Killashandra - Irish Nn3

[VonRyan]

And then there were two...

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[Philip H]

Well done Cody! That hook and link is particularly outstanding.

Remember this success any time you think you aren't up to snuff.

[Missaberoad]

Awesome! Its a railway now

[VonRyan]

I finally got around to testing my PowerMax chassis yesterday. It runs nice and smooth, although I see a slight wobble, and there is a bit of noise. Nonetheless I quite like it. I plan on rigging up something to it that can serve to mount a coupling hook. I'm curious to get this thing pulling a train to see how it will perform.

I also took stock of how many etched coupling hooks I have left. I have 8 of them, which is enough for 4 wagons. And I don't know of a way to get any more as they came on a fret for an etched GWR 4-wheel coach kit.

So I have to use my remaining hooks very sparingly.
So I plan on saving a pair for the eventual County Donegal Joint Railway Committee No.11 "Phoenix" shell for the PowerMax chassis.
The remaining three pairs I'll hold out on using, hoping that some Irish cattle wagons will come about from another source.

In the meantime, I'll be relatively content to run my 0-6-0 and the two fitted wagons.

[glakedylan]

kudos, Cody
well done!
sincerely
Gary

[VonRyan]

The other day I got the PowerMax chassis rigged up with a coupling hook made from some bent phosphor-bronze wire. A taped a hunk of lead to the top of the motor and it pulls my two fitted wagons along just fine. I don't have any photos to post just yet as I decided to use my DSLR instead of my iPhone. So photos will come once I can manage to find time to upload them to my laptop and then to Google Photos.

[VonRyan]

Here's a quick iPhone photo of the PowerMax chassis and its' jury-rigged coupling hook:

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And just now I put together two Peco N6.5 open wagon kits. Only thing different that I did was that I removed the rounded top plank from each end so that the wagons look more like the typical open wagons used in coal service.
I have one more open wagon kit to build and it'll get the same treatment.

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[VonRyan]

Blood has been shed in the name of my layout.

Last night while working on the last of my open wagon kits (still haven't found any more chassis), my scalpel fell off my worktable and decided to put a nice little slash/stab in the left side of my right foot (if you haven't figured it out, I was barefoot at the time). A nice mess was made on the linoleum floor. The wound was able to close itself with a good dose of pressure, so I decided that going to the hospital wasn't necessary.

So, I'm here at work with a hurt foot, and thus I am hobbling/limping everywhere and doing so fairly slowly owing to the fact that it's quite an oven here in this warehouse. So while I have to piddle around and condense about a dozen pallets for one of our largest customers, two people have to do my job on the shipping line.
So apparently the secret to getting some help is for me to injure myself... Great...

[davefoxx]

I would bet that many of us have experienced or almost experienced such an injury.  You'll quickly learn that if that happens again the instinct must become to get away rather than trying to catch the knife.  That's what I do now, but I've been there.  Thankfully, your injury was minor.  Hope it heals quickly.

Here's a tip: Put a pencil holder or something on the knife handle to keep the hobby knife from rolling off the table.

DFF

[central.vermont]

I recall one injury I had very vividly. When the xacto knife rolled off the table I instinctively closed my legs...................................... I'll never do that again. 

[Missaberoad]

I still have a scar from my youth when I turned half of the tip of my index finger into a flap...
Glad you're on the mend hopefully its just a memory soon!

[VonRyan]

I would bet that many of us have experienced or almost experienced such an injury.  You'll quickly learn that if that happens again the instinct must become to get away rather than trying to catch the knife.  That's what I do now, but I've been there.  Thankfully, your injury was minor.  Hope it heals quickly.

Here's a tip: Put a pencil holder or something on the knife handle to keep the hobby knife from rolling off the table.

DFF

My instinct is to always move my feet away, even when it happens with something like a pair of tweezers or a pair of Xurons. One of my biggest fears is something like this happening. I'm surprised that I didn't loose consciousness as I have a fairly low tolerance for pain and even less of a tolerance for seeing my own blood.

Also, it isn't a hobby knife that I was using.
It's a surgical scalpel, so the handle is a flat piece of stainless steel. I find that the blades are sharper than hobby-knife blades, plus they are sterile, and a box of 100 blades only costs $7.

[S Class]

Blood has been shed in the name of my layout.

Last night while working on the last of my open wagon kits (still haven't found any more chassis), my scalpel fell off my worktable and decided to put a nice little slash/stab in the left side of my right foot (if you haven't figured it out, I was barefoot at the time). A nice mess was made on the linoleum floor. The wound was able to close itself with a good dose of pressure, so I decided that going to the hospital wasn't necessary.

So, I'm here at work with a hurt foot, and thus I am hobbling/limping everywhere and doing so fairly slowly owing to the fact that it's quite an oven here in this warehouse. So while I have to piddle around and condense about a dozen pallets for one of our largest customers, two people have to do my job on the shipping line.
So apparently the secret to getting some help is for me to injure myself... Great...

BLOOD FOR THE RAILWAY GODS
May your sacrifice please them and they bring blessings to your pike.

*sign of the keystone*

[Ed Kapuscinski]

You're not a REAL model railroader until you've bled for the hobby.

Welcome to the club.

Blood in, blood out.

[VonRyan]

You're not a REAL model railroader until you've bled for the hobby.

Welcome to the club.

Blood in, blood out.

I've put plenty of blood into the hobby. And some wasnt even from knife-related injuries.
This was just the first time that it related to the layout, and the first time it was in significant quantity. I estimate that I spilled enough blood to fill a standard sample tube like those that are used for bloodwork.

Just thinking about it is making me lightheaded.