate, the class 64 and tender variant is likely to be similar.View attachment 341598
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brokenwing said:
I looked at my Piko BR64 the wrong way and part of the valve gear had a similar hissy fit. Originally got the Loco from Glendale Junction and Brian had to send back 2 before he got one he was satisfied with to supply. It has put me off buying another Piko Loco.
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For my three largest locos, I run them off a stub track into carrying cradles - adapted from @gerik stock cradles
 
Replaced a 30VA toroidal with a 50VA one in a friends twin track Gaugemaster controller that didn’t have enough ‘oomph’. Nice job outside on a changeable spring day ( wooly off.....wooly back on.....wooly off etc )
Malcolm
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PhilP said:
Here, hold this....

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR ZAP!

Nope.. :nerd:

PhilP.
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Oooh er ............. :oops::oops::oops:

Looked a bit lightweight for mains juice - but I s'pose if it's only the same as a bedside lamp .............. and there were plenty of them with knotted flexes ;);)
 
But it puts a strain on the individual strands of wire, and when tight, can also get hot under load. - Not that there should be much load..

It is a bit like running analogue on address 0. G It might work, but it offends a true Engineer. :D
:nerd:

PhilP.
 
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