If you're replacing the problematic Ender, what are you getting as a replacement? Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk
In the middle of summer clutter cleaning, stopping by to show something I made for exhausting my shop vac outdoors. I bought a cheap set of hole saws at HF to make the 2.5" hole. The hose fits perfectly. I have the window sealed and secure for year-round use, as this will eventually become used as exhaust for a small indoor airbrush area. I have ordered some caps that will cover the hose end outside.. for now I'm using a laundry detergent cap.
Just received my California Air Tools "1.0 Gal. Light and Quiet Steel Tank Electric Portable Air Compressor" from Home Depot for the shop. My old compressor bit the dust, but I no longer need to run impact wrenches etc. since I have cordless ones. All I need in the shop is to air up tires, blow off sawdust (and I have a cordless leaf blower that would do that) etc. It's rated at 57db noise level, which is quiet enough for indoor airbrushing, it's potential secondary purpose, as long as it is on a solid concrete floor. But the hobby room and layout will soon move upstairs, where the vibration through the floor may be too noisy downstairs. I'll try some of those vibration suppressing pads that go under appliance feet, and see if they'll work. If that is not satisfactory, then I'll get a portable aluminum air tank (either the 7 gal, 10 lb Harbor freight one, or the 10 gal, 13 lb CAT one,) and a good regulator/filter for it, to run an airbrush in the hobby room. On the other hand, the compressor weighs 34 lbs, whereas the air tanks are either 10 or 13 lbs, to carry back and forth between the shop and the hobby room upstairs. I guess it will depend on my usage patterns for the shop vs air-brushing in the hobby room upstairs. If I can leave the compressor upstairs for a few weeks, that might be better than shuttling an air tank back and forth every time it runs out (30-45 minutes of airbrushing). Sorry for the rambling; I'm just "thinking out loud."
Depending on the design of your house, maybe you could consider running a dedicated airline (rubber, PEX, steel) from your garage to your hobby room. Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk
Yeah, I thought about it, but that would be a heck of job to route. The upstairs bedrooms have raised ceilings, so there is a 2' wide strip of ~45 degree sloped drywall right up against the underside of the rafters, stuffed with insulation. Drilling through the exterior wall's top plate, in an insulated exterior wall, would be difficult too. The space between the first story ceiling and 2nd story floor is spanned with open trusses (and no insulation), which is more or less open to the attic above the garage. But it is not passable by humans due to the diagonal bracing in the trusses. Maybe I could coax my Chihuahua to crawl through there, pulling a length of twine tied to his collar... If only my layout was in the master bedroom, that would be super easy, since one of its walls is shared with the garage attic. But that might cause "irreconcilable differences," and be A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE!
Just the thought of that has me grinnin' Reminds me of the 'carrot before the horse' trick. Just slip a stick under his collar and up between his ears and tie a hot dog on the end. He will get to the other end pretty quick..dragging the twine behind him.
Like most small dogs, he's easily distracted. That's kinda like holding a magnet out in front of your compass. North is any direction you go. I can see him turning to check out something that smells interesting, and the hotdog leading him off on a wild goose chase, weaving through and looping around the open truss braces. And me having to cut into the ceiling (or floor) to get him out. That's just one of many likely answers to the question; "What could go wrong?"
I ordered some parts from Maerklin/Trix in Germany to replace broken details on a Class 18.3 steam loco. Very expensive for what I got with shipping added on but this was a limited run loco "Rheingold Express" so I want it back to 100%.
A little late, was really busy Here are the photos of the ATSF GE C44-9W Rivet Counter from Scale Trains It is an amazing amount of detail! Not on a track yet to hear the sounds.
Well, not Nscale, more like 1:1. My wife's faithful Hyundai Santa Fe threw a rod Friday while traveling, so yesterday we traded it in on a brand new Tucson for her. She loves it. A few months earlier than expected, but as the engine on the old one was covered under warranty, we didn't get beat up on it.
That is a really nice engine, David. The level of detail is incredible. Good luck with the new car. I have a 2020 Santa Fe and love it.
Good luck with the new car. I have a 2020 Santa Fe and love it.[/QUOTE] This is our 7th Hyundai, first time we have ever had a real problem.
Curious what year/mileage on the Santa Fe? They are pretty reliable cars and catching up to the Japanese fast.
Deacon, how was the selection? I still see where some are having a difficult time finding exactly what they want. I would have thought by now everyone would have caught up but the local Toyota dealer's lot is still thin. BTW I really like the looks of the Tucson and congratulations to her. What can be better than that new car smell ( except maybe the smell of opening the box on a new N scale loco ) ? Ralph
It was a 2017 Santa Fe SEL with just over 60k miles on it. As I said it's the first major problem we had ever experienced with a Hyundai, but evidently that particular engine from the 2011s-the 2019s are showing this failure to toss a rod. The tow company had checked it first as we had them take us there because it 5:30 on a Friday. The mechanic walked in and told us he had checked the code and the code 13-200 means basically "kiss this one goodbye" . The dealer said the same thing when they checked it Saturday Morning. 3-4 weeks to get the engine and get it installed. I'm a dinosaur, I still change oil every 3000 miles. And selection was decent, especially for a small dealer in a small Virginia town. The guy who picked us up was smart, he brought a new Tucson that was dressed up very nicely. My Missus drove it back to the dealer and really liked it. And especially liked the dressed up interior, so we worked on a price, they gave us a fair deal, so we adopted it.
New to me items. First is this Class 98 #307 loco which I bought for spare parts but it runs so nice and looks perfect so going to add DCC, swap out the couplers and put it in the fleet. I did get a replacement set of handrails in this shipment which is some of the parts I needed to replace a broken one on the loco currently on my workbench (#308). Next up is this "Rheingold express" car set from Arnold. First Arnold for me if I don't count a brass loco that uses an Arnold chassis for power. I think the set dates from the early 2000s but I can't be sure despite looking around on the interwebs. It comes already lit with LEDs but there is aging of the packaging indicating it's been around for a bit. Cars are like new though as I can't find any flaws on them so very pleased.
