Terry is all about making cooking fun and tonight graced our table with Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches. These sandwiches feature vanilla ice cream nestled between two of the most delicious chocolate chip cookies. |
Now time to wrap them in foil and pop them in the freezer until dinner dessert time. |
After fixing our rabbit food at Jackie's World Famous Salad Bar, Terry brought out homemade lasagna with garlic Texas Toast. |
| Video: Now it's time for the brutal work. The curve under the mountain had kinked at the joiners and needed replacement. Rick used his Dremel tool to cut out the offending section of track plus some extra so he could correctly manage the radius. |
A putty knife helped remove the track from the roadbed. It was tough work, not only because you are working on your knees, but the track had a sheet of plywood 4-5 inches directly above it. Additionally, you are constrained by the small access hole under the tunnel. |
Three hands, incredible strength and lots of patience were needed to install the new section of track at the southeast end of the curve. A mirror and clamp light aided in the effort. Once the track was in place, Rick soldered the ends together. |
If you look at the track closely, you will see the two new shiny solder joints. Rick took a file to the joints to ensure they were smooth as glass. |
Now the northern part of the curve must be cut to length and soldered in place. The track radius must be perfect throughout the entire curve. Rick truly did an amazing job!!! |
Video: Smooth as glass, SD70M #7002 passes through the new curve. Rick ran all four of the SD70s through the curve with a perfect result. Next week, Rick will make an expansion cut with electrical wire feeders. |
