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Monday, March 15. 2010Line Department - March 14, 2010 Gwyn Stupar Photo A nice portrait of Max Tyms Sunday afternoon after the weather cleared out for a few hours. Shortly, Max will be up in the bucket truck working on revisions to upgrade the DC overhead at the east end of Barn 7. Monday, March 15. 2010Wood Shop Update - March 14, 2020 Ray Schmid Photo I did not get a chance to snap any pics Sunday but here is shot shared by Ray Schmid. Bob Sundelin is removing some new batten molding from the shaper while I am at the power feeder controls. Sunday was spent fine tuning the fences and guides for producing this stock as one of the next shop projects. Next, here are some photos submitted by Gwyn Stupar.  Batten Here is a side by side comparison of the new molding manufactured in our wood shop compared to the circa late 1800's stock found on our depot.  Fencing We have an amazing collection of restored and working machines in the wood shop. But the key is to 'outsmart' them using fences, jigs, and other aids. We ran off some test battens on Saturday and decided we could do better. So, here I am hoveling out some wood on the back of the shaper fence (also made by us) to be able to tweak it just a bit.  Hardware Not exactly a picture of anyone making sawdust, but Tim Peters is continuing the restoration work on CRT 1268. Here, he is cleaning some hardware and linkage for operating the clerestory windows. Sunday, March 14. 2010Wood Shop Update - March 13, 2010 Fitting the Beading To start this entry, here is Rich Witt with the woodwork about done for the new sash for CA&E 409, the frame in primer, and a slew of new window beading to retain the glazing.  Getting in Shape Next a shot of Victor Humphreys removing molded stock from the shaper. This is the test piece for new battens for our depot, the east end. Custom knives were produced to be able to accurately reproduce the profile of these pieces. Needless to say, nothing today is commercially available, even close, so it is the Wood Shop to the rescue. We spent much of the day on set up to run this stock, and were fairly successful - one more revision to the fence today is needed. When the lumber arrives, we will be off to the races.  It Is a Pane Finally, here is Bill Moran taking a turn on window work for the CA&E 319. A good man who is ready and willing to take on almost any task. Sunday, March 14. 2010Cleveland 4223 - March 13, 2010 It Does a Body Good Just a quick note in this category to show a pic of Eric Lorenz working on the front end of our Cleveland PCC. With the 'summerlike' 40F temps, Eric was sanding down the current primer coat in spots and adding more filler to make the contours more perfect. Of course that will mean paint touch up later. Saturday, March 13. 2010Thursday, March 11. 2010Wood Shop Update - March 10, 2010 The DOOR Rich Witt and Victor Humphreys are assembling "THE DOOR" one more time as a dry fit, this time with the raised panels in place. A little tweaking followed and we should be ready for glue up in a few weeks and then move on to a similar door needed for the station building.  Turning We do not usually need much use of a lathe for turning parts, but here is Bill Leiter spinning out some knobs for the crew doing the work on CB&Q 993. He just returned from a trip to Florida and remarked that it was warmer up here! The way the snow was melting at 62 F we may be going directly from snow skiing on the campus to water skiing. Thursday, March 11. 2010CCW 300 Update - March 10, 2010 HMMMM Work is resuming at a faster rate on the CCW 300 locomotive. Remember that most of the heart and soul of that crew essentially took a year off to repaint the TM 972. So, here is John Nelligan studying the electrical circuits diagram. There are a lot of loose cables on the engine, dismantled during early work years ago. If these were marked or tagged, such has largely disappeared, so we may need to call in Sherlock Holmes to unravel some of the mysteries. |
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Sun, 05-19-2013 22:13
Hello again. I had an idea that was (somewhat rudely, mid-sentence) dismissed in talking to a museum volunteer a few years back, but here it goes [...]
Thu, 05-16-2013 21:52
Looking good Bob! I hope to come out soon once I'm done with school.
Wed, 05-15-2013 21:28
I was not around at the time. General discussion suggests that it was "pretty marginal" in a number of areas. Nigel
Mon, 05-13-2013 11:08
"THUMBS UP!"
Fri, 05-10-2013 02:15
No, it will not be necessary to hold any of the work waiting for the plow to be turned, end for end. Weather will be the major factor, but there will [...]
Thu, 05-09-2013 19:54
The CGW X-38 plow is really coming to life. Bob Kutella and Vic and crew need to be very proud of your collective efforts. I am very appreciative of [...]
Thu, 05-09-2013 15:20
The snowplow looks great! Are you going to apply the door and upper windows befor it is turned to continue work?
Thu, 05-09-2013 09:09
Max, Is there any progress to report yet, in regards to the installation of the poles and overhead wires? Have a good day, sir.
Wed, 05-08-2013 18:40
Thanks for the update! I still don't understand why Commonwealth #5 was removed from service. Do you know why?
Tue, 05-07-2013 09:28
Mr. Kolanowski.....I was just wondering if the Spaulding webcam will be up and running soon for us stay-at-homes. Thanks!2FP
Mon, 05-06-2013 23:04
Max, Has work begun yet on the construction phase of erecting the poles and putting up the wire? Wish I could be there to watch it happen.
Mon, 05-06-2013 23:02
Keep up the good work, Bob. Wish I could be there to help!!!!!!!