RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted November 27, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 27, 2017 1/32 inch .75ish mm you do not see that very often. Edit: "Most historians agree that Gabriel Mouton, the vicar of St. Paul’s Church in Lyons, France, is the “founding father” of the metric system. He proposed a decimal system of measurement in 1670." Hi David When I worked at Marconi's there was a drawing for a components box cover that was a rectangle with four holes drilled in the corners. On the drawing it said " All dimensions in millimeters. To be made form 1/8 inch stock steel." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium dhjgreen Posted November 27, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 27, 2017 (edited) Hi David When I worked at Marconi's there was a drawing for a components box cover that was a rectangle with four holes drilled in the corners. On the drawing it said " All dimensions in millimeters. To be made form 1/8 inch stock steel." Clive,At Ferranti they had just gone fully metric. A collegue wanted a 15cm cube from the joiners shop. The first delivery was in the joiners pocket, the second took 2 of them to carry it.... Edited November 27, 2017 by dhjgreen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted November 28, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2017 more stock piling... £10 delivered from the eBay. Sleeps.jpg love the mix of Napoleon & Empire As my lecturer used to say to us: "Action Not Inertia!" Never did finish my foundation course Wot, as in 4 mm to the foot? Those sleepers haven't been on the market for over 40 years now I reckon. They are much thinner than those currently available - are you sure they will do what you want them to? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted November 28, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) As long as rail can be soldered to them they will do the job I have intended for them. I can always pack them out to raise them if needs be. I'll be using SMP flexi on the whole but with the odd copperclad sleep or two here and there. Edited November 28, 2017 by Tim Dubya Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted November 28, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) Plan of attack with said slim sleeps is to drill holes through them to pass the wires for the track feeds through and solder them between the rail and copperclad and hide the mess with some C&L / Exacterscale chairs... it's a plan anyway. * If it don't work I'll just electric glue them to the sides or sumfing... *slow day at work today, thinking of mash and homemade pie for tea. Edited November 28, 2017 by Tim Dubya 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Tim I see the timbers though described as 00 are 34 mm long, which is correct for 8'6" in P4 & EM gauges. 9' for 00 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted November 28, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2017 Tim I see the timbers though described as 00 are 34 mm long, which is correct for 8'6" in P4 & EM gauges. 9' for 00 Bit of a trim then, thanks for pointing that out, they'll sit along side SMP flexi. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted November 28, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2017 Tim I see the timbers though described as 00 are 34 mm long, which is correct for 8'6" in P4 & EM gauges. 9' for 00 Bit of a trim then, thanks for pointing that out, they'll sit along side SMP flexi. Cheers That's a good point John. SMP 00 sleepers are 32 mm long. This give about the same projection outside the rail as 34 mm sleepers do in EM or P4, which is why the track looks "right" despite the narrower gauge. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted November 28, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 28, 2017 Plan of attack with said slim sleeps is to drill holes through them to pass the wires for the track feeds through and solder them between the rail and copperclad and hide the mess with some C&L / Exacterscale chairs... it's a plan anyway. Track Feeds.jpg* If it don't work I'll just electric glue them to the sides or sumfing... *slow day at work today, thinking of mash and homemade pie for tea. To be honest, Tim, just solder the wire to the underside of the rail between the sleepers, you'll never notice it, once the track's weathered and ballasted. That's how I've done all my layouts so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted November 28, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 28, 2017 Turkey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbowilts Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Turkey.That was last Thursday? G Obbledegook Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted November 28, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2017 Turkey. Chicken Licken? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted November 29, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 29, 2017 Turkey. Bless you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted December 1, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 1, 2017 Guess what... Run Forrest......... A. Hole Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted December 1, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 1, 2017 Guess what... Run Forrest.jpg Run Forrest......... A. Hole It might be less dangerous if you were to go and buy some of Mr Peco's bullyboy turnouts (P4 talk) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium dhjgreen Posted December 1, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 1, 2017 (edited) Guess what... Run Forrest.jpg Run Forrest......... A. Hole If you get your fingers out of the way I can see if you have flared the wing and check rails! Edited December 1, 2017 by dhjgreen 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted December 1, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 1, 2017 It might be less dangerous if you were to go and buy some of Mr Peco's bullyboy turnouts (P4 talk) Not after all the gobbing off I've done about them, no, not really. Only joking they're fab and I'm only one blade away from disappointment on a major scale (see wot I done there) ! This means, as last week, it's ready to trim to size and fit, unfortunately that's a job for next week when I've healed sufficiently. H.H. Crippen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted December 1, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 1, 2017 (edited) If you get your fingers out of the way I can see if you have flared the wing and check rails! I have but in Templot style (which is not very much at all). The next attempt will be based more on fact than fiction by looking at the prototype in detail... honest . Edited December 1, 2017 by Tim Dubya 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Tim Looking very good, buy an EMGS switch blade filing jig if you intend to build more, saves stabbing yourself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium dhjgreen Posted December 1, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 1, 2017 I have but in Templot style (which is not very much at all). Bellbottoms.jpg The next attempt will be based more on fact than fiction by looking at the prototype in detail... honest . Good job the Peco nerds are unlikely visitors, your check rails only cover 4 sleepers/timbers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted December 1, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 1, 2017 Not after all the gobbing off I've done about them, no, not really. Only joking they're fab and I'm only one blade away from disappointment on a major scale (see wot I done there) ! This means, as last week, it's ready to trim to size and fit, unfortunately that's a job for next week when I've healed sufficiently. H.H. Crippen One has to admire those who suffer for their art. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted December 1, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 1, 2017 (edited) Tim Looking very good, buy an EMGS switch blade filing jig if you intend to build more, saves stabbing yourself The embarrassing thing is, I have one. It's when I'm polishing up the blades with fine Emery paper I stab myself. Will keep them in the jig from now on. Cheers One has to admire those who suffer for their art. Preferable to cutting off my ear . Edited December 1, 2017 by Tim Dubya Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted December 1, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 1, 2017 Good job the Peco nerds are unlikely visitors, your check rails only cover 4 sleepers/timbers! Templot told me to do it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp1 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Templot told me to do it!I’m sure the lawyers on here would tell you that’s no defence...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium dhjgreen Posted December 1, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 1, 2017 The embarrassing thing is, I have one. It's when I'm polishing up the blades with fine Emery paper I stab myself. Will keep them in the jig from now on. Cheers Preferable to cutting off my ear . Polishing the blades with emery.....blimey!Mr Tricket, my instructor in apprentice training school (1967) would be most impressed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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