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Bernd:
Welcome to the collective Hamilton.  :borg:

I'm into modelrailroading also. I'm into HO, On3 and O. I've got an On3 layout started but like all my other projects it's collecting dust.

I also have a Sherline lathe that has a miil conversion on it. Great little machine for that model work.

Looked at your web site. Nice job on the turntable. A few more pics of the layout in the Gallery section if you have the time.  :poke:

Bernd

eidbi:
Hi All,
I have just discovered Mediafire where I can post files and pictures for free if I keep the filesize below 200Mb and I don't have pictures that size!
Even if I put pics up at their normal full size I think that it lets you view them at a much smaller res, and you can then download in full if you want.

I have been out this afternoon "scrounging" for scrap. A friend has a scrapped piece of a small shipyard crane. It is one of the four "feet" wheel pieces that ran on rails. On it there is a gearbox which I can look into and I see a large brass gearwheel, probably a foot across which would make lots of parts for bogs engine! The whole piece of metal is about 1/2 ton so I can't get it in the boot of the jeep. I will have to try to dismantle it where it is. Just as I was leaving he gave me a block of metal 5 x 5 x 2.2cm with a threaded hole in it and it has "ALBD" and "CRM 30-58" on it. it's harder than a file, I can scratch it with carbide and I wonder what it is. A magnet does attract it.
Regards,
Hamilton

eidbi:
Hi All,
I got some more progress on the brass gear. It is not as big as I thought but still weighs 5.6 kg. The pictures are in mediafire http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=mexf276pw76mb and I will insert some small size ones here.

The other photo is of two other pieces of brass that he gave to me and told me what they are, but I am curious if any one else recognises them?

The last photo is of the steel piece that I mentioned in the last post.

Many thanks to all for the welcome.

Bernd.
I am making the turntable as a kit that I hope to sell on ebay. I have more work to do on the software though. I am going to use a 20 chara. X 4 line LCD and a keypad for setting up and selecting the track positions. Since I have the input and output I decided that I would also include a real time clock. The friend that I am building the layout for is 'into' timetables and not really interested in the scenic aspect so I am going to use the clock to provide a modellers clock which can be run at a range of speeds to allow a day's movements in maybe 1 or two hours.

Regards,
Hamilton

cidrontmg:
That brass gear is material for many small engines. The hard steel item - canīt say where itīs from. I think it says "ALBA". There were Alba shapers (cousins of Elliott & Boxford shapers) but I donīt think they used that kind of a logo.

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