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12/8/20 This progress report will be mostly captioned pictures to catch up on other work going on at the club.  Framing for paper mill and chip yard at the end of  the Eagle Cove branch. That’s the NW corner of the new  train room  Doug added sheathing to the mill and chip yard  George begins LContinue reading “3 Months After Beginning the Move”

12/8/20 Some of you know I used to teach physics.  Today Doug Taylor and I used all 3 of Isaac Newton’s laws of physics and invented a fourth.  In addition to Big Ike’s laws of inertia/momentum,  force mass and acceleration, and equal and opposite forces, we invented a fourth. That is to  say that if it doesn’t WANTContinue reading “The 4th Law of Physics”

12/1/20 Your construction crew had a conversation about response options to virus numbers across the state. We decided to continue working in small groups, wear masks, wash our hands, and use sanitizer. Normal workdays are still Monday and Tuesday 9-1 PM, however individuals can come and work at any time as long as work follows our general plan. In thisContinue reading “Rounding the Shear Wall”

11/16/20 Today was a busy work session as we moved forward on several fronts.  During lunch the crew discussed the upcoming restrictions on work, holidays and their impact on work sessions. It was decided to hold off on formal work sessions for the next two weeks. Individuals can come in and work on special projects. For example, Doug wantsContinue reading “Making Progress”

11/10/20 Work continues on the layout rebuild as we set L girders, add legs as appropriate, figure grades and place additional layout chunks in place. This week we made good progress as McDonalds on 9th street came to know our order before we placed it. Our group has thinned out a bit as Covid facts weigh in and some members respond toContinue reading “Where There is Smoke, There Might be Fire”

11/3/20 Today the crew was pretty focused on technical issues of leveling and aligning. We did however, have time to set the last piece of the Eagle Cove peninsula and begin engineering the  Corvallis “blob” around the shear wall.      Eagle Cove peninsula is now open  where there once was a wall. Pink foam wasContinue reading “The Blob”

11/2/20 As work sessions go, today was pivotal. We set the first 4 sections of the layout up on L girders and aligned them. This was very exciting. These sections looked just as good on the new L girders as they did on the other ones in the old room.  Sections placed today included all 3 pieces of the mainContinue reading “Placing Pieces on Girders”

10/30/20 Friday morning Gene, Doug, Larry and Lonnie went down  to the club to hold a few L girders while Jerry thought about where they should go. One thing led to another and we ended up  building and leveling the L girder system for the center peninsula in the north layout room. It came out really well and isContinue reading “Moving at a Brisk Pace and Under Budget”

10/27/20 Progress on the CSME layout re-build is moving  right along. The planning phase is coming to a close and real construction has begun. This Monday and today the crew ran amuck with L girders as actual  cutting and assembly began.   A small crew met at Gene’s shop and ripped and assembled new L girders to be used for the  criticalContinue reading “L-Girder Thievery!”

10/21/20 Several folks showed up to talk about re-assembly of the layout on Wednesday  evening including: Cody, Grinnell, Lonnie,  George, Larry, Gene, and Jerry. After reviewing the 1:1 drawings we talked about  the railroad track plan both from an operational and open house perspective.  These discussions yielded several modifications and clarifications that will make this club layout fit the needs of members. It wasContinue reading “Re-Assembly”