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That's correct. The term started out as steering board. The side hung rudders were very fragile. Always docking with the rudders on the side away from the dock was the practice to protect them. Thus, the left side became known as the port side. The side always placed to the dock. Another bit...

Port= left. Four letters in each. Starboard = right. Channel markers and lights =Red, right side, returning from sea. Another, remember "port wine" is red. My deckhands still, after two years of doing it, still get the lights on the wrong side of the barge occasionally. I keep telling them...

A little tip from a prototypical tugboat captain. In this situation, you would not have any white water along the sides of the barge, nor on the sides of the tug. Behind the tug, you will see alot of white water. After the tug gets the float notched up to the ramp, it pushes hard to help hold...

Tileguy, Welcome to On30. It's one heck of a lot easier on the eyes.

I can't remember for sure, it's been so many years since I had one apart, but as I recall, the secondary winding in the gun are "Very" heavy. My experience has been that the tips will burn into long before the gun is damaged. That's the built in protection. The tip holders will not accept a...

I've used a soldering gun as a hot wire cutter for years. Use the largest diameter copper wire that fits easily in the tip holder. Try to make the wire at least as long as the original soldering tip, but it's not really critical. Electronic techs regularly twist the broken ends of burnt tips...

We do have reason to suspect that he died his hair. Hell, charge him anyway, we need a scapekitty!

Good one Ed!

We got him!!

Gauge is the distance between the tracks. Z,N,Ho,O,G,F, are scales, or the ratio of size compared to the real thing. 1:1 is the real thing. Ho is 1:87, or 1/87th as big as the real thing. O is 1:43, or 1/43rd the size of the real thing. If the scale has an (n) after it, that means it's narrow...

I showed the lady an Ho loco and she said hers was bigger. So.. I suspect that it is O. She did confirm that it was Lionel. Again, does anyone have a ball park figure on what it is worth? She says she has the whole set. Several pastel cars, and a caboose.

I have a friend that has a pink two rail (Ho) train set from around 1943. I'm wondering if anyone knows about what the set would be worth?

I've built a small station house that I used fine grit sand paper cut into strips and glued on like tar paper. Put a coat of green acrylic paint, and then black along the seams like roofing tar. Came out pretty good. I'm not home where I can take pics. Looks to me like that would be the perfect...

I've been hoping to see some activity here myself. I started Ho and went to On30 because of shaky hands and crappy eyesight. I really love it. On30= Too (O)ld for (n)scale by (30) years!

The metal case of the motor, and the field magnets, shield the armature from all but the VERY strongest of magnets. Electric motors are used all the time in high intensity magnetic fields with little or no problem. Field intensity drops off very quickly as you move away from the magnet. Move a...

Best normal accuracy of a GPS right now is about 15'. From what I'm reading, the next step is down to 1'. They are talking 6" or better acurracy before too long. One of the reasons for the increased accuracy is automating the docking of ships. That typically requires 1' or better. The military's...

The magnets won't affect your motors at all unless you would actually mount them on the motor cases. The strenght of the magnetic field drops off very quickly as you move away from the magnet. I use reed switches and magnets to control the indicator lights for my turnouts. I don't see where...

You don't want me to tell "ALL" my secrects, do you??

I get the same thing when I clik the UserCP button.

Some of the Adult Toy Stores sell them as a bondage and torture device.