Danderhall Railway

@ShedlyYard @Suipen_mkrsk Fancy lights are the fashion

@Suipen_mkrsk I redesigned mine, 3D printed them, fitted an LED and made the post hollow.

チップLEDを組み込んで点灯試験します 柱は真鍮パイプに置き換えます。 良い雰囲気です🤗

All the unusual things between Edinburgh and Carlisle

When you go to Carlisle you dont expect these.

@ShedlyYard Will try to firm up the supports for the next lot.

@DanderhallR I find this sometimes. I notice it when I print the same thing, one after another gives a higher chance of failing.

12 parts all identically supported and some have just a little failure. Not sure what happened or how.

@1701aStarship @hr_unhinged Ive to walk from point if work, use 2 machines just to reach the water cooler, and then when I want to return to work, go up 6m of stairs, along a hall and back down 6m to be nearly where I started. To be cost effective I normally hang around till I need a pee after the water

@hr_unhinged What a slow work day for you eh! Hydration is key to maintaining optimum performance. How many other employees take smoke breaks? What is the lost time with these? What draconian workplace are you running!

I saw an employee refilling his water bottle three times in one morning. That's a lot of walking. I timed his route from desk to cooler. 45 seconds each way. That's 4.5 minutes of lost ROI per day just on hydration logistics. I approached him about his fluid intake strategy. He said he was just thirsty. I told him thirst is a mindset, but walking is a verifiable cost center. He asked if he should stop drinking water. I said no, we value health, but we also value stationary optimization. I suggested he bring a gallon jug to minimize transit waste. He looked at me like I was crazy. I logged "excessive biological maintenance" in his performance file. Next week I'm removing the cooler to encourage bladder discipline.

Today's test prints, spacing for a gear train and what diameter hole is a good bearing allowing free running but not too much wobble.

@BCRlyCo @DibsYard Means you have to remember to put it in and take it out. Some sort of pivoting 'flag' that is moved clear by the closing of the section and when it opens in turn drops across the track. Sounds like a job for a bell crank.

@DibsYard @DanderhallR What about 2 holes each side of line, wide enough for 2 pieces of dowel? The 2 pieces of dowel are attached to a small panel of wood tall enough for stock, with foam on rail side, so when the dowel is in holes the panel rests on track creating a barrier

Demo of my Anti-loco-kamikaze mechanism

@DibsYard This was the dilemma I came up with auto braking sections. And definitely better to have something.

@DanderhallR Very good questions. 1) No. 😕 2) err not tried it fast yet! But it is better than nothing. I may have to add a physical barrier too.

When you cant find the switch you want so resort to making them.

@Andy_Ross1962 @PaterPracticus Its the advantage of resin where extra surface area doesnt impact print time.

@PaterPracticus @DanderhallR When I wasn't sure about exact dimensions or supports I would print several slight variations in one print to quickly narrow things down.

The ability to think of something, design it digitally and then go to the garage and print it is probably the biggest wonder of our age. It sums up how technology and computing have moved so far. To think my first cnc was still using punched tape.

@PaterPracticus Yup. Ive some electrical enclosures for the crane printing to add more.

@DanderhallR Absolutely. With some fairly rudimentary CAD skills you can make all sorts of stuff, effectively from scratch.

@PaterPracticus Just when you think you have it the next print says different. When i printed the fuel flasks I did 4 different orientation at once and then picked the best. Slight waste of resin but saved on time

@DanderhallR I’m still on a steep learning curve with this. I tried twice with the frames angled at 30 degrees, with varying success, but went back to vertical for this one. Also very slightly boosted the exposure time. Learning all the time.

Latest windscreen print. Small amount of lift on the base, but with very little effect on the overall shape. Also the central bar is a bit thin in one place where the support didn’t fix properly, but that too is mendable. Very happy with that.

Some weathering of the main frame attempted. Shortly going to say this is done lol

After much masking the handrails and ladders are now mostly white and not too much else is 😀

@adipullenLNER @SamsTrains Different livery, sounds silly but could be

Both tt120 Same company same class same scale two different prices Am I missing something @SamsTrains

@mwt2008 Definitely, its less a decision to be taken on financial grounds and one to consider the moral/ethical side of it.

@DanderhallR There are externalities of continuing to burning gas for longer to factor in too such as climate change and NOx air pollution exposure.

This is what happens when you combine a #HeatPump, #Solar, a #HomeBattery & an #EV smart tariff. #NetZero #Climate