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Sunday, January 3. 2010Wood Shop Update High Level Meeting There is a high level meeting in progress as Tim Peters and Buzz Morisette review lettering on old photos for the CRT 1268. Buzz is our 'go to guy' when it comes to vinyl decals or paint masks. They are reviewing the various detail changes in the lettering styles over time so as to be appropriate for the magnificent restoration work that Tim is engaged in.  More Window Parts Richard Schauer was in the shop yesterday and snapped this pic after an intense few hours work on window parts for the N&W 2050. Left to right are the crew of John Faulhaber, Victor Humphreys, and myself. How hard is to make a simple window? Well, for this project there are 44 pieces required for the frames and mullions. So, after picking the lumber and getting it to the shop it was jointed, crosscut, ripped, planed, beading routed, rabbets made for the glass and about 85 feet of tiny beading strips made to retain the glass after glazing. Remaining is the layout work for the jointery, mortising, creating a jig to crosscut exactly all pieces to be tenoned, tenoning, meticulously hand fitting each frame, glueing, sanding, and trimming. Whew!  More Window Work Buzz is also working on new windows for the MILW 01984 caboose. Slabs of lumber are in process, here being ripped into frame parts on the table saw.  Careful Careful measurements are required at each step as Buzz uses a caliper to ensure dimensions are correct and an exact replica can be constructed to help renew this car. In the background you may see Victor Humphreys working on door parts and reviewing his project with Barbara Lanphier. Barbara had her second knee replacement surgery last fall and it was good to note her progress and see her back on site. |
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Fri, 03-29-2024 21:26
We're slackers and spend more time working on the equipment in the shop than keeping all you readers updated. We'll work on it, but I'm sure updates [...]
Thu, 03-14-2024 08:02
What happened to the Department Blog? It's been over 2 years and I still regularly check for updates, but nothing comes...
Mon, 12-27-2021 16:28
Happy New Year to all the Departments at the Illinois railway Museum! Thanks for all the good work you do in railroad preservation. Ted Miles, [...]
Wed, 10-13-2021 13:33
Was the CB&Q 1309 every transported to IRM?I’ve been reading old issues of Rail&Wire and the car was mentioned several times.
Mon, 06-07-2021 22:40
I was wondering if in the model layout display what scale would you guys be using and would you be displaying model train history as well? Just [...]
Wed, 06-02-2021 17:27
Nice to see 428's cab back on. Looking forward to when it is operable!
Tue, 06-01-2021 16:47
I hope the work will continue on the UP #428. Now that they are the museum's connection to the national railroad network; she would be very [...]
Sat, 04-17-2021 23:07
What is the status of 126, the Milwaukee Buffet car that is in S. Dakota? Any guess on when or if it will get to IRM?
Wed, 04-14-2021 21:09
Perhaps it is time to scrap the remains of the c, B & Q 7128 to make room for the Villa Real. Ted miles, IRM member
Wed, 04-14-2021 15:26
Hi IRM my name is Jason and I was wonder If you guys would be willing to save a CN Dash8-40cm they are currently being retired by CN and being [...]
Fri, 04-09-2021 19:56
Bear in mind that the Nebraska Zephyr is an articulated train set, so cars cannot be inserted at will. Although cars and/or a second engine could be [...]
Wed, 03-31-2021 11:37
I believe Silver Pony is currently on the back burner, and has been put into storage in one of the barns. The car needs a lot of work done to it's [...]