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    Sawmill Carriage pictures

    Usually the pulleys are not perfectly flat on top. They usually have a high spot right in the middle. Naturally, as the belt rotates on the pulley it tends to ride up to the high-spot. Also belt dressing is applied to make the belt that much stickier. This can make a big difference and reduce...
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    Building a Canadian wooden grain elevator.

    you are nuts Chad I got to hand it too you, when you were describing this to me i was trying to picture how it would look. But you have completely outdone yourself. Great Job. Keep it up. :thumb::thumb:
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    Real Steam Donkey in action

    Steam Traction Here is how i spend a few days every year. In this instance I was helping to I operate a 25-75 double Gaar Scott on a small sawmill. I can tell you that it is hard work but it sure is fun. I enjoy going back 100 years to the days when my family would harvest fields, build...
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    Log Jammer

    That looks great. I always get excited when I see you have posted a new thread as they always have a great display of wonderful modeling. Thanks for posting!
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    Let's get LOADED!

    WalMart It can be a great place to find HO scale vehicles like cars and construction equipment. It usually takes some hunting as there are a greater quantity of misc scale vehicles but usually you can find some good stuff. For more walmart finds see this link...
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    Building and Kitbashing a Walthers Cornerstone Refinery

    This looks impressive already. Great job. I can't wait to see this massive kitbash when you are through with it.
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    J & R, work in progress

    A suggestion for a better FREE tool to try is paint.net This is very similar to MS paint but has more functionality. http://www.getpaint.net/download.html
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    Re-work/re-paint of New River Mining Co

    That looks great! I really like the walkway. I might do the same on a kit i got that is missing some bits. Mike
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    WOW!!!!! Can you believe this??????

    According to the stats on N Gauger's page he has posted 3.53 posts per day. That works out to 2835 days, or since 12-20-2000. Now that is crazy. Thanks for your long time dedication to the forum. I only hope that I am still around 8 years from now. Thanks
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    Gold....and MR's.....

    In my experience most gold used in the electronics industry are only found in connectors. Usually there are better options for the other parts of a board. Also there are lots of other alternatives to gold used in the electronics connections. Tin, silver, and lead are often found in the...
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    last night when I got home from work......

    when all else fails....get a bigger hammer. :):mrgreen:sign1
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    Barney Secord Salutes Herc Driver

    I like the first shot the best but all are great. I am going to assume that: meant a few cold cokes as we wouldnt want an inebriated pilot flying around our trains. He could damage them. sign1 Stay safe Herc!:wave:
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    New Desktop Layout

    Great job. That looks wonderful. It is making me sit here at my desk and dream of where i would put the tunnel portals and a possible trackplan. :)
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    HO Scale Operational Hi-Rail

    Same Ohm value ,but higher wattage will help to dissipate some of the extra heat. The voltage drop over the resistor multiplied by the current passing through it will give you the power. The greater power should not add any heat to the motor as your current going into it should not change...
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    "B" is for...

    Great job Doc!!! I must have missed your lesson on the letter A. I guess I better go look for it now. Looking forward to C through Z!
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