NeilWatson248

On 13/10/2023 at 13:45, NFWEM57 said:

Than you for the reply.  Apologies, there is a dimension given in the 2mm Scale Association shop, who sell them.  So, as 9.42mm is the 2mm gauge, I assume the EM equivalent would be 18.2mm.  Image is from the 2mm Scale Association Web Site and made form brass.

 

 

The book indicates it is primarily used for setting a crossing nose from the (fixed straight stock rail) or a closure rail gauged from it.  In other parts of the book it shows them being used to gauge the curved stock rail from the crossing V.  Seems to have quite few uses.

 

Have a lathe , so I  might manufacture a few as they seem to be useful for the 2mm community.

I have started making my own points in N Gauge. I saw someone using them for setting the frog point between the 2 stock rails. My club has a small lathe which I used to manufacture a couple of buttons. Using them requires the 2 stock rails to be correctly positioned to start with. If using Templot I would fix the point according to that and then use the buttons to set the stock rails.

Neil

On 16/12/2020 at 09:41, ColinK said:

Thanks for the link,. Having watched the video on their website I can see they will be useful when I start my next layout, hence I have ordered some.

I contacted Fohrmann regarding these little items and this was their reply

Dear Neil,

Thank you for your Email. Until the end of last year, we delivered to the UK. 

The effort for small orders is very big and the customs regulations make us have even more effort.

Maybe this will change again 

Mit freundlichen Grüßen/ Best regards,
Roland Kühn

fohrmann-WERKZEUGE GmbH

I'm looking to build a small collection of GraFar GWR Panniers and Prairies. I would like to change the running numbers as I acquire them. Can anyone suggest anywhere I could get them? I'm afraid Fox doesn't do them

Thanks for any help

Neil