Shingle Mill - Official Work Thread

[Fred Morse]

Even if only a small part of the siding is built at first, it will be a good place to put a couple of cars on so as not to interfere with the run around track as we build the mainline track down the mountain.

[Dana Deering]

Hi All,

     I would like to see the shingle mill part of the complex named "R. E. Temm Shingle Mill" and I want to have a display inside the building, in a safe area for public viewing, with photos of the family and a history of the mill.  Although Ralph's father, Clifford started the shingle business, I worked with Ralph for over ten years to make this happen and I'd like to see his name on it.  I also want to make sure that his sister, Vera, is included in the display because she used to work in the mill bundling the shingles.
     I still sometimes have a hard time believing that this is really starting to happen.  It was a long time getting to this point.  What a great addition this is going to be for the museum.
     Now, what about that Ricker planer?

Dana

[Mike Fox]

Yes, the shingle mill should bear his name, or the name he operated under. As should the saw mill, if we know such history of it.

TOM siding should remain named as such. So I will add an S to my previous suggestion. Clarks Mills. For the siding to the mills. Or Winters Mills...

[Ira Schreiber]

Mr. Clark should have to endow the name for his site.

[Pete "Cosmo" Barrington]

I like the sound of "Clark's Mills," reminiscent of "Clark's Corner" or "Grover's Mills."
Certainly signage and other official documentation regarding the shingle mill specifically should include: "R. E. Temm Shingle Mill"
But I can see that shortened unofficially to "Temm's Mill."
It will be interesting to observe the changing vernacular of members and frequenters to see how "Temm's" and "TOM" might combine... will we be taking trains to "Temm" or recieve carlooads of freight from "TOM's Mill"?
Only the future will tell.  

[Ira Schreiber]

TOM could become Temm's On the Mountain.

[Mike Fox]

Well I see two mills on one track in our future. The mills retaining their name, the siding having a name of it's own. Say for instance, we had a car of logs for the shingle mill. It would go to Clark's Mills siding, Temms Mill. Logs for the sawmill, Clark's siding, _______ Lumber.

[John McNamara]

Morse Lumber

[Pete "Cosmo" Barrington]

Morse Lumber

LIKE BUTTON!

[John Kokas]

John, is that "morse" code for a Fred project? 

[Wayne Laepple]

I suppose this means that the original plan of Top of the Mountain eventually reverting to its original WW&F state with a single stub end siding in the middle of the woods is no longer operative.

[Fred Morse]

I think it was all fields years ago. Tom Albee's father said when he was young he could see the train as it came over the TOM.

[Dwight Winkley]

Wayne, I believe the mill siding will be built on the west side of the mainline.

[Mike Fox]

Dwight is correct. We are looking at the West side. But to get track there where we need it will take some doing. The ideal setting will be get the track far enough away from the main to be able to put both mills between the siding and main, so visitors and viewers do not cross tracks to get into the mills.

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

Today, the main line shaft was suspended from the rafters in the shop extension.  This got the shaft and pulleys off the floor where they were stored next to coach 3.   (Floor storage made it unsafe to walk through the west side of the shop).  The line shaft looks good up at about the height where it was in the mill.  It's fastened with heavy chains so it can be let down when it's time to set up the shingle mill. 

The Continental engine (mill power plant) got some attention today.  Mike Fox temporarily connected a battery and test cranked the engine which turned freely.  More checking of the power unit revealed crud in the fuel tank.  The tank was removed for cleaning and testing.