Corrugated iron not just any old iron

[fursty]

Hi All

 

A bit of a random question but i'm sure somebody will know the answer. I would like to know the dimensions for corrugated iron sheeting, I guess it hasn't altered from the period i'm interested in but its for a model based in the 40's / 50's period. If possible I would like to know the sheet dimensions length and width but also the pitch from one peak to the next and the height from the top of the peak to the bottom of the trough (hope that bit makes sense).

The reason I ask this strange question is that I some 0.010" copper shim and want to make a small press tool to see if I cam make my own individual sheets. The test runs so far have proved quite sucessful and its' time to try and be a bit more accurate with the sizing.

 

Thanks in advance, I look forward to being enlightened

 

All the best

Martin

[Coombe Barton]

First - September Model Rail page 64 et seq - article on making corrugated iron to scale.

 

Second - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrugated_galvanised_iron

 

Third - http://www.ihbc.org.uk/context_archive/44/Corriron_dir/Corriron_s.htm

 

Fourth - some history - http://www.cottagemuseum.co.uk/?page_id=82

 

Fifth - a book - http://www.shirebooks.co.uk/store/Corrugated-Iron-Buildings_9780747807834

 

Sixth - tin tabernacles - http://www.tintabernacles.co.uk/site_page.php?page=1

 

Seventh - dimensions - no real standards - measure the prototype seems to be the case.

[Simon G]

Martin,

Not sure about the corrugated iron from the 40s/50s, but the dimensions of corrugated plastic sheeting that I have on my wood shed are 6 foot lengths, 30 inches wide, 3 inch pitch and 1 inch depth from peak to trough. Although it is plastic, it is designed to match in with metal sheeting (ie provide light etc. I seem to recall that I could also have bought 8 foot lengths as well, with the rest of the dimensions being unchanged.

Hope that this helps

Simon

[fursty]

Thanks for the replies.

 

Think I will be going for 8'x3' sheets and a pitch of 3". Will post a pic if I have any success.

 

Cheers

 

Martin

[fursty]

Mad Professor experiment over and the method seems to be ok. Only a trial in the end as I couldn't find rod small enough to achieve the pitch I was looking for, about 0.4mm should do it, guess its a shame i'm not working in 7mm, the pitch would have come out a shade under 3"s.

Thanks again for the help, I enjoyed my brief career in 7mm scale modelling but its time to return to the world of 4mm scale again.

 

Martin

 

[Ian Smeeton]

I found that rolling aluminium foil between the rims of two Nescafe jar lids gave a more than acceptable appearance.

 

Regards

 

Ian

[Mucky Duck]

That looks really good Martin, where do you get the copper shim?

[fursty]

Cheers Mucky D

 

The shim material I have got was from an engineering company I worked for years ago, it was in a pile of 'that will be useful one day stuff' tucked away in the shed. I did find this supplier http://www.activescalemodels.co.uk/shim--foil-1006-c.asp but it looks v expensive. I have had similar results with tesco cooking foil (or any other brand that doesn't have an embosed pattern on it I guess would be ok) doubled over and pressed in the same way.

 

Cheers

Martin