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201. Cutting PCB Sleepers
... a little to remove excess play the results on 1.06mm strip are impressive. The Guillotine already has a raised edge on the table to ensure square cuts; improvising a fixed stop (adjustable maybe) to enable batches of same-length sleepers to be easily cut will be a doddle. I also tried some 1.6mm strip- the results are also good (not quite as good as the thinner strip, but after ballasting you would never know). It's a bit more brutal though, with a decided grrr-ronk (technical term) as the blade goes down. I'll post a couple of photos to show the Guillotine and resulting cut (1.06mm strip) under "PCB Sleeper Cutting" in the Photos section. Best Regards, Brian Tulley posted: 25 Mar 2012 12:09 from: Jerry Martin Wynne wrote: polybear wrote: Admittedly the C&L strip I have is 1.6mm thick, but I'd bet good money that the Proops Chopper wouldn't cut the thinner stuff either. Hi Brian, Paul, I don't have access to a Proops Chopper ...
202. Saving and retrieval
... "fudge" because so many asked for them to be saved in some way. Templot also makes some assumptions after you reload a .box file, setting the gauge and scale for the current/control template to match the final template loaded. Real- Timbering -- I uncheck the 9' sleepering and replace by 8'-6" sleepers. (I guess so few folk model 9' sleepers that perhaps the default is the wrong way round. I also check timber ends in line. It's better to use the term "untick" rather than the American "uncheck" on a UK-based forum. Many members here read "check the box" to mean "examine its contents", not put a tick mark in it. You may have a point about the default 9ft timbering. The original idea was that by default Templot would match the convention on templates available from yourself (C &L ), EMGS, Exactoscale, Protofour and elsewhere. Whereby timbers are shown with a double end, for both 9ft and 8ft- ...
... ! posted: 17 Nov 2008 02:20 from: Martin Wynne Paul Boyd wrote: Having just interrupted my Temploteering to look at an impressive scissors, I reloaded my plan. When going to the 'select remembered group' menu item, it had lost them all! I wish it would... store remembered groups in the box file. Please! Hi Paul, The "remembered groups" function is a bit clunky and overdue for something better. But I agree that calling it "remembered" is not the best term! I will see what can be done. However, you don't need to interrupt your Temploteering to look at a different design. Just minimize what you are doing (press the PAUSE key -- keyboard top right), then launch a fresh instance of Templot to load the new .box file. If you do that often it's worth putting a separate copy of TemplotZero.exe in a different folder for the purpose, so that the "restore previous session" data doesn't get muddled up. Copy the relcode.txt file also, so ...
... topic: 652 Admin: Web search functions posted: 3 Dec 2008 19:37 from: Martin Wynne Dear all, As you may have noticed, I have been experimenting to improve the search functions here on Templot Club and on the Templot web site generally. You may like to try searching using this link: experimental search You can choose to search Templot Club forums only, or the Templot Companion pages only, or all together in one go. For the Templot Club results, the search terms will be highlighted on the page and the page will scroll down to the first occurrence (not yet working for the Templot Companion pages). You may like to try comparing the results obtained from the above link, with those from the existing Search button at the top of this page, and reporting any obvious discrepancies. I'm hoping the new system will be an improvement, but it still needs some tidying up before it's ready. (The "Sort by date" option isn't as useful as it looks, because it puts the Templot Club results ...
205. Rugeley Trent Valley
... topic: 696 Rugeley Trent Valley posted: 16 Jan 2009 12:42 from: Mark Pelham This is a long term project for the future so not much progress will be seen for some time. Having started an N gauge layout based on Lichfield/Tamworth which as numerous "features" (ok, flaws) and subsequently seeing Castle Hill at Wakefield, it was inspiring to see a nice scenic 30' long 2mm layout. The fact that it all packs into one reasonable size vehicle was even more reason to get me thinking (it doesn't take much!). My main interests lie in the WCML scene around the turn of the century so the prospect of running scale length trains on a long gentle curve along a ~30' layout seemed quite appealing. I initially thought of basing the plan on Rugeley Trent Valley with a condensed run to Colwich Junction but having used scale turnout plans rather than Peco geometry I found it took a much larger distance to contain all the trackwork- it'll be worth it for a more realistic appearance though. ...
206. Partial templates
... elegant solution like most of the things in Templot. By the way is there any problem in using Templot for a construction template for the Society, we need to build ourselves two turnouts for our new track? George Ray posted: 21 Jan 2009 13:49 from: Martin Wynne George Ray wrote: By the way is there any problem in using Templot for a construction template for the Society, we need to build ourselves two turnouts for our new track? Edit for Templot2 -- the below no longer applies. The terms of use for Templot2 are at: http://templot.com/companion/terms_of_use.php Hi George, The standard Templot licence is for personal use only. If the members of the Society are your known personal friends, there is no problem. "Known personal friends" are those who ring you at 1am to ask how to stick plastikard to glass, and to whom you would lend your favourite railway book. regards, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) ...
207. Questions on points
... , are the radius quoted by these companies the radius the point fits into rather than the radius of the crossing angle. Hi John, Most commercial pointwork gives the "substitution" radius, i.e. the curve into which the turnout could be substituted. The actual radius in the rails is normally smaller than this, sometimes significantly so. There is a video about substitution radius at: http://www.templot.com/martweb/videos/subs_rad.exe When you get into Templot it is better to mostly forget about radius and think in terms of crossing angles. You soon get a feel for which angles correspond to "sharp", "medium", "gentle", etc. Furthermore this applies to all scales, whereas a radius figure is only meaningful if you also know the scale. Again the likes of Peco and SMP have very short Y points, which granted work but visually are not a patch on the one I made as per Martin's tutorial Peco and similar makes are not based on prototype designs, so they can't really be expected to look ...
208. Double Crossing
... 2009 08:14 from: Stuart Mitchell Martin Wynne wrote: Stuart Mitchell wrote: I'm need to build a double crossing for an up and coming project. The main problem is setting the crossing as the track centers are only 50 mm apart. Hi Stuart, Can you explain what you mean by a double crossing? A scissors crossover perhaps? And in what scale and gauge? For a scissors crossover, there are some notes in this topic: topic 465- message 3681 regards, Martin. Martin Sorry my US modeling terms coming out again.. I think it could be a sissor crossing and gauge will be EM. Thanks Stuart Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Double Crossing about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first-time visitors. indexing link for search engines back to top of page Please read this important note about ...
209. An amazing slideshow
... topic: 762 An amazing slideshow posted: 15 Mar 2009 11:04 from: Martin Wynne In modelling terms this is as far from Templot as you can get -- but the skilled modelmaking is just stunning. It's worth watching the slide shows all the way through. You can speed them up by rolling the mouse wheel: watch slide show 1 watch slide show 2 More of the same: http://www.feldbahn-modellbau.ch/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=69 Martin. posted: 19 Apr 2009 12:09 from: Martin Wynne The above links are no longer working, the main site seems to be in process of change: http://www.feldbahn-modellbau.ch There is obviously a site behind that front page, but I can't find any way in. Clicking "Register" (Eintragen) doesn't get anywhere. Anyone? Martin. posted: 19 Apr 2009 17:31 from: Bruce Wilson Martin Wynne wrote: The above links are no longer working, the main site seems to be in process of change: ...
... statement. Implying that anyone wanting non-standard trackbases laser cut from Templot are fools. Not at all. Just that they have got on with the task, rather than debating it ad nauseam. So can I have badge now? Consider it bestowed upon you. Seriously though. My comments we designed to make sure the relevant paperwork was in hand. I think you get the impression that I have some rooted antipathy towards fellow traders. I can tell you that in my little 'patch' Len and I are on good terms- he helped me out with some DWG files a few weeks ago. My records show that 3-4 times in the past I have sold 20-40 kgs of rail to Marc Weaver, (Marcway& SMP), when he unexpectedly run out and could not wait 8-10 weeks for fresh supplies. Traders are like that- they do help each other out. If you had read between the lines you would have gleaned that I am not keen on this bespoke laser cutting and am perfectly happy for ...
... as always. regards, Martin. posted: 27 Apr 2009 19:38 from: Phil O Hi Martin I have just had a quick look at the indexing and it looks to be a positive step forward to helping find information especially if the index can be cross referenced to the various forms of terminology used ie. tandem turnouts and three way turnouts, compounds and slips etc. I find when using the search facilities I have known that the answer is there but can't remember the terminology used and have to try the various terms to find what I'm looking for. Also could the scruff video's be added. Keep up the good work. Cheers Phil posted: 7 May 2009 15:41 from: Phil O Hi Martin I had a few spare minutes yesterday and I have compiled a list of useful messages from the forum for tandem turnouts, I have not searched for 3 way turnouts nor have I searched Yahoo.. In Templot Talk messages 3278& 3278. In Prototype Pic's messages 3288, 3548, 3705,3907, 3908. Video Message ...
... and the other peripherals). The previous version of this board used an SIS chipset which really didn't have a lot of oomph, particularly with regard to graphics. For the Linux inclined you need a version of Ubuntu later than June 2nd this year (that's when they rolled n support for the realtek ethernet controller that is on the board). Finally this will also run Mac OS X. I won't be doing that, because it is illegal. This board is almost identical to the MacBook (not MacBook pro) in terms of the core chipset. If you want to find out more google for "OSX86 Intel ATOM". It is potentially the cheapest Mac on the planet, though I really don't recommend attempting this unless you are very computer savvy, since it's really, really easy to destroy other partitions on your disk while attempting to partition your drive to accommodate dual or tri boot configs. You could save a little money by using only 1GB ram and a smaller disk drive. Also there will be a flood of these systems soon ( ...
... ' and certainly on the Lewes one I can't see any sign of any hose connections- I try the Brighton Circle as well to see if that approach generates any answers. best wishes Richard posted: 20 Aug 2010 12:37 from: David Catton Thanks to Richard Jones for the table of rail codes. If you look back at the thread you will see that Mick Nick had already advised by looking at his copy of the TT drawing that the rail was 80lbs per yard and therefore code 69 (or more realistically in terms of availability code 70) is what I will require. Now to see if I can persuade one of the suppliers to let me have the 2 x 70ft (or 12 real inches) of code 70 rail that I will need when (one day!) MetalSmiths produce their promised kit for the 70ft Cowans Sheldon TT. For anyone interested, PH Designs have kindly produced etchings for the Ransomes Bankhall breakdown crane so these esoteric bits and pieces for my layout are gradually coming to fruition. Cheers, David C posted: ...
214. Windows 7 Ultimate
... the precision needed for Templot with a touch screen, but I would be open to be proven wrong. I would also be concerned about arm-ache, and I'm almost obsessive about keeping my screens clean and free from greasy fingerprints! Having said that, I could see touch screens being used in conjunction with the Snap function to drag templates around, or to drag lengths or radii of templates so there is some potential there! I do actually quite like the idea of touch screens generally, but not sure how long-term use would work out. After all, I can't even use a mouse for more than a few minutes now! I'm very happy with NOD32 V4 and I'm not sure I'd want to trust Microsoft with my anti-virus protection. My feelings exactly, except substitute Kaspersky for NOD32 My experiments with Windows 7 have ground to a halt as I just have too much stuff that won't work. I've even reverted my desktop PC back to XP after a brief dalliance with Vista. (Still happy with Vista on my laptop though ...
... companies& regions, too? posted: 24 Jul 2009 17:09 from: Nigel Brown Have you got the book published by the GW Study Group by David Smith- 'GWR Switch and Crossing Practice'? Also you could try searching on this web site for things you are interested in e.g 'GWR crossing'. cheers Nigel posted: 24 Jul 2009 17:36 from: Vanders No, I haven't got any books (An expense I can't afford at the moment, sadly). I've searched the web with various search terms, but I have to find anything relevant, and that's just for the GWR, let alone Southern or LSWR! What I'd really like to do is assemble a set of links to this sort of information that is available on the Web, as I can't be the only one who has or will look for this sort of information? Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Prototype information about Templot Club Templot ...
... topic: 964 A Small Project for me. posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:32 from: Josh C Hello all, While I had the program up and running yesterday trying to make a three way for a friend, I decided to draw up a plan I had been meaning to do for a while, The idea is to have it as a tester layout for hand built point construction, before I dive into something long term, The plan has been drawn up in 00 finescale, but I am considering trying it in p4 as well, but am not sure yet with all the pros and cons to take into account. My may concern is how the timbers are arranged around the point work, If someone could run there eye across it and check it is all "do-able" that would be fantastic or any pointers for improvements etc Thanks again Josh Attachment: attach_673_964_New_Idea.box 357 posted: 27 Oct 2009 15:39 from: Martin Wynne Hi Josh, I'm afraid you have made a common mistake with tandem turnouts. The two ...
217. Track layout options
... a transition curve then does the rest automatically. If it's not quite to your liking you can then edit it manually, but I suspect most would be happy with a default setting. These are just a few ideas, I have many more! ;) ), and I appreciate they probably would be for V3.0/4.0, rather than the next update, but it would be interesting to see if these ideas make sense to other people, or possibly provide a discussion point for what others would find useful in the long term. cheers al Last edited on 19 Nov 2009 09:44 by Al Crooks posted: 19 Nov 2009 14:26 from: Martin Wynne Al Crooks wrote: Hi Al, Welcome to Templot Club and many thanks for your feedback. 1) Ability to put precisely located pegs, (with editable alignment indication) on the background, to locate entry/exit points or tie in to existing track. You can do that now, using dummy templates. Create a short bit of straight plain track, say 50mm long ...
218. Servos for Turnouts
... and have attached one to an 00 turnout, this is fastened by means of a nut and bolt to a piece of pcb, which in turn is soldered to the underneath of a pcb timber, which in turn is soldered to the rail via brass rivets. I have removed the first timber for clarity. Picture attached. 142_221037_590000000.jpg There are also a couple of short Youtube videos on my website if anybody would like to take a look. It's my first foray into the world of Youtube videos etc and I'm still coming to terms with the various programs I have on my PC (Windows Movie Maker is easy but quality in my opinion leaves something to be desired, so I haven't used it). Gone a bit OT there. posted: 24 Nov 2009 23:23 from: Martin Lloyd There is a system on the market. It's interesting but pricey. http://www.copnor.enta.net/FS/TheBouncer.htm I quite like the idea because I couldn't really get my head around the idea of using a Tortoise or Fulgurex motor for a 4mm ground ...
219. This Is It
... in the Storage Turntable file and trimmed the overlength check rails I had left there. So thanks for that. Yes I have spent a fair amount of time on this, started to develope the design, initially on paper, then in Templot about a year ago. Unfortunately there are always other 'jobs' that need doing which seriously restrict the amount of time available. However time spent on planning is well worth it as it gives you the confidence in what you are going to build is going to work! In the longer term it can save considerable time (and fustration!). Derek posted: 6 Mar 2010 13:43 from: Jim Guthrie Dellboy wrote: I had not ventured into K crossing check rails but your comment instilled me to have a go and found it quite easy so the K-crossing check rails have now been shortened. Derek, I noticed that at least one of your slips was 1 in 8.5 which is beginning to push your luck a bit on the "K" crossings, especially in a terminus throat where ...
... , they are the reverse of the normal convention in the Print Map. Selecting Landscape prints out Portrait and vice versa. Not the end of the world. Couldn't find anything in search, so maybe it's not been raised before. posted: 9 Mar 2010 18:10 from: Paul Boyd Not the end of the world. Couldn't find anything in search, so maybe it's not been raised before. Oh, it has, many times, sometimes getting quite heated! Personally, I think in the Templot context that the terms Landscape and Portrait are misleading because of people's expectations of what that means, but Martin can't change the printer drivers! It has more meaning if you consider banner printing... From the Help page: The end-run option is the normal setting and corresponds to "landscape" (wide) page outlines on the workpad (and "portrait" setting for text on the printer). This setting is recommended and will be found to be the most convenient in the majority of cases. The side-run option ...
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