woodenhead Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Have you considered or tried one where the controller sits at 45 degrees? Then you could use the controller in the cradle, obviously you'd need to support it with the hand whilst your thumb presses the buttons but it might be useful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Been done. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted July 25 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 25 33 minutes ago, Giles said: Been done. Nice use of carved foam packaging on the fireplace! Mike. 1 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted July 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 25 37 minutes ago, Giles said: Been done. Funny place to install the control panel.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted July 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 25 19 hours ago, TomCrewe said: New Design. I'd have a couple of those; crafty wire-holder loop piece too. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 1 hour ago, DLT said: Funny place to install the control panel.... Done deliberately so as to prevent me from driving stuff over the edge and onto the floor.... this was when I hadn't got the fiddleyard fitted! 3 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted July 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 25 41 minutes ago, Giles said: Done deliberately so as to prevent me from driving stuff over the edge and onto the floor.... this was when I hadn't got the fiddleyard fitted! Ah yes, better than my method of G-Clamping a random chunk of wood across the end... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted July 25 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 25 2 hours ago, Giles said: Done deliberately so as to prevent me from driving stuff over the edge and onto the floor.... this was when I hadn't got the fiddleyard fitted! 1 hour ago, DLT said: Ah yes, better than my method of G-Clamping a random chunk of wood across the end... Why do we only mix up forward and reverse when there's a 4 foot drop involved? Mike. 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 (edited) 1 hour ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Why do we only mix up forward and reverse when there's a 4 foot drop involved? Mike. Many years ago now, with me & my then young son, it was a mix up with self-isolating points, on a half-built layout up the garden shed. "Dad, the train's not moving?" Me, in the middle of doing something else so not paying attention, flicks point to power the right track. Meanwhile, he had turned the controller to maximum. No end stops on the board - cue one flying Atlas O Scale Switcher - Terminal Velocity onto concrete.... Fortunately, it was a cheap loco, in a Foobie livery. The chassis was salvaged & runs with another bodyshell to this day. Edited July 25 by F-UnitMad 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted July 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 25 44 minutes ago, F-UnitMad said: Many years ago now, with me & my then young son, it was a mix up with self-isolating points, on a half-built layout up the garden shed. "Dad, the train's not moving?" Me, in the middle of doing something else so not paying attention, flicks point to power the right track. Meanwhile, he had turned the controller to maximum. No end stops on the board - cue one flying Atlas O Scale Switcher - Terminal Velocity onto concrete.... Fortunately, it was a cheap loco, in a Foobie livery. The chassis was salvaged & runs with another bodyshell to this day. The solution to ANY loco not working, is always to turn it up full bore! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomCrewe Posted July 25 Author Share Posted July 25 On 24/07/2024 at 15:07, woodenhead said: Have you considered or tried one where the controller sits at 45 degrees? Then you could use the controller in the cradle, obviously you'd need to support it with the hand whilst your thumb presses the buttons but it might be useful. Not really It's a handheld control and I only use it that way, a fixed point controller would not work for me that why I chose this one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 On 24/07/2024 at 16:07, woodenhead said: Have you considered or tried one where the controller sits at 45 degrees? Then you could use the controller in the cradle, obviously you'd need to support it with the hand whilst your thumb presses the buttons but it might be useful. The simple solution to this is to mount it on a surface that is at 45 degrees or any other angle you feel comfortable with. I like it as a product. I'm not an NCE user, but have pointed others that are towards it. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BluenGreyAnorak Posted July 26 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26 If you're mounting on a sloped surface then all you need is a couple of 'pegs', in this case button head bolts with some silicon tubing around them: 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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