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Re: Now: O14 group birthday - started 28th November 2004 - Thursday, November 28, 2024
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I was a late adopter, I started modelling in 014 around 2016. Inspirations
include seeing Roy Link and his lunchbox layout at Greenwich around 1989,
when I had an 012 model of the Groudle Glen
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David Rae
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Re: Now: O14 group birthday - started 28th November 2004 - Thursday, November 28, 2024
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Nothing wrong with 15.75mm for the Corris - see our about page which states:
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John C
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Re: Now: O14 group birthday - started 28th November 2004 - Thursday, November 28, 2024
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Hi all and thanks for the mention Robin. I’ve no idea when I joined the yahoo group but started 014 modelling back around 2005 with the Port Wynnstay England locos. It’s still a niche scale/gauge
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Paul Holmes
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Re: Now: O14 group birthday - started 28th November 2004 - Thursday, November 28, 2024
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Yes happy anniversary to fellow O14ers. I'm not sure Mark is still on the group or even active in O14. This was originally a Yahoo group and I joined as member no.2. We were an early transition to
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John C
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Re: Now: O14 group birthday - started 28th November 2004 - Thursday, November 28, 2024
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Likewise, happy birthday to us!
As to the significant achievements over the past 20 years, I find that tricky to answer. I think Rhyd and it’s subsequent extensions in it’s permanent home is a
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Robin Edwards
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Re: Now: O14 group birthday - started 28th November 2004 - Thursday, November 28, 2024
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Happy 20th Anniversary to all O14 members!
I would be interested to hear from members on what they consider have been the significant achievements for 14 mm gauge over this period?
Mark – are you
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Bruce Wood
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Now: O14 group birthday - started 28th November 2004 - Thursday, November 28, 2024
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Re: Backwoods Miniatures Garratt
Future proofing may require drilling the cat to secure it. I suspect the model might be easier.
Sent: Friday, 8 November, 2024 18:54
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [o14] Backwoods Miniatures
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Frank Sharp
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Re: Backwoods Miniatures Garratt
Hi Paul
Being O14 rather than O16.5 the boss is hard up against the back of the driving wheel and obscured by the brake rigging, so there’s precious little space to play with. Still, that does sound
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Allan Dare
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Re: Backwoods Miniatures Garratt
I guess that answers my "how good are your small drilling skills"
I've got an NGG16 upside down on my desk in front of me and I can clearly see a boss and I think its drillable.
This one has much
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Paul Martin
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Re: Backwoods Miniatures Garratt
Thanks Paul and Frank
The mention of Delrin confirmed my worst fears!
Unfortunately the position of the gears on the armature shaft and axle respectively make it almost impossible to get a drill in
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Allan Dare
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Re: Backwoods Miniatures Garratt
I’d go with Paul’s method. If you can get all the way through, use copper wire which you can bend over so it won’t fall out but will easily pull out if needed.
Frank
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Frank Sharp
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Re: Backwoods Miniatures Garratt
They're Grandt Line parts and are made of Delrin.
Delrin being a trade name the material is Acetal.
Its famously non stick.
How skillful are you with a small drill because the proper engineering
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Paul Martin
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Backwoods Miniatures Garratt
Hi
I have a Backwoods Miniatures NGG16 Garratt, and after a mechanical problem on one engine unit the (Falhaber? Grandt Line?) gears are beginning to slip on their shafts.
I’ve spoken with Loctite
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Allan Dare
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Re: Track Making Demo 19th October
Thanks everyone for your kind thoughts. After the both of us escaping Covid for 4 years it is proving not a bad as we feared it would be. Perhaps I'll even get some work done on the PLR.
@Robin - I
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John C
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Re: Track Making Demo 19th October
I hope you are feeling better soon John.
I know it is planning ahead but I hope you will be able to make next year’s meeting on the 11th October as Tony’s Forest has been invited. It would be
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Robin Edwards
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Re: Track Making Demo 19th October
Go on, admit it, you've forgotten how to make track :-)
Get well soon.
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Paul Martin
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Re: Track Making Demo 19th October
Take care of yourselves.
Bill Uffelman
Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer
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William Uffelman
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Re: Track Making Demo 19th October
I spoke too soon. What I thought was a minor cough/cold turns out to be COVID - first time for us.
Sorry to disappoint everyone yet again.
John
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John C
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Track Making Demo 19th October
So far no 100 day cough, flu, COVID nor car breakdowns, so there's a good chance I'll be doing my track making demo at the S7 Open Day next Saturday.
Full details here:
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John C
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