4mm Polsarrett: BR(S) N Cornwall Clay, The Final Countdown
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Moving the legs out 100mm towards each end seems to have done the trick.
Mark F
Western Thunderer
I do hope you have load tested the fiddle yard with cups of tea, a few biscuits and a slice of cake?
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Will that be a more testing load than a yard full of stock? Mind you the pasties at the first show are quite substantial and weighty.
gwrrob
Western Thunderer
These have caught my eye Chris on the other channel and might be useful for friends to bring their stock to run on your layout at shows.
www.intentio.shop
Fiddle Yard Cassettes
www.intentio.shop
Mark F
Western Thunderer
Don't forget to make allowance for any visiting locos that might turn up when you're away from the layout; some of them can be quite weighty (apparently)
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Do they also have far too many wheels?
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
These have caught my eye Chris on the other channel and might be useful for friends to bring their stock to run on your layout at shows.
Fiddle Yard Cassettes
I saw those. Nice but can soon run up to a hefty bill. I have a load of ply offcuts that are well seasoned and have been in the shed for 20 years. I plan on using those for the cassette based and then using some code 100 PECO on top.
The code 100 is probably approaching 15 years old. Was bought down at Wadebridge show on the occasion that we forgot to take the proper cassettes and had to improvise somewhat...
Starting to make the fiddle yards
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
So out in the garage again this afternoon. Rain way at various points somewhat sideways and coming under the garage door. Nice.
If you go back about 14 months in the thread you'll note that in the original cutting list, and actually cut, were parts for the fiddle yards. These were planned to be quite petite. 900x300 t the left and something like 600x150 at the right.
Now, a year later I decided to learn from just about every layout I've been involved in. The initial fiddle yards have nearly always been found to be too small when used at shows. So this time I've just gone rogue and made both at 900x500.
That obviously meant that the ply I'd originally cut was a bit small. Nevermind, I had some other larger offcuts. But as usual all the bits were not quite right. So some bodgery was called for.
1020mm long lengths of square timber laid out and the various bits of ply glued and screwed to these. The rail saw was then used to chop them down to the size I wanted.
And now we're at this point...
It's all a bit chicken and egg. I need to sort out the cassettes so I can set the boards to the right height. But I need the boards in so I can sort the board joints out. To do that I need the cassettes.
Looks like I'm making cassettes next then...
If you go back about 14 months in the thread you'll note that in the original cutting list, and actually cut, were parts for the fiddle yards. These were planned to be quite petite. 900x300 t the left and something like 600x150 at the right.
Now, a year later I decided to learn from just about every layout I've been involved in. The initial fiddle yards have nearly always been found to be too small when used at shows. So this time I've just gone rogue and made both at 900x500.
That obviously meant that the ply I'd originally cut was a bit small. Nevermind, I had some other larger offcuts. But as usual all the bits were not quite right. So some bodgery was called for.
1020mm long lengths of square timber laid out and the various bits of ply glued and screwed to these. The rail saw was then used to chop them down to the size I wanted.
And now we're at this point...
It's all a bit chicken and egg. I need to sort out the cassettes so I can set the boards to the right height. But I need the boards in so I can sort the board joints out. To do that I need the cassettes.
Looks like I'm making cassettes next then...
Starting to make the cassettes
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
A work in progress...
Spacing jig bodged for the track saw.
Something like this perhaps?
These will get used at the ends, probably, maybe.
The ends of the cassettes are angled and this should help vertical alignment. Horizontal alignment and power transfer will be via the same means, probably...
Spacing jig bodged for the track saw.
Something like this perhaps?
These will get used at the ends, probably, maybe.
The ends of the cassettes are angled and this should help vertical alignment. Horizontal alignment and power transfer will be via the same means, probably...
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Windows fitted to the clay works office
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
I've removed the buildings to do some work on the scenic-fiddle board interfaces. I decided that track between the two would be beneficial to smooth running...
Once that is done I'll be able to set the fiddle yards at the correct level. Now where did I put the metal dowels for the board joints ...
Once that is done I'll be able to set the fiddle yards at the correct level. Now where did I put the metal dowels for the board joints ...
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Ok folks, a conundrum.... Considering that I've had Polsarrett up and working last year, with trains running, points switching and sections isolating...why does it now not work?
It should have been a case of simply plugging everything back in. But there's a wire or two missing, so no power from the controller reaches the control panel.
So how on earth did it work previously? And why is one of the black wires red? What was I doing??
It should have been a case of simply plugging everything back in. But there's a wire or two missing, so no power from the controller reaches the control panel.
So how on earth did it work previously? And why is one of the black wires red? What was I doing??