'Black Rat' reckoned I should try an RSU - which reminded me that I actually have one... Been meaning to try it for years, having bought one of Dick Ganderton's 'Graskop' units several years ago.. Last year at ExpoEM South I saw a demonstrator using one, so now it's crunch time...

Having seen the demo I'm spending tommorrow setting up what I'd describe as a 'soldering station' using a piece of steel plate as a base, with steel angle bolted to it for 'rightangle' work. The steel angle will also be able to act as a work clamp. The whole will be bolted to a sheet of 9mm ply (probably baized underneath so I can work indoors when 'er indoors' isn't! One of the bolts will also serve as the 'negative return' and I will also probably fix the power unit to the sub-base as well.

As demonstrated at 'Expo', one of the beauties of using steel is the ability to hold work in place with ceramic magnets. Always wanted three or four hands - if anyones got any spare, I've got thumbs to trade!

I reckon about 3-4 hours work tommorrrow, then on with the MSWJR loco!

I'll post images when available

Regs

Ian