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WW&F Railway Museum Discussion => Volunteers => Topic started by: James Patten on May 04, 2016, 06:06:30 AM
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Anticipated work for Saturday May 7:
* Annual Meeting: This Saturday marks our 27th annual meeting (the first one was in 1990). Unlike many previous annual meetings, this one will be held at Sheepscot in the basement of the Percival House. Meeting starts at 2.
* We'll be running steam for the members. Regular departure times are 11, 12:30 and 2:30; the 2:30 will be held until the meeting gets out.
* Boxcar 67
* Track: if the first bay of the car barn has not yet been jacked, leveled and tamped, I would like to do that. Otherwise whatever stone we have left should be distributed in bay 3 of the barn.
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James- all good but:
It's very important that we build up the east shoulder of the main north yard track (barn bay 1). The remaining stone should go to that over barn bay 3.
There was loose talk of using large boulders to sure up the bottom of that shoulder- nothing definite though. Don't really want a timber retaining wall that will rot.
See ya
Jason
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Also, I may make an attempt to start stumping the TOM field location, weather depending. I would like to use the Brookville to get myself up and back, catching the scheduled trains during the day for lunch, so will need a dispatcher early..
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I'll be continuing my tradition of coming up for a visit just after the work weekend, and I'm looking forward to seeing everybody on Saturday!
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Work done on Saturday May 7:
* ToM clearing - Mike spent the day with the Kubota digging up stumps, and used the dozer to put them in big piles.
* Car barn - Several of us jacked up Bay 1 track so it was level, and hand tamped it. It needs stone.
* Machine shop - The machine shop has gone through another spasm of organizing! Jason, Alan, and others were working on that.
* Annual Meeting - Held at 2, in the basement of the Percival house. Lasted about an hour.
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James forgot to mention it was a little soft at Top of the Mountain...
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These photos were taken this morning. I decided to quit working there and manuvered to the south side of the lot, where it was a lot drier. There is now a swath done about 50 feet wide to the woodline.
Oh, and the stumps were piled with the Kubota, trying to dry them out a little before I move them to the back 40
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Looks like you need another work weekend just for clearing and grubbing the site.
That ground looks like dirty cake mix. :(
Good work.
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Anticipated work for weekend of Saturday May 14:
* Board meeting on Friday
* ToM cleaning - with Mike and the Kubota and bulldozer
* Boxcar 67
* Vacuum brakes
* Track work - whatever that entails, whether in the barn, north yard, or some maintenance on the mainline.
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For Saturday, add
* Cut saplings along the right-of-way
If the weather permits and there's a second person to work with me. During the work weekend, Dwight pointed out all the saplings along the right-of-way that need to be cut, and now's the time to do it, before the seasonal brush grows too high.
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I will be there
dwight
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May I join YOU.?
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And then this happened...
https://youtu.be/akdBHaWtd9s (https://youtu.be/akdBHaWtd9s)
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Work done on Saturday May 14:
* Top of Mountain: Mike spent the day removing stumps. He broke the Kubota :'( Actually not the machine itself, just the bucket broke. I haven't heard about how much progress he made.
* Brush cutting: Dwight, Fred, Dave, and Bill (I think that's everybody) spent the day near Humason trestle cutting on the sides of the right of way. This time of year they are getting any young tree shoots before the grass gets too long.
* Boxcar 67: Zack was working on the draft gear on the south end. I think he had the coupler shank in the by the end of the day.
* Deep Throat Rivetter: Much of the prior week has been spent in prepping the DTR for use - a way of garnering excitement for the 21 campaign. Today we rotated it (VERY difficult in spots) and needle scaled it. At the end of the day Alan did a dry run of use, then after I left Mike filmed them actually rivetting something.
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* Garage: The work bench and 1st bay were cleaned up. A load of trash was hauled to the xfer station in the railroad's new (Fred's old) Dodge truck. The Model A truck was used to remove some items from the gift shop.
* Gift shop: Winter items (space heater, etc.) were removed and the large old TV was moved out. The model ship show case will remain, on display in the n/w corner and a new flat screen TV/DVD player will be wall mounted on the north wall.
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Work done on Saturday May 14:
* Brush cutting: Dwight, Fred, Dave, and Bill (I think that's everybody) spent the day near Humason trestle cutting on the sides of the right of way. This time of year they are getting any young tree shoots before the grass gets too long.
Dwight noted during the spring work weekend how big saplings were getting along portions of the right-of-way, so he and Fred (and others?) have been busy since cutting, so we don't have to use chainsaws later. As it is, a lopper has to be used on some of the saplings, as they have grown too big for the blade trimmers.
I believe Dwight and Fred started at Sheepscot and headed north. The crew today started at the north end of cock-eye curve and got to milepost 6 -- the west side is done a bit north of MP 6, while the east side is a bit short.
Much easier to deal with saplings now, before the seasonal brush, particular the goldenrod, has grown in.
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Re opened an old wound..Brendan says he will prep it for Jason to weld this week. I was going to bring it home but B volunteered, saving me time..
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Last weekend.
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This weekend.
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It looks like it needs an orthodontist more than a welder. ;D
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Definite progress.
Looks lots better.
A little tooth welding and ever onward.
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Digging out stumps is great, but I am much more excited by that short video of the deep-throat riveter doing its thing! Wow!! and double wow!!!
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Wayne, Of course it is impressive. I saw the rivet controller you repaired. Well Done! Bill
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After receiving permission at the Board Meetin Friday night, I headed out today to investigate a potential candidate for an equipment mover car for the Railway. For a very good price, I have found this trailer. Just over 6'6" wide between the wheels, this can easily be modified to rail wheels and handle the equipment moves. This will allow the excavator to be moved almost anywhere on the railroad, unload it for work, or work from the car, very quickly. No ramps to build. There will be some work to do to it, but the main thing was getting this deal while I could. You will not find a tougher frame at that price.(http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m573/miketrainnut/Mobile%20Uploads/0515161216_zpshqcbsigj.jpg)
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And since I was in the general area, I got permission from the railcar owner and stopped by to check it out. He is donating this to us, and I will coordinate a time with him when I can pick it up.
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It appears that Mike Fox now has the title of Master Repurposer.
Well earned and many thanks.
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I can not take all the credit. A few of us have been talking at the museum about the need for such a piece. Different ideas were floated around. Lowboy type car, a home built car, or a trailer like this. I just have been looking for a trailer like this one for a while. I knew I had seen one before on rails, but could not remember where, until a reminder in the form of an email included a picture of a car at Seashore Trolley Museum.
The cart owner contacted us, so I acted. He hated to part with it but is thrilled to let us have it.
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Are the speeder/push car wheelsets going to be used under the trailer, or are they two separate projects?
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Two separate projects. We have some heavier axles at the museum for the equipment car project.
The cart is home made. The axles and bearing appear to be an old heavy Fairmont style, like on the crane. My current plan is to remove the body and regauge the axles. The body will probably be disposed of.
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Thanks, Mike. I look forward to seeing the results of your ingenuity.
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Digging out stumps is great, but I am much more excited by that short video of the deep-throat riveter doing its thing! Wow!! and double wow!!!
Uhh, we may want to rename the riveter before this thread gets censored by the moderator.....
I noticed Youtube had some interesting but not very related suggested videos after I watched it in action.
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Your mind is in the gutter, Gawdon!!
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I was about to say something about Youtube's algorithms being in the gutter, but when I watched the riveting video again to test this, the related video suggestions I received were mostly old BBC Fred Dibnah documentaries about steam traction engines and boiler riveting, so Youtune is working correctly for me at least. :)
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Riveter in primer and finish paint.
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More wow!!
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It kind of looked nice in gray...
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This [new trailer made into a flatcar with ramp] will allow the excavator to [...] work from the car
Does this mean that the Kuboda no longer will need to be hi-railed to be used as a large weed wacker (with the appropriate attachment?) If so, that is most excellent news.
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That is the hope Ed. But that may still be a possibility..
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How about we paint the long neck riveter red and call it "Rosie"? :D
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How about we paint the long neck riveter red and call it "Rosie"? :D
Showing your age, Gordon.
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We considered painting big shark teeth on the jaws but decided against it due to the artistry required.
BTW - The machine is painted black because that's the original color that was discovered under all the dirt and grease.
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I know our mission is preserving the Maine Narrow Gauge but I'm thinking between the shingle mill and saw mill and now this boiler making equipment we have the opportunity to open the museum to a whole new group of visitors....
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How about a rose decal or something on each side of the jaws?
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I'm partial to the manufacturing company's name... ;)
Powering up the riveter for the first time on Saturday was wicked cool. I know Wayne and crew did a fair bit of work to get the reciprocating parts cleaned up over the SWW, and their efforts were very much appreciated! I am really thrilled with how well the whole system works. There is still some tweaks which Jason and I are working on to improve the movement between rivets, but overall I think it's great. This thing really makes hand riveting guns look like toys.
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Riveting no. 9's original smokebox and boiler back together Monday.
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OH! And it has a pivoting jaw.... I was wondering how work pieces would be rotated. Never mind now - so totally awesome!!!
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Seriously awesome !!
From the traveling crane to suspend it and the rivet oven, a well planned and executed step towards the WW&F's boiler shop.
Was the rivet head changed? I remember that it wasn't the right size.
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So how many rivets a minute did you drive? ;D
Someone (Jason or Alan, can't recall which) mentioned that advertisements from the 1800s for this machine mentioned it will drive a rivet in 6 seconds and an experienced crew could drive 2 per minute.
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Anticipated work for Saturday May 21. Note that this is the last weekend before Saturday/Sunday train operations begin.
* Brush cutting alongside the ROW?
* Top of Mountain stumping and bulldozing.
* North yard stonework (and maybe tamping)
* Coach 8 brakes
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Stumping depends on bucket repair..
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Work done on Saturday May 21:
* Top of Mountain: Mike has been busy digging out stumps and putting them in big piles. The Kubota claw got repaired but Mike reported a problem with the dozer.
* Boxcar 67: Zack and crew finished the south end draft gear and moved on to the north end.
* Turntable timbers: In order to prepare for the arrival of the turntable Zack had us bring over a number of ties to stack for timber support. Timbers arrive this week.
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Minor set back again. Dozer seems to have lost spark. Had to push it out of the woods with the Kubota. Checked the rotor cap and button, were in good shape. So I am picking up a new coil (looks original, 1973), and a new set of plugs.
The deer seem to like my progress. Had one come out right before we left for lunch, the train was still sitting there, and I had just shut the Kubota off. Some of the passengers got to see it.
Also, James forgot to mention we had a motor club visit this morning. Looked like 8 cars (autos) or so.
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Anticipated work for weekend of May 28:
* Boxcar 67
* Turntable timbers - they should be arriving Thursday, all we'll do is probably stand there and admire them
* Brakes
* North yard
This is the first weekend of Sunday operations. There may also be people around for Memorial Day working as well.
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Any plans for digging the turntable pit? Or does the ground need to dry out more?
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No plans for digging yet. We were pretty dismayed at the initial price of concrete and rebar (a great deal more than what we originally thought it would be) so we are getting second opinions on what we need before we go ahead.
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There are now 24 ties marked for replacement between Janes Way and the north end of Sutters Crossing with about half of them being in the south end of Cockeyed Curve.
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Work done on Saturday May 28:
* Brush cutting, north of Alna Center.
* Ballasting inside the car barn Bay 1 (reballasting, replacing stone that got hand tamped under ties). Bay 1 could now have Big Joe do its work on it.
* Boxcar 67 got closer to the north coupler being permanently attached. There was also work on the bolsters.
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* Dairy Car #65 got more fresh paint. Very time consuming with painting all those letters on both sides!
* Work was done cleaning out the Prebles Shelter. New exhibits and posters are being made for the building to be an information center when the museum is closed.
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Work done Sunday, May 29th -
* Campus - Much work was done on the drainage ditch in front of the Percival house. Re-grading and addition of crushed rock fixed it up nicely.
* Car 65 - More painting of the letters today. The east side is about done, now on to the west side.
* TOM - More stumps were pulled.
* Prebles - The shelter received new display poster cards.
* Guests - Over 60 people came to ride and photograph the trains. Steam trains and the railcar did well.
* R-O-W - Fred and Dwight cut more weeds and saplings along side the mainline.
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Prebles station with the new information posters up.
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Prebles station is the small building to the right of the utility pole. Prebles was a flag stop and this reproduction of Prebles station was built and displayed at the Maine Heritage Village on Rt. 1 in Wiscasset. Prebles served as an information booth for the museum at the Maine Heritage Village. When the Maine Heritage Village changed ownership a few years ago the new owner wanted all the little information buildings removed so Prebles came back to Sheepscot. We used Prebles as a tool shed while building the carbarn and with the carbarn done it was decided to turn Prebles back into an information booth for the museum.
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One minor correction: Inside the station, on the top row, the "New Life!" poster should appear before (to the left) of "The End of the Original Railway."
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Dwight and I cut bushes along the road from Alna Center toward 218, we got as far as the bottom of the steep hill. It is growing in quite a bit and the branches are rubbing on cars.
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Unglamorous work but so important. Thank you Dwight and Fred!
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The Model B thanks you ;D