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I used standard solder although it is the old lead/tin type but lead free is good enough. As most of the pantograph motion is soldered to the tube, very carefully ream out the holes on the parts of the kit that are to be fitted to the tube so they are a tight fit then you only need a very small amount of solder to secure them, using a tiny amount of flux does help as well.

I’ve ordered 3, and some lead/tin solder paste also with 2% silver content, based on the advice of Michael Edge. The 86/0 that I’m currently working on may well end up with one. Thanks for the tips. The result will get posted on the thread in a few weeks. I’ll contact PH Designs to see if he had new run of bases, though I may end up making one out of thick plasticard to the same dimensions as the fettled Hornby bases that I have under my Sommerfeldt pans.

PHDesigns will probably make them to order if you order enough. If you have to order more than you need then sell the extras on Ebay, I'm sure they'll sell or let me know because I'll probably use them.

Didn't know they were big on Object Linking & Embedding at Chester Cathedral