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Best, Andy Keeney Look out for #1, but don't step in #2! Country: | Posts: 6024 Carrie Creek Crew Chief Premium Member Posted - 04/27/2009 :  11:37:07 AM     You are welcome, Grant. Some day I'll learn how to spell Frederic and Andy, Thanks for the kind remarks. Yes, the level is real handy, I just push it up the grades in 3" steps and everything comes out smooth. Phil Phil POR (press on regardless) Country: USA | Posts: 948 MarkF Engineer Posted - 04/28/2009 :  01:51:32 AM       Your making great progress Phil! Great looking backdrop too. And yes, I like the grade level idea! I may just make one of those for myself! Mark See my homepage at http://home.comcast.net/~prrndiv/ Country: USA | Posts: 9270 Carrie Creek Crew Chief Premium Member Posted - 05/07/2009 :  7:50:24 PM     Hi, all, I found this stuff at Lowe's for gluing foam. It is really great stuff. It has a nice working time, spreads real smooth and doesn't smell. This is the stuff, I lay out some beads and spread it out evenly and so I can see a little of the blue thru it then plce the foam peice in place and weight it down now wait 24 hrs and it will not come apart. I was unable to pry apart the test peice, my fingers just broke thru the edges. More on this continuing saga later, Phil Phil POR (press on regardless) Country: USA | Posts: 948 Geezer Fireman Premium Member Posted - 05/08/2009 :  10:15:48 AM     Phil - I just read this thread from start to present~ great craftsmanship on the benchwork and well executed. I have several dozuki saws in my shop -amazingly accurate for hand saws. Thanks for sharing your layout and your thoughts with us. Your benchwork will be inspiration when I get started on mine in the near future. Bill CC&BW Wilani Lumber & Mining Co. http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34275&whichpage=58 http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=28172&whichpage=89 Country: USA | Posts: 8164 Carrie Creek Crew Chief Premium Member Posted - 05/08/2009 :  11:45:51 AM     Thanks Bill, I have learned so much on this forum that if I can contribute anything that some one can use I will do all I can. I just hope that I can keep up with the high level of workmanship that is displayed on these forums. Phil Phil POR (press on regardless) Country: USA | Posts: 948 Carrie Creek Crew Chief Premium Member Posted - 05/16/2009 :  9:10:38 PM     Hi all again, After getting the foam glued down I needed a way to cut out the creek beds. I tried cutting one out with my knives which just tore up the foam more than I liked. My brother (Mainframer) has a foam cutter tool that he had picked up at some train show a long time ago and when we tried to find another one we couldn't. We seached around and found some sites where people had made their own, so we thought that we would try one of the ideas of using a soldering gun. I am happy to report that it works. I bought some .055" music wire and bent a loop in it. I had to put some brass sleeves on the ends so I could tighten it down. Here are some pics: I started with this gun from Radio Shack and this is the new business end here I am cutting a sample and the pull out. The only concern is all the fine hairs that follow out but a quick sanding would eliminate them. I am thinking that the wire is not getting hot enough. The gun puts out only 2.2 amps so maybe a smaller wire would work better. I will buy some smaller wire and see if it is better. Later, Phil Phil POR (press on regardless) Country: USA | Posts: 948 Mainframer Engine Wiper Posted - 05/16/2009 :  11:03:00 PM     Phil, Happy to see you got it to work. When you get a smaller wire you might look to see if you can get longer screws. Wondering if the brass tube is cutting some of the power. Otherwise looks very promising. I will have to keep the music wire in mind when my wire breaks. Tom Country: USA | Posts: 304 Carrie Creek Crew Chief Premium Member Posted - 05/17/2009 :  6:33:26 PM     new update, Since I figured out the foam cutter I was itching to try it out. I did make a smaller loop using the same wire and this did get hotter. It also left less hairs behind so yes the wire needs to be smaller to get hotter. I think I'll try something in the .03"-.04" range. Anyway here are some pics from todays stream bed making. I usually cut out a 8" or so peice at a time. So, I am showing the start of the cut to the finished stream bed. and here is a pic of the knife carved stream sanded with 80 grit I did not get any track laid this weekend but did get all the cork laid in Hiddenbury and Tossi Stone. As you can see I'm slowly slogging away Phil Phil POR (press on regardless) Country: USA | Posts: 948 Frederic Testard Engineer Posted - 05/17/2009 :  7:00:49 PM     Nice progress, Phil. It is less and less looking like a blue sea and more and more like a model railroad. Frederic Testard Country: France | Posts: 16438 Peterpools Engineer Posted - 05/17/2009 :  8:01:20 PM       Phil Fantastic progress. It is amazing how everyone comes up with unique solutions to building our model railroads. keep the pic and ideas coming. Peter BCT Country: USA | Posts: 12335 quarryman Fireman Posted - 05/18/2009 :  08:39:22 AM       Looking good, Phil. The creek meandering through the scene reinforces the short line "feel" in Hiddenbury. Mark Visit my Piedmont & East Blue Ridge Railroad http://www.eastblueridge.com Country: USA | Posts: 1071 Carrie Creek Crew Chief Premium Member Posted - 05/18/2009 :  2:35:09 PM     Thanks, Frederic, all this blue is beginning to get to me. Peter, Thanks for encourgement also, on Mainframers "Kill Creek Camp #3" on the bottom of page 3 the first 2 pics of his post of 4/21/09 shows the foam cutter I was trying to find. Two of the optional loops are laying by it as well as the transformer for the 12V it uses. I just adapted something I had on hand and hoped that it would work. Mark, thanks, I have water running in and out of the "stage" though out the layout. I have always felt that most MRRs didn't have enough water. I am going to have to move the creek at Swampscott that exits at the liftout as there is not enough room between the tracks as I have it now. I just have to decide which side I will put it. Later, food and bedtime now, Phil Phil POR (press on regardless) Country: USA | Posts: 948 Wiley T New Hire Posted - 05/20/2009 :  04:45:34 AM     Phil, Great work and thanks for sharing with us. 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