Plywood timbering

[Stephen Freeman]

Does anybody know of a source of 1.6mm (or1.5mm come to that) 3.33 mm wide and 4mm wide plywood timbering strip?

 

The 0.8mm variety isn't a problem for me to get hold of but the thicker variety is. I know C&L list it but:

 

1) Trying to get anything out him is somewhat difficult at the moment (I have had another order "processing" for at least 2 weeks).

2) Although showing as being available when you try to check out, the website won't let you despite the absence of the 3 asterisks, as it says items with *** are out of stock. I give up!

 

At the moment the only solution I can see is to stick 2 of the 0.8mm strips together.

Edited September 24, 2017 by Stephen Freeman

[martin_wynne]

Worth a call to Intentio?

 

http://intentio.co.uk

[Stephen Freeman]

Worth a call to Intentio?

 

http://intentio.co.uk

Maybe, he's very good on 7mm scale 3mm ones. I've made enquiry on the chap who does the0.8mm ones for scale four society.

[Junctionmad]

I buy in on eBay in A4 sheets and saw it up with my little proxxon table saw

[Stephen Freeman]

Maybe, he's very good on 7mm scale 3mm ones. I've made enquiry on the chap who does the0.8mm ones for scale four society.

Problem sorted (nearly). Tim Horn (I understand he supplies Scalefour Stores with their 0.8mm strips) is going to do me some 1.5mm thick strips, which will meet my requirements.

Edited September 29, 2017 by Stephen Freeman

[MikeH_83]

interesting to hear as I will need to get quite alot soon

[Enterprisingwestern]

As the real thing isn't plywood, wouldn't something like basswood/lime strips be better. There are some near enough equivalents available.

 

Mike.

[MikeH_83]

As the real thing isn't plywood, wouldn't something like basswood/lime strips be better. There are some near enough equivalents available.

 

Mike.

 

Interesting idea.. there must be some reason though that everyone uses ply?

[hayfield]

Interesting idea.. there must be some reason though that everyone uses ply?

 

Good quality ply will retain its shape and I guess is much stronger than wood for punching holes in when the use or rivets was the norm. I also assume ply is both cheaper and easy to get than wood strip, its also laser cut so is more accurate than using a saw blade

[brack]

Ply is more stable/ less likely to warp. Given that sleepers might well get doused in watery glue during ballasting that may be significant, especially if you're hoping it'll hold track to gauge accurately.

[Enterprisingwestern]

I use basswood, although I glue rather than rivet and solder, so the hole punching isn't a problem.

 

Mike.

[Stephen Freeman]

OK, I'm sorted. Tim Horn is sending me some, I have also found another source of supply as well, so the project can proceed apace.

[Stephen Freeman]

Now arrived, they would have been here sooner except for the machinations of the Royal Mail. We couldn't be in for the original delivery and it took 2 attempts and a whinge to get them redelivered.

Edited October 7, 2017 by Stephen Freeman