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Re: Trainroom Cleanup - Steamtrains - 11-24-2012
I think the most unbelievable "found" event involved one of those little plastic covers that go over the wire and the connecting tabs on some decoders...
I was using some tweezers to slip it baack into place (clumsy fingers too big to grasp it properly...), when off it went to a parallel dimension. So, instead of just soldering the wire in place, I start looking for the offending critter. Generally, when something takes a leap it falls to the floor, so I use a small flashlight to search for it. Well, after some 30 minutes of searching and not finding it, I give up and go to get the soldering iron. For reasons unknown, as I reach for it something catches my eye. I bend down to the floor, and there, in a crack on the concrete (train room was once a garage...) there sits the ....little cover.....WoW...!!
Never in a million years will that repeat itself....
Re: Trainroom Cleanup - teejay - 12-03-2012
Well , boys and girls , it's been a couple of weeks since Uncle Teejay " suggested" y'all get going and clean up the train room . Howzit going ?? I'll be taking notes and reporting any slackers to Santa ....you may get coal in your stocking !!
T
Re: Trainroom Cleanup - Prairie Trains - 12-03-2012
"get coal in your stocking !!" That would be great for the 7 1/2 inch gauge live steamer.
Re: Trainroom Cleanup - teejay - 12-03-2012
Funny , while I was typing that I thought maybe someone would be delighted to get " coal in their stocking " if only because I model transition era and like steam
T
Re: Trainroom Cleanup - jglfan - 12-08-2012
[quote="Charlie B"]Good going Teejay
I did a little organizing too yesterday and it was a big help. I leave my tool where I am using them and that would not create a problem except I forget what I'm doing and go to another project, only to find that the tools I need are only going to be found where I was working with them last
When I remember where they are and go to get them, I start on that project again and forget what I was going to do.
That's me to a tee!
Re: Trainroom Cleanup - Lester Perry - 12-08-2012
You guys see ngauger and I telling about open house. That is one of the reasons I do it. My train building gets a good cleaning and facelift at least once a year.