GWMark's Workbench Blog

Well it looks ok from here, and the most important bit is thatit works.

Great stuff Mark - when you've finished it you can tell me how to build mine!

Don't take it off the template. I did that with my first point and it went out of shape - more a Y than anything until I took the curved out and re-jigged it all again on the template. The paper from the template is sufficient to to hold the point in shape.

If all of the curved rails are bent accurately to shape before they are attached there will be no forces trying to straighten them out when you remove the template. Don't rely on curving the rails as you lay them.

 

Nick

Thanks for all the comments. I certainly tried to get the rails with the correct curve, the switch rail has a bit of spring in it, but hopefully not so much that it will distort anything.

 

I have now added the missing rails and soldered on the tie-bars. My test wagon runs through both routes, so I am reasonably happy with the result I have - for a first attempt.

 

 

 

I'm not sure about the C&L tie-bars, I might replace this with a copper clad one, if only to make attaching a point motor easier.

 

I know of a couple of mistakes, a few of the keys are the wrong way around and I think two of the timbers that only have slide chairs on them are liable to fall off. Maybe these will get a little spot of super glue to hold the slide chairs to the stock rail.

 

It has been an enjoyable challenge and I think I will probably do some some more point building in due course. This point might get a friend and turn up on an inglenook - it would be good to make use of it.