What happened at your workbench today?

[Northsider]

I've made a start on a box to hold Nº23. 5.5mm ply (which will have a 3.6mm liner inside it). Which provided an opportunity to buy a couple of larger clamps. You can never have too many, y'know!

 

[Chris Vernell]

an opportunity to buy a couple of larger clamps. You can never have too many, y'know!

Had Moses not dropped the third tablet of the Law, this would have been on it.
Then again, if he had enough clamps, he wouldn't have dropped it.

 

[Northsider]

Had Moses not dropped the third tablet of the Law, this would have been on it.
Then again, if he had enough clamps, he wouldn't have dropped it.

If he'd had enough clamps, he could have glued it back together...

 

[Fezwig]

I've made a start on a box to hold Nº23.

I'm not going in the box!!

 

[Rhinochugger]

I'm not going in the box!!

Oh yes you are

 

[Northsider]

Oh yes you are

@Fezwig, he's right, you know!

 

[Nutntooit]

Finished a tool shed for my logging camp 3d printed. Working on a bunk house next.
David

 

[Northsider]

I'm not going in the box!!

What if I put a small window in the box, like this one?

 

[Fezwig]

What if I put a small window in the box, like this one?

Can I have a little tower with a bell like Donald Sutherland had in "The First Great Train Robbery" as well?

 

[Chris Vernell]

Can I have a little tower with a bell like Donald Sutherland had in "The First Great Train Robbery" as well?

Do you want bats in your belfry? I understand Luxembourg has a good supply.

 

[Northsider]

Despite having a shiny new bandsaw, the box needs cutting by hand as it's too big to go through the machine . So it's out with a tenon saw, and use some of those skills that I took years developing...


After which, cut the thin ply lining, which will make the box sturdier and hold the lid in place, and then glue it in place. Lots of lovely clamps!

 

[viaEstrecha]

Despite having a shiny new bandsaw, the box needs cutting by hand as it's too big to go through the machine . So it's out with a tenon saw, and use some of those skills that I took years developing...
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After which, cut the thin ply lining, which will make the box sturdier and hold the lid in place, and then glue it in place. Lots of lovely clamps!
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Clamptastic

 

[GAP]

Finished off another 2 sets of points that will be used in a new scene inside the shed. The scene is planned to include a 3D printed double slip; I have 2 models to choose from so when I have printed and assembled them I'll see which one is the sturdier or if is doable.
Points files Bachmann compatible G gauge turnout by DrHoon
Double slip files
1. Kreuzungsweiche Gartenbahn (LGB) by cammon
2. Double crossing turnout 22.5° (R3, track 1)




I also added bogies and couplers to some coal wagons that were built following the plans from the old garden railways magazine (when they came as a centrefold) by the father of a friend of mine.
The bogies and couplers were 3D printed using files from thingaverse
Couplers Knuckle coupler 1/32 - Scale I - Openrailway by raby
Bogies Bogies for LGB cars by jockelill

 

[dunnyrail]

Finished off another 2 sets of points that will be used in a new scene inside the shed. The scene is planned to include a 3D printed double slip; I have 2 models to choose from so when I have printed and assembled them I'll see which one is the sturdier or if is doable.
Points files Bachmann compatible G gauge turnout by DrHoon
Double slip files
1. Kreuzungsweiche Gartenbahn (LGB) by cammon
2. Double crossing turnout 22.5° (R3, track 1)

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I also added bogies and couplers to some coal wagons that were built following the plans from the old garden railways magazine (when they came as a centrefold) by the father of a friend of mine.
The bogies and couplers were 3D printed using files from thingaverse
Couplers Knuckle coupler 1/32 - Scale I - Openrailway by raby
Bogies Bogies for LGB cars by jockelill

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Very interesting what can be dine in 3D printing, how are the couplings centred on the hook is there a small spring inside?

 

[GAP]

Very interesting what can be dine in 3D printing, how are the couplings centred on the hook is there a small spring inside?

Yes the spring is an integral [art of the coupler and is printed. They are a bit fragile but as these were printed in PLA the next lot will be in PETG which is a bit tougher.
I looked at the orientation of how I printed the coupler boxes and found if I stand them on their end the weakness that was present in side pieces is eliminated.
The file came with different style of coupler boxes as well.

 

[Madman]

Despite having a shiny new bandsaw, the box needs cutting by hand as it's too big to go through the machine . So it's out with a tenon saw, and use some of those skills that I took years developing...
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After which, cut the thin ply lining, which will make the box sturdier and hold the lid in place, and then glue it in place. Lots of lovely clamps!
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I which archeological dig did you discover that saw.....

 

[Northsider]

I which archeological dig did you discover that saw.....

That's the 'new' tenon saw! The other two are 'proper' Disston ones, but are so old the steel looks like they were found in a peat bog...