Garden Railway Forum

I have seen 3 in 1 oil recommended and sewing machine oil are these OK or should I use some other oil. I have steam oil for the piston lubricator its just the connecting rods and other moving parts I am wondering about. Accucraft recommend 3 in 1 oil for the chassis bearings in their loco manuals. ...

I use ordinary car engine oil, SAE 10W 40, I think it is. For the moving parts most oils will do as long as it is done regularly. However, if this is incorrect, I would be happy to be corrected

Very nice, however without a "ball park" price you are after, I will not make an offer in case it insults you

Many thanks

Trevor it looks very good, but the most important thing is are YOU happy with it, if you are that is all that matters.

I sort of knew this is a predominantly 32mm forum, but you never know, there might be a rogue in here somewhere. :D :D :D Guilty ........ :lol: I must be very slow on the uptake ...... I've only just worked out the significance of "Hal Farsed". I'd always been imagining it's some burly Sw...

Hi John Do you want me to post a message on the G Scale Central forum on your behalf? You might find there's more 45mm gauge interest on there. I'd take some of them myself if I didn't already have ten lengths of 45mm track stacked in the workshop awaiting the next extension to the PLR. Rik Rik you...

Rik PS There was something on the radio yesterday saying people should wear their clothes for longer than a year to help save the planet. My attitude to clothes is similar to my attitude on cars. Use them until they fall apart ..... 😬 I have nothing less than a year old, and the suit I am currently...

Rik yes my springs were compressed as that but as I adjusted the bed they became looser and did not provide enough tension on a couple of addjustment wheels. I replaced the original springs with the one I bought and that problem went away. I levelled the bed and again tried to print but with no suc...

Trevor Thompson wrote: ↑Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:42 pm The shank end

Trevor

But make sure it has no burrs where it may have spun in a chuck

I was considering buying a printer last year, but space, time, and what I would really need it for stopped me. Having read through this saga of yours, it has been inspiring as to some of the issues a novice can encounter. I do have sympathy with you, as I too have had issues when engaging in a new (...

At the Welsh Botanic Garden today in the Japanese garden I spotted Leptinella Squalida which is a low growing mat forming plant which might be suitable for the bank. I will have to look for that - its about time we visited again Trevor It's fairly widely available. I got two at different times, but...

The link for the Fowler says the loco is 3.4 Kg, I assume dry weight, water capacity is around 300 ml, so 300 gms, so wet weight will be around 3.7kg.

Anne, sorry not interested in the turntable (wrong gauge), however please pass on my regards top Rod, and I hope (as I am sure we all do) wish he gets better soon

I assume you are talking about "cotoneaster". If you know somebody that has the variety you want, their garden will be full of seedlings. I have to pull and throw hundreds away every year, it is a very prolific plant.

Trevor Thompson wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 7:33 pm
It still looks OK!

Trevor

Don't do your self down it looks a lot better than just okay, it look great

Half of the roof has been printed: IMG_1767.jpg I have placed a spare capping tile loose on the top, and it is clear that the angle is wrong, and it covers too much of the slate underneath it. However I think that can be fixed easily by shrinking the component to fit. Trevor A beautiful job, and i ...

I had drawn up a tool box with tabs so the sides lined up so this was also in the little package from Model Engineer LASER, cooked up with 243 solder. This will hide the handle for the bypass valve. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51520970848_3a0093eca3_c.jpg IMG_6633 by Darrell McCulloch , on ...

My wish list there was a better range of RC controls for model railways . Since the application is clearly mature in model aircraft. There are a few RC controls other than Deltang, though I use Deltang through RC Trains and Micron; just to name a few available: Fosworks Brian Jones Revolution Loco ...

Philpy, I think you have summed it up very well