Building A Helix The Easy Way
This clinic outlines a method for building an open center helix that has been featured in Model Railroader.
[Editor's Note: What is a helix? A helix is a climbing or descending curve of track which turns around an axis like a corkscrew. They are sometimes used on multilevel layouts to allow trains to go from one level to another in a relatively small space.]
Division Meeting - February 2010
Join us Saturday, February 13th for our regular Division Meeting.
Schedule is as follows:
9:00 AM Setup
10:00 Social hour and coffee
10:30 Clinic by Gary Krancher, Downloading Sound Files to a Self Contained Player / Recorder
11:15 Business Meeting
11:45 Clinic by Tom Compton & Seeley Kellogg, Initial Modular Specifications
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Layout Tours:
Layout 1 - Bob O'Brien
Homemade Tree Cyclone
This tree maker is easily made for less than $25.00 from a handful of materials in under 2 hours. Use an empty barrel from Utz Pretzels if you can find one. I used an Utz Cheese Balls container, which is a couple of inches shorter. Utz Cheese Balls are available from Tri Town Foods in Portland. (Anyone finding Utz Pretzel barrels, please let me know). Cheese Balls are $5.99, the most expensive item on the list. While you are eating the Cheese Balls, accumulate the rest of the items on the list!