Installing A 3% Incline on The EVMR
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Hi your video's and or instructions are about the only you tube videos easy to understand. You talk to us and down to us. Thanks I learned a few neat ideas.
To be honest I have to keep it simple for myself.. Glad you enjoy the videos. Thanks for watching-Ed
SWEETA!!! Nicely done man ,, really like it with the train going over the bridge. Keep up the fantastic work, coming along nicely,, Thanks for tuning us in,,, Tom B.
Thanks Tom. The bridge section turned out better than expected.
As a suggestion: A possible way of minimising the wheels lifting clear of the rails at the start of inclines is to not position a track join (fishplates) at the transition point from 0 degrees to 3 degrees. Arrange for a single piece of rail to extend from say at least 12" before the transition to say at least 12" after the transition. You may find you then get a smooth vertical bowing of the continuous section of track rather than a vertical kink across the fishplate joining two unbowed sections. Thanks for the video.
Agree, my only issue is that the incline was an after thought. Will definitely follow your advice or something close to it on the next layout where everything is preplanned. So far so good on adding the shims to soften the angle. I've run multiple trains in both directions forward and reverse with very minimal issues. Thanks for watching and the suggestion.-Ed
@@EagleValleyModelRailroad I think to use both the shims and a long unbroken piece track in combination with each other will be best.
Great tutorial video. You showed us every step and didn’t cut any corners. Unless you count shaving the edges of your inclines cutting corners. You know what I mean. Looks really good! -Mark
Ha... I see what you did there. It was a fun project, glad i'm able to run trains again. It's been a while. As always Mark thanks for watching.-Ed
Great update, making way for the incline was interesting. I want to do a rise on my layout that's about an 1" to 1-2/1" high and watching your video shoed exactly how to do it. Thank so much for sharing!!
D. Muse
David, it took more time than it should have but it was because of my work schedule. I'm glad I decided to do it. Thanks for watching.-Ed
Cool update Ed, looks like a smooth transition, thanks for sharing
Thanks Randy and thanks for watching.
Whew, 3%? I might have been afraid of that! After watching the video though, I see that you do spend time making sure there are as few as possible other "bugs" to get in the way. I can see how smoother track and transitions can help overcome some of the incline issues. I appreciate all the detailed info you gave us Ed. And that includes the few mistakes too. Thanks for the tutorial! I will be waiting to see more. Cheers, Dan
Danny I was told to stay away from the 3% but I didn't have enough run way to go 2%, so I just went for it. After all the tweaking and adjusting I decided to hook up all my rolling stock (24 cars). It made the transition like a champ, I did notice a small drop in speed but nothing major. I have panel pro set up so it will only build a 12 car train so I see no issues as far as the incline is concerned. I was pretty nervous though, putting in all the work and not knowing how well or if it was even going to work like I wanted it to. I have zero regrets. Thanks for watching.-Ed
Great how to video, explained it very well, looks really good, thanks for sharing! Linda🚂
Thanks Linda ans thanks for watching.-Ed
Looks like you did an excellent job Ed...
It's taken a bit of work but I have it running about 85 to 90% like I want it. Shooting an ops video tonight.
Great to see this video, I'm about to do exactly the same thing on my first layout. You answered many of my questions.
It worked great and once I got it dialed in, putting some extra shims in to lessen the approach angle I had zero problems with it either direction. Thanks for watching Ed.
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@Clay Emery Yea, I've been watching on Instaflixxer for since november myself :D
Awesome job man. I used the 3% incline /decline set. I'm limited on space so I'm currently not able to do my big project.
Thank you Sir, One day my friend one day......
Good job on the incline.
Chuck
Thanks Chuck and thanks for watching.-Ed
Great looking video
Thank you, and thanks for watching.-Ed
Nice job Ed. Looks good
Thanks David and thanks for watching.
thank you for great detail video as good luck further build on layout
Thanks Robert and thanks for watching-Ed
Great job thank you for the update i likes the bridge
Thanks Mickey, it was a fun bash. Thanks for watching.-Ed
Great video very professional and informative.
Regards
Thanks Lee, and thanks for watching-Ed
Excellent helpful video..........................................
Thank you and thanks for watching.-Ed
You have saved me hours of wasted time. Thanks. Cheers 😊
Glad I could help, if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask. Thanks for watching-Ed
👍 Well Done
Thank you and thanks for watching.-Ed
sure now i have to go back on your videos and find some running sessions with the train going through the tunnel. next time maybe do a mini opps session showing the old, lol. sad to see that part of the layout disappear. but that would be why they say. a layout is never done. lol.
I miss the tunnel as well David, the next project is to correct that very issue. As always thanks for watching.-Ed
Precise work!
Thanks Mark, and thanks for watching-Ed
This is a good voice over this is also a good video. Voice overs are quite time consuming as it usually takes longer than the video to actually make the voice over and you may make mistakes. Thanks for sharing.
My issue is timing, so far my process is to edit the video to its final version minus the voice over, and then do the voice over during the playback. I basically talk through the video off the hip without a script. I don't do well with a script. I have to do a few takes and cut off or extend a thought due to the video being edited, but I think it works out well. Thanks for the suggestions and any thing else you can offer is welcome. -Ed
Eagle Valley Model Railroad the way I do my voice overs is very similar to your method, I like to use what I call a rough script where I script for example statistics names of places or things, etc... Scripting an entire video word for word just hasn't worked out for me, so I agree with you.
looks good
Thanks Chuck.
Instead plaster why not just use tape on the risers? I’m new at this but the risers are already smooth and adding the plaster made it not smooth with a lot of work. I am assuming you cover the risers to fill in the gaps for the ballasting. Is there something else I am missing?
You could definitely use tape to cover the gaps, to be honest that would be easier because once roadbed and ballast are put down, the transition from whatever earth material is being used to make the incline to the track path will be covered. The Plaster of Paris is easy to work with and wasn't that difficult to get a smooth transition. Thanks for watching-Ed
Hello
What's water/alcohol mix that you use please?
Thanks
Sorry for the delayed response. I use a 2 to 1 ratio, 2 parts water 1 part alcohol and for a 20oz spray bottle 2 drops of liquid dish soap (helps with the surface tension and allows the glue mix to soak down into the scenery). Thanks for watching - Ed
Are T pins permanent? I mean do you pull them out or that's what holds the track down
They are not, I use a liquid adhesive. I first tried the foam safe stuff because thats what I had on hand. It doesn't seem to affect the cork roadbed, it sticks to the roadbed and track very well, but if you do want to remove it a little scrap with a plastic putty knife and it comes right off. Alot of time I will place t pins before I glue it to make sure the track work is arranged and flows like I want it. Thanks for watching-Ed.
How well do the Woodland Scenics Risers and Inclines work for sound deadening when placed on plywood?
I've only run mine on a foam base but from just working with them I think it would deaden the sound as well if not better than just a cork roadbed. Thanks for watching-Ed
3/4" rise on a 2' (24') run on a 22" radius is almost a 4.6% grade, at 18"r it would be a 4.9% grade. 1 1/2' over 4 ' is a 3% grade (3.13, but whatever) I think you forgot to take into consideration the radius.
To much math for me Ken, not sure how the grade would be different on the same length of track just because it's curved. All I know is it worked. Thanks for watching-Ed.
It looks like you used Loctite adhesive. (Blue tube) to lock down/glue the tracks. What type or special application did you use PLEASE and why. Thanks Len
Thanks for watching Len, The blue tube adhesive is foam friendly, I got mine from Home Depot. To me it holds better than just white glue, especially when wetting and then gluing down ballast and other types of scenery on or around the track. Plus it was convenient because its the same type adhesive I used to attach the foam board to the plywood and the foam risers to the foam board. When laying track I make sure to put down a very thin layer so it doesn't squeeze up through the ties. Thanks again for watching - Ed
hey - you mention these dryer sheets - where did you get them?
Bought at the local grocery store, I got my wife to start saving them. It didnt take too long to save enough to do a good size area. Thanks for watching-Ed
@@EagleValleyModelRailroad - perfect - so what do you shoak them in?
In a small batch of plaster of paris. Normal mix is 50/50 water to mix, when I use dryer sheets or newspaper I like to use a little more water. 1 cup of mix 1 1/4 cup of water.