From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 24 16:11:45 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB70295F for ; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:11:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jnagyjr1978@gmail.com) Received: from mail-gg0-f181.google.com (mail-gg0-f181.google.com [209.85.161.181]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C13B8FC0A for ; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:11:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-gg0-f181.google.com with SMTP id s6so1254888ggc.40 for ; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:11:38 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=B4MegSADqtkfNWHkjYgTT4kiQyOex3NQxkZm3uAx4bA=; b=kSPo97eyWA+VrRVDwQitifq/dmja24TAkhI/ownEtBi8+kSnUEIU+5DgUs07uyHzsq 1t6JW4asaHKCKcj0OHKuO0e1kyaDq09WJS9vihCyoMUVkXpxXqoIM42rh6x/LUaMC+DE ItpeuXe6zwfzJIeAMJbnTWyvqvSGXAa9ABmgeQYNvgPG+jDC8BuZk8gYGnYsn8uVKX/c xaU6+yVaLLPd4cJdotiKrve2H2g5I80upO+Q8/yac2eosyJq9JhDcmv5fkUmt+cA6hrZ YRIM33Zz5e6kgEVfce07Z0GNMB3W2LfOJAbvIU7OD1JV4dFxAl3ei5DxFiWS8TD//DDw OvEQ== X-Received: by 10.100.209.15 with SMTP id h15mr6110856ang.30.1356365498764; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:11:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.33] (vid-196.dhcp.grp10.tnmmrl.infoave.net. [204.116.254.196]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id w2sm19352788yhk.8.2012.12.24.08.11.37 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:11:38 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <50D87EB7.4030306@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:11:35 -0600 From: "Joseph A. Nagy, Jr" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:17.0) Gecko/17.0 Thunderbird/17.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Chat @ FreeBSD" Subject: Re: [OT] Sorry For Off-topicness References: <50D7F738.2090307@gmail.com> <50D8018A.5080906@speakeasy.net> In-Reply-To: <50D8018A.5080906@speakeasy.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:11:45 -0000 On 12/24/12 01:17, Jason C. Wells wrote: > If ever there was a post for alt.hackers this is it. :) now subscribed. ;) > Couldn't you simply run power wires under the rails, strip back a small > chunk of wire, and press the bare leads against the rail from the bottom > using some tooth picks, popsicle sticks, or other suitable wedges? That > section of track would need to be securely fastened to your board so the > wedges didn't vibrate out of place. Well, for today they are running on the floor in my house. I've almost got the table built. I'm going to have to find smaller screws than what I'm used to working with, though (I run an electrical services and handyman business and most of the screws I use/have are drywall screws or similar). > That's assuming you don't want to get out a soldering iron since old > lionel stuff can be collectable. Solder being semi-non-destructive > unless you solder as well as I do. I'm going to do some soldering, after this email and chatting some on ##electronics on freenode I found I have some smallish 'gator clips. Hopefully they are low profile enough to work. Of course I have some other issues to overcome, but I'm on the right track now, if you'll excuse the pun, and should have this licked by the end of next month. > Regards, > Jason Thanks for the response, its appreciated. Too bad there isn't a hobbies@ list. -- Yours in Christ, Joseph A Nagy Jr "Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid." -- Proverbs 12:1 Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want. Original content CopyFree (F) under the OWL http://owl.apotheon.org