The meeting was held at Mt. Lebanon United Lutheran Church, President Jeff Graybill presiding.
After some discussion, we decided to propose to the Carnegie Library a show date of Friday, April 4th and Saturday, April 5th with setup on Thursday, April 3rd. We will contact the library to confirm these dates.
Dave also brought in a 10 to 60 volt DC Motor Speed and Direction Controller which cost $7.99 on Amazon and could be combined with a power source to control a DC railroad layout. In addition, he brought some super strong disc magnets that have many uses on a model railroad.
Dave passed around a 3D printed dinosaur that he made with the new 3D printer which was discussed at the last meeting.
Bud Brock
reminded everyone about the Narrow Gauge Convention at the Marriott Hotel in
Greentree for the weekend of September 11th to 14th.
Discounted tickets can be purchased through the Div 2 website (https://www.keystonedivision.
John Kolonay had some questions about replacing couplers on freight cars. Members provided information regarding coupler types, mounting suggestions, and body mounted versus truck mounted couplers.
Ray Farabaugh passed around a replica of a cardboard train set which was suggested as being printed during WWII due to lack of metal at that time.
As a wrap up of the introduction to scratch building program, Rich Aubel passed around some file folders that he uses to keep scratch building materials sorted for easy access.
Next Meeting:
The next SHMRRC meeting will be at the Mt. Lebanon United Lutheran Church at 7:00 pm on September 24, 2024.