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Stop. It's the end of the line.

richbrummitt

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I haven't given up! This evening I've put together one of the new range of buffer stops available from the 2mm SA.

 

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The etch folds in half to make up double thickness portions. A Z-fold makes the alignment of the three 'rail' portions to be joined quick easy. A choice of wood (represented by six thickness' of etch) or rail cross beams are supplied on the fret, but nothing looks quite as good as wood as wood itself. Using wood for the cross beam also solves the problem of isolating one rail from the other had the etched parts been used.

 

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-missy-

Hello Rich :)

 

Crikey! you got me worried for a bit there, thought you were packing it in!! Nice buffer stops, they put mine to shame plus its nice to see some progress too. Keep the posts comming...

 

Missy :)

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Donw
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I like the wood. Its probably a lot easier than sweating six layers together then filling all the edges. Did you fit it to the rails before fixing to the sleepers?

Donw

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richbrummitt

Did you fit it to the rails before fixing to the sleepers?

Donw

 

Yes. This meant adding the plain chairs either side of the centre uprights before soldering to the stock rails. The other chairs where the rails is three+ rails width are slide chairs with the inner chair cut off and then slid under.

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Bryn

Richard, which buffer type is it? I'm pretty poor on buffer type identification and require a few of the type shown above.

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bcnPete
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Interesting...Neat idea to use the timber to prevent the short.

 

My ones are the LMS/BR type which for some reason have the fold in the etch in the horizontal dimension, not the vertical....if that makes sense.

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richbrummitt
Richard, which buffer type is it? I'm pretty poor on buffer type identification and require a few of the type shown above.

 

It's the gwr type. I'm just finishing off another one that will be cut in half because it is the stop for the carriage shoot in the end of the platform where machinery and horses could be loaded.

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richbrummitt

What's th4e sleeper spacing under the buffer stop?

 

Sorry Mark, I only saw this question here by accident. It's Four feet. 

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