What tool for dock cobbles?

[Coromar]

Hi all,

 

I plan to have some track layed in cobbles or granite sets.

 

I was going to press Daz air dried clay in between the rails and I need a tool to press into the clay to form the individual stones.

 

What have people used, or thought of (but not used) that would suit me?

 

Best wishes, Paul

[Hal Nail]

19 minutes ago, Coromar said:

I was going to press Daz air dried clay in between the rails and I need a tool to press into the clay to form the individual stones.

I'd get it where I wanted it and fairly smooth, let it set (pun not intended) and carve it, personally.

[cctransuk]

39 minutes ago, Coromar said:

Hi all,

 

I plan to have some track layed in cobbles or granite sets.

 

I was going to press Daz air dried clay in between the rails and I need a tool to press into the clay to form the individual stones.

 

What have people used, or thought of (but not used) that would suit me?

 

Best wishes, Paul

 

One sett at a time - but what about square brass tube from Metalsmiths?

 

CJI.

[PJ10]

Hi,

 

Robin Gristwood used ferules of old paint brushes bent into a rectangular shape in his Dominion Dock Goods - Layout update. Hope the following link works

 

PJ10

[Mike Bellamy]

Have a look at the work by @Giles  Giles Flavell here 

 

https://www.rmweb.co.uk/topic/153791-cobble-embossing-tools-in-4mm-and-7mm/#comment-3933538

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3DTfVOH--g

.

 

 

[Mikkel]

1 hour ago, PJ10 said:

Hi,

 

Robin Gristwood used ferules of old paint brushes bent into a rectangular shape in his Dominion Dock Goods - Layout update. Hope the following link works

 

PJ10

 

That method also works for me. The tricky bit is getting the shape of the ferrules right. I use pliers to gently form them.

 

 

[Coromar]

Thank you for your replies. I will try to make a cutter from an old paint brush.

 

Best wishes,

 

Paul

[russ p]

I got some rollers. Can't remember where from. I seem to recall they were manufactured by a Spanish company 

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Russ, with you saying a Spanish Company I suspect it will be these?

 

https://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/51-modelling-textured-rolling-pins

 

I have dealt with them for other scenic items and had no problems. Usual disclaimer applies.

 

Cheers, Ade.

[russ p]

1 hour ago, Adrian Stevenson said:

Hi Russ, with you saying a Spanish Company I suspect it will be these?

 

https://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/51-modelling-textured-rolling-pins

 

I have dealt with them for other scenic items and had no problems. Usual disclaimer applies.

 

Cheers, Ade.

 

Hi Ade

I'm sure that's the range. They are plastic so I cut the cobble one up to make a smaller one 

[Coromar]

Hi Ade,

 

Do they do a 7mm granite set roller? I have looked at the web site and the sets are 4mm size, OK for 4mm I guess.

 

Paul

[Adrian Stevenson]

I have no idea sorry. 

[TheEngineShed]

1 hour ago, Coromar said:

Hi Ade,

 

Do they do a 7mm granite set roller? I have looked at the web site and the sets are 4mm size, OK for 4mm I guess.

 

Paul

 

These rolling pins look great.  I am going to order a smaller, 1-4 mm stone roller.  The roller linked below produces 4mm square stones.  That would be approximately 7 inch square stones in 7mm scale?

 

https://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/modelling-textured-rolling-pins/867-rolling-pin-sett-pavement.html