AndyB
Western Thunderer
I can recommend an excellent osteopath....... whilst I give my back a break
He's sorted all of my family out at various times - from 6 month old daughter to 48 year old me.
Andy
I can recommend an excellent osteopath....... whilst I give my back a break
Time to design a rail bender for the next step.
I managed to get all the planks cut to length and screwed down
No need for another high maintenance hobby Geoff I'll settle for using the bath!That's a very neat piece of work Steve, are you going to fit a hot tub in the centre to help ease your aching back ?
Thanks Andy, but I have enough medical attention on my back already Six evenings of work highlights how much strength I've lost over the last years as a result of the sciatica - all I can do is exercise and use it to gain back what I've lost.I can recommend an excellent osteopath....
He's sorted all of my family out at various times - from 6 month old daughter to 48 year old me.
Andy
Pretty much Jim. I suspect that a better job would come from having a wheel around each ballrace, the circumference of which fits in between the head and foot of the rail so the bending is done on the web as well as the head / foot. That will also help to keep the rail in alignment through the rollers and not induce any vertical twist. I'll keep you updatedSteve,
I've been thinking about that for the track on my oval. I've got one of these combination bender/guillotine/roller machines and I could probably machine shallow slots at the ends of the rolls to locate the bullhead rail to bend it. I'll have to have a trial with a bit of rail and see if it's a go-er. Otherwise I'll copy what you do - something like three ball races, one of them being moveable??
Jim.
I'll take that as a compliment for a test track Dave Its not very 'garden' but my focus for this one is in the locos, the stock and the material choices. It all helps steer me in the choices for future projects...It all rather looks like Teutonic engineering.
I first read that as Tectonic engineering. I should concentrate more, but it could explain Steve's back problems or maybe theres a secret plan for the next big project.It all rather looks like Teutonic engineering.
DefinitelyChristening run after the AGM maybe?