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RE: CN Blackwater division - cnrglen - 02-12-2024
I got the turntable backfor the second time. My friend added a pickup wiper to the one end:
Not quite as un-noticable as one might hope but it does the electrical pickup job. My friend made a video of it in action:
Glen’s Diamond Scale H.O. Turntable - YouTube
The test car on the turntable has a light in it that will stay on as the table rotates.
RE: CN Blackwater division - LiveSteamer - 02-12-2024
Looks great and is running smoothly.
RE: CN Blackwater division - cnrglen - 02-17-2024
Thanks Matt.
My friend came over today and we installed the turntable on the layout:
He held it under the layout while I drilled and screwed from the top a screw at each corner, going through the spacer blocks makes for a solid platform.After it was installed I checked my measurements and my 3/4" spacers did the trick. The bridge track will be level with any code 70/83 track that it connects with.
Now the next challenge is to fill the gap around the turntabe pit. There is about 5/8"gap that's 1/4" deep. I'm thinking of gluing cut down cork roadbed to fill, sanding to flush and then filling any other gaps with some wall filler. I'm trying to keep the fix as mess-free as possible so anything liquid is out.
Another item on the way is the control module for the turntable motor. I found a neat device on Abay and it should be here in the next couple weeks. (coming from China)
RE: CN Blackwater division - LiveSteamer - 02-17-2024
You're Welcome. Looking good and nice to see you got it installed. I may not have enough experience but I agree with you on how to fill it in. I'm sure they are other ways but that seems to be the easiest.
RE: CN Blackwater division - cnrglen - 02-18-2024
I'm not sure if it was the easiest but it's pretty close to how it was mounted in it's previous home.
I did get the gap filled today:
I ran the cork twice inside the gap on it's edge (I wasn't sure if it would flex around an 11" diameter witout breaking) and glued it in place.
Then I trimed it down flush with the layout and used some of the scraps to fill the larger gaps that were left.
When that had all dried, I used some spackle to fill in an spaces that the cork didn't. Don't worry about the pink, this stuff turns white when it's dry so you know when it's okay to sand.
RE: CN Blackwater division - LiveSteamer - 02-18-2024
Looks great. I see you went with the cork roadbed.
RE: CN Blackwater division - cnrglen - 02-24-2024
Thanks Matt.
I finished off fitting the turntable in
It took 3 fills and sandings to get the space around the turntable finished for painting. I brushed some tan paint on to blend all the sanded spackle in. I'm still waiting for the control module for the turntable and until I can turn to bridge I can't lay track and get a proper alignment. In the meantime, I'll continue to work on the enginehouse project.
RE: CN Blackwater division - LiveSteamer - 02-25-2024
You're Welcome. That looks great glen. Can't wait to see this area finished.