It’s done. We finished by 1:30pm on the Sunday. Apologies if you turned up later than that.
Thanks to all those who turned up on either the Saturday or the Sunday, or indeed for both. I shall save most of the photos and words for the newsletter, just the two photos attached.
Alan Hooper
Hi all.
Just a quick post regarding the inexpensive Touch DRO that many people around the world have been building including myself. The project itself was designed by a skilled software developer and model engineer by the name of Yuriy Krushelnytskiy of Portland, Oregon,who has released the design and firmware under open source licence to enable others to share and collaborate in the project. The DRO consists of some cheap Chinese scales marketed in this country by ArcEurotrade among others, an Android tablet, an Arduino micro controller or MSP430 Touchpad micro controller and a few other electronic bits and pieces. I have used the Arduino and managed to build the scale interface electronics for around £15. The cost of three scales amounted to about £113 and the 10.1 inch Android tablet was a christmas present, but can be bought for around £80. So for about £220 a mill can be fitted with a DRO with a touch screen and three axis readout plus rev counter. The DRO has the following features :-
For full details go to :-
Hello all
Sorry for the long delay and now the short notice.
I shall be starting the concrete apron at Ashton on Saturday and Sunday, 7th & 8th of March. Yes I know it is short notice but if you would like to help I’ll be there from 10am to 4pm. Tea and biscuits available all day, bring a lunch if you want to stay all day!
Alan Hooper
The following e-mail has been received:
I have just heard from David Gray who gave us that very interesting talk on the MV Balmoral. He advises me that they have been given a financial award.
For those interested follow the link http://www.heritagesteamers.co.uk/balmoral/news.htm
Looks like excellent news for this worthwhile project
Derek
Chairman
The following e-mail has been received, I also have some photos if anyone should be interested. Alan Hooper
Hello Sir, I am David Priest maybe you might know either myself or my father Alan Priest? I have been making these wagons in 7 1/4 I noticed that you have several Diesel locomotives and wondered if there might be any interest from either your club or the owners of the Diesels in purchasing my wagons? As they say if you don’t ask you don’t get!!
I can be contacted on 07500956461
Email drpriest1970@hotmail.co.uk
Or my workshop 01189888773.
Many thanks for your time.
Dave Priest
DRP ENG.
Unit 5
Brookside Business Park
Swallowfield
Berkshire
RG7 1TH
The following e-mail has been received:
The sun is shining and no one has asked if we are nearly there yet!
The sun had gone in now 🙁 but Quenton is happy, he picked up a computer magazine at the services.
Go take a look at the club project suggestions, proposals and ongoing. Listed under the Members menu section of the website.
I enjoyed last nights film on the above ship and have been looking on the web for further details. The engines were built by Grenaa Diesels in Denmark who are still in business. If you look at www.grma.dk at the bottom right of their home page is a photo of Balmoral. Mathway Marine who’s name was on the steering gear have now been incorporated into Parsons Marine. They are also still in business see www.parsonsmathwaymarine.co.uk. Finally if you liked the music in the harbour festival at the end then www.jigbadwolf.co.uk is for you, under the “sounds” button there are snippets of about a dozen of their tunes you can listen to. Happy browsing. David Ward.