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Model Railroading > PSMRE SemaphoresDate: 11/30/18 00:33 PSMRE Semaphores Author: DelMonteX This is the Puget Sound Model Railroad Engineers layout in the Washington State History Museum. It represents the Tacoma area in the 1950's, including a portion of the Stampede Sub.I recently finished installing the first phase of our signalling system, semaphores, on the Stampede Sub, using Tomar Semaphores and 3D printed hangers I designed, that fit through a 7/8" hole. Control electronics are Tam Valley Depot Dual 3way servo controller. Logic is programmed in to Railroad and Co's, Train Controller Gold.This coming Saturday (12/01/18) is our last Ops session of the year and we'll get a chance to see how many "bugs" I have to chase down.
Steve Carter Gig Harbor, WA My Photography You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 11/30/18 06:59 Re: PSMRE Semaphores Author: sp8192 Great stuff! Love the realistic little 'bounce' once the signal drops... beautiful layout!
Date: 11/30/18 08:09 Re: PSMRE Semaphores Author: KsPoker Nice design and 3D print. I've only had my Prusa MK3 for about 3 months now, but it looks like you might have printed it with something a little bit more expensive than mine? The quality/resolusion looks great for a 3D print.
Good luck on your Ops Session. Mike Date: 11/30/18 08:34 Re: PSMRE Semaphores Author: tomstp Those are simply fantastic in looks and operation
Date: 11/30/18 08:57 Re: PSMRE Semaphores Author: hogheaded Steve, your work is an inspiration! While 3-D printing is a bit beyond me, your basic design is straightforward-enough to replicate for my own needs using other methods. This must have been a fun project.
Regards, Ed Gibson Constant attendee of the 43rd St. Bridge over Milwaukee Gulch in the early 1950's Date: 11/30/18 10:22 Re: PSMRE Semaphores Author: DelMonteX KsPoker Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Nice design and 3D print. I've only had my Prusa > MK3 for about 3 months now, but it looks like you > might have printed it with something a little bit > more expensive than mine? The quality/resolusion > looks great for a 3D print. > > Good luck on your Ops Session. > > Mike I use Shapeways. They do some finishing work after the print (which I believe is a powdered nylon). So it does come out much better than a 3D printer like the Prusa. Steve Carter Gig Harbor, WA My Photography Date: 11/30/18 10:31 Re: PSMRE Semaphores Author: dmaffei The layout is inspirational, the signals are phenomenal
Date: 11/30/18 15:13 Re: PSMRE Semaphores Author: retcsxcfm Fanstatic layout.One of the Best I have seen.
Uncle Joe Seffner,Fl. Date: 11/30/18 15:23 Re: PSMRE Semaphores Author: Westbound Well Hogheaded, sounds like you may be a railroad modeler. Any photos to post?
hogheaded Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Steve, your work is an inspiration! While 3-D > printing is a bit beyond me, your basic design is > straightforward-enough to replicate for my own > needs using other methods. This must have been a > fun project. > > Regards, > Ed Gibson > Constant attendee of the 43rd St. Bridge over > Milwaukee Gulch in the early 1950's Date: 11/30/18 16:36 Re: PSMRE Semaphores Author: inCHI That is really neat, great job.
Date: 11/30/18 18:03 Re: PSMRE Semaphores Author: UP951West Thanks for posting this. More, please ? Your semaphores look and function realistically.
Date: 11/30/18 19:06 Re: PSMRE Semaphores Author: funnelfan Very nice, although in some cases the "bounce" was a bit too exaggerated.
Ted Curphey Ontario, OR Date: 11/30/18 23:44 Re: PSMRE Semaphores Author: DelMonteX funnelfan Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Very nice, although in some cases the "bounce" was > a bit too exaggerated. It's a little tricky to get that just right. How well it works depends a lot on how easily the blade moves. The more easily the blade moves, the more LED white light seeps out. Then there's a little itty bitty potentiometer on the control board to adjust the amount of bounce, and those don't seem to be very consistent. In fact, I just skipped the feature on the last 3 signals. Steve Carter Gig Harbor, WA My Photography Date: 12/01/18 06:35 Re: PSMRE Semaphores Author: hogheaded Westbound Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Well Hogheaded, sounds like you may be a railroad > modeler. Any photos to post? When I get a little further along. The layout is not very presentable at this stage. Regards, EO Date: 12/01/18 06:59 Re: PSMRE Semaphores Author: TAW DelMonteX Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- >.This coming Saturday > (12/01/18) is our last Ops session of the year and > we'll get a chance to see how many "bugs" I have > to chase down. They already work better than CN signals. You don't need to drag around six extra baggage cars so the system can see the train! TAW Date: 12/01/18 12:58 Re: PSMRE Semaphores Author: atsf121 Very nicely done.
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