approaching and moving on curves and where view is
obscured, looking out carefully at all points for track cars and
men working on track without flag protection ...
In other words, the section gang will be working somewhere,
and if your train is not on the timetable, they have no idea
you’re out there. The instruction also calls for frequent whis-
tling of the - 0 - grade crossing signal in the same situation.
As a help to crews, new instructions in each edition were set in
italic type to make them easy to see.
– MRH
TIPS
Revive a pin vise
After several years of use, my smallest pin vise chuck had worn to
the point that it would no longer close on very small bits. Rather
than replacing it, I renewed it by grinding away a little of the inside
faces of the jaws using a very thin diamond blade in a Dremel tool
[4 next page]. This restored the sharp corners of the jaws, allowing
them to close down to 0 again.
– Ken Rickman
Soldering track joints
I don’t know if this is a new tip but it was shown to me by a mem-
ber of our Zephyrhills Railroad Museum club. When soldering a rail
Questions, Answers & Tips - 5
5. Clips on either side of a soldered rail joint draw heat
away from the work and keep plastic ties from melting.
Ronald D. Smith photo.
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4. A thin diamond blade refaces worn pin vise collets.
Ken Rickman photo.
MRH-Sep 2014
