RMweb Gold Popular Post Graham T Posted February 15, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2023 And a little more done during my lunch break. Wheels laminated and fitted, and also the tow handle. Brakes next - haha - but first I need to get some work done in the real world. 14 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted February 15, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2023 Managed to finish it off this evening. As you can see I also managed to fill some of the holes in the wheels with solder, I will have to try and drill those through... 12 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold longchap Posted February 15, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) Well that is a step up on the old Coopercraft version. I like it, a lot 😎 Edited February 15, 2023 by longchap 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted February 16, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2023 7 hours ago, Graham T said: Managed to finish it off this evening. As you can see I also managed to fill some of the holes in the wheels with solder, I will have to try and drill those through... That’s lovely Graham. Where did you get it from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted February 16, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2023 8 hours ago, longchap said: Well that is a step up on the old Coopercraft version. I like it, a lot 😎 Thanks Bill. There are two more on the fret, which hopefully will come out a bit better! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted February 16, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2023 1 minute ago, Graham T said: Thanks Bill. There are two more on the fret, which hopefully will come out a bit better! For my current project I've been using the DCC Concepts flux (small blue bottle) and their solder. The solder has flowed very well, using just an ordinary soldering iron. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted February 16, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Neal Ball said: That’s lovely Graham. Where did you get it from? Muchos gracias Neal. It's by Langley Miniatures, but I can't remember where I got the fret from, sorry. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted February 16, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, Neal Ball said: For my current project I've been using the DCC Concepts flux (small blue bottle) and their solder. The solder has flowed very well, using just an ordinary soldering iron. That's exactly the flux I'm using too (and also their solder). I got a 65W iron from them too. Which tip do you use Neal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted February 16, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2023 Just now, Graham T said: That's exactly the flux I'm using too (and also their solder). I got a 65W iron from them too. Which tip do you use Neal? Its a Leroy Merlin iron with one of their tips... They supply an odd shaped one in the replacement pack, so the current one is just a normal flat tip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted February 16, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2023 I think I need to order a replacement one perhaps. I started by using the pointed tip that was fitted to the iron as supplied, and then switched to one that is circular and cut through at an angle, so giving a flat oval contact area, which seems better. And now I'm thinking maybe this is the shape I need? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted February 16, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2023 6 minutes ago, Graham T said: I think I need to order a replacement one perhaps. I started by using the pointed tip that was fitted to the iron as supplied, and then switched to one that is circular and cut through at an angle, so giving a flat oval contact area, which seems better. And now I'm thinking maybe this is the shape I need? I guess it depends what you are going to do... For electrical work, a pointed tip would be better to localise the heat, but for our type of brass work I find a flat tip to be better. Looking at LeRoy Merlin, these are the tips they are selling at the moment: https://www.leroymerlin.es/productos/herramientas/soldadura/soldador-de-estano/puntas-de-soldar-25w-dexter-81972933.html But I find that angled tip very odd - I still have one in the pack, which I have never tried... So I dont know where I got the flat one from! Maybe its an old Maplins one - I had several when we moved! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted February 16, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2023 That angled tip is rather strange... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted February 16, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2023 13 hours ago, Graham T said: That angled tip is rather strange... Multi purpose: iron when hot, screwdriver when cold? :-) Paul. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted February 17, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2023 9 hours ago, 5BarVT said: Multi purpose: iron when hot, screwdriver when cold? :-) Paul. And a left-handed screwdriver at that… 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted February 17, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2023 Now and again I take a few minutes to just look at the layout and ponder what might work better (most of it), and so on and so forth. I was having just such a ponder this morning and thought it might be nice to have the Cordon parked at the end of one of the tracks near the platform, as I've seen done at Lambourne. Far more by luck than judgement, I've found I can do that and still get the Dean or Collett Goods onto the spur as well, so that I can leave the gas wagon parked and still run around goods trains 🙂 I must add a handrail to the goods shed office steps... 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Keane Posted February 17, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2023 14 minutes ago, Graham T said: Now and again I take a few minutes to just look at the layout and ponder what might work better (most of it), and so on and so forth. I was having just such a ponder this morning and thought it might be nice to have the Cordon parked at the end of one of the tracks near the platform, as I've seen done at Lambourne. Far more by luck than judgement, I've found I can do that and still get the Dean or Collett Goods onto the spur as well, so that I can leave the gas wagon parked and still run around goods trains 🙂 I must add a handrail to the goods shed office steps... Nice - is it me or is your cordon going slightly downhill compared to the Dean goods? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted February 17, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2023 I suspect that’s because it’s riding up on the buffer stop rails. Something else I need to fix! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 38 minutes ago, Graham T said: Now and again I take a few minutes to just look at the layout and ponder what might work better (most of it), and so on and so forth. I was having just such a ponder this morning and thought it might be nice to have the Cordon parked at the end of one of the tracks near the platform, as I've seen done at Lambourne. Far more by luck than judgement, I've found I can do that and still get the Dean or Collett Goods onto the spur as well, so that I can leave the gas wagon parked and still run around goods trains 🙂 I must add a handrail to the goods shed office steps... That's a very convincing view across the yard. I'm going to have to try a few of those. 24 minutes ago, Andy Keane said: Nice - is it me or is your cordon going slightly downhill compared to the Dean goods? That old whitemetal Cordon was lucky it didn't end up in the vice if I remember right. I have a similar whitemetal Toad van in the queue for offensive language... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Keane Posted February 17, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2023 20 minutes ago, Graham T said: I suspect that’s because it’s riding up on the buffer stop rails. Something else I need to fix! That would be it - it was not at an angle in your earlier pictures and maybe that last inch of rail has not seen service until your idea of parking the cordon there! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted February 17, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2023 40 minutes ago, MrWolf said: That old whitemetal Cordon was lucky it didn't end up in the vice if I remember right. I have a similar whitemetal Toad van in the queue for offensive language... It was an interesting build, let's say! And did come close to getting launched once or twice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted February 17, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Graham T said: I suspect that’s because it’s riding up on the buffer stop rails. Something else I need to fix! No need. I have seen a fair number of sidings that rise toward the buffer stops like that. Paul. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted February 17, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2023 4 hours ago, 5BarVT said: No need. I have seen a fair number of sidings that rise toward the buffer stops like that. Paul. Thanks for getting me off the hook Paul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted February 17, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2023 I've been soldiering on today - ahem. Got another luggage trolley bodged together, a slight improvement on the first I think. Tow handle down on this one, so the brakes are off. Very off, in fact! I also assembled another bench to sit in front of the station building. Much simpler to do than the trolley... 7 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted February 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18, 2023 8 hours ago, Graham T said: I've been soldiering on today - ahem. Got another luggage trolley bodged together, a slight improvement on the first I think. Tow handle down on this one, so the brakes are off. Very off, in fact! I also assembled another bench to sit in front of the station building. Much simpler to do than the trolley... Excellent Graham. How did you keep the sides upright on the bench whilst soldering the seat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted February 18, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Neal Ball said: Excellent Graham. How did you keep the sides upright on the bench whilst soldering the seat? Buenos dias 🙂 Well, one of the things I'm learning about soldering is how to hold pieces in place while joining them. For the bench, I turned it upside down and then held the legs in position with a pair of tweezers. I have some fine grips with insulated wooden handles, but find that I can usually get away with ordinary pointed tweezers, as the time that the iron is in contact with the parts to be joined is so brief that there's not really any heat transfer into the tweezers. For other assemblies I might use the insulated grips, or sometimes a blob of blutak to hold a part still on the workbench. Hope that makes sense! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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