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    Online stores who takes Paypal

    I agree with Scott - the whole payment thing with Paypal is great for online auctions, but I have never experenced a problem with Ebay ( knock on wood) to see if my Visa would back me up with on online sale to a private individual. Has Anyone ever come across this situation..? If you are too...
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    Thanks for your help with spam control

    A word of thanx Thank you for the great work you and your crew have been doing to control this spam situation Don :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: . My Hat is off to you and the staff sir. The Gauge is the best source that I have found on the WWW for info relating to modeling and life as well. On...
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    Shorten the wires

    hiya andy - 18 gauge woould be more than good for this application for 10 feet - even 22 gauge - no problems at all.... My experience. I install security systems part time, and some of the runs are spec'd out for a 18/2 copper twisted stranded pair cable to control a 12 volt / 1 amp maglock...
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    Soldering rail joiners

    Hello Dash - As far as my experience with the COLD HEAT iron, its garbage. The tip does in fact get hot and the tip does not last very long - it broke on me after only a few solder joints ( not on rails) .. I like using a portable butane iron personally, but that would be reserved for...
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    Layout in Progress

    lookin good sean and welcome to the gauge !!!!
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    ez track

    Good Evening Paul and Welcome to the gauge !!!! Your question is not dumb at all.... In simple terms DC - you are able to run (control) only one engine at a time on a track without having the ability to control the functions of the engines as well ( lights, sounds, etc.. ) while having to use...
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    Hi again I have new pic's

    looking great !!!! :thumb: :thumb:
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    Machine Shop by Cigarbox Studios (HO)

    Great Job !!!!!! Very nice intricate workmanship !!!!!!!! :thumb: :thumb: Where's mine?? - LOL Interested in making another for roughly 500 more members?
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    Web Site Advise Wanted!!!

    I agree with oldtanker's take on the site.
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    New Railroader!!!!!

    Rick - very nice - I wish i had one of those when i was a kid !!!!, hmmm perhaps a big one for big kids someday -lol
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    Planning my dad's layout...

    Josh - I don't know what to say - It's great. A well thought out informative layout..It definitely blows any of my ideas out of the water. Keep up the great work. I would love to see the progressionof this fine layout.
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    Setting up MY scenery (amusement park theme)

    Thanx Tom - I got it now - Great !!!!
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    Setting up MY scenery (amusement park theme)

    Tom - i tried to access the link you gave us - the link is claiming that it is FORBIDDEN and I do not have permission to access it from my server . :( I bet it was a cool link. I also am interested in amusement part features as well - some day soon.... Hope all is well with everyone at the...
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    Christmas Day Check-IN

    John Deere and perhaps property Happy Belated Christmas to all !!!! I spent this Christmas in Iowa with my lovely wife Jennifer, instead of NJ. We are looking into buying additional property out here in the near future. Santa got me a set of Athern John Deere Limited edition Ho trains. In...
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    RCL Remote Control Locomotives

    train97 The Port Reading NJ Conrail Yard uses total RCL. it is pretty wild seeing a engineerless loco runnning by itself. Careful driving around this yard, signage all over the place.
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    please need help on steel mill!!

    Bigsteel - I hope that you are also building that job Union - sign1
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    Michael

    May God Bless Your Family .
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    Crewless trains on KCS

    My trains have been running crewless for years... i know i know, im of the topic... The Port Reading, NJ railyard by me, is completely remote. One must watch carefully while driving on this property..
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    be careful!

    ouch Jeeesh....no stories about the soldering irons with the Xacto blade tips ???sign1 Thank goodness, it would prolly quarterize the boo boo too - lol So then would you treat the burn, or the cut???
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    LED Help

    TJ - do you have a ohm meter available? The + lead of the meter will go to the anode and the black lead will go to the Cathode... The ohm meter will only read in one direction, the other will not. If there a resistor inline with the Led, the ohm meter will tell you what the resistance is...