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    Robin,

     

    Very nice result. I must say, your attention to detail with this is somewhat higher than mine - all those bolts, etc! I can see you'll be doing quite a bit of work on the "Puffers" items!

    As you know, I used the cast brass Mainly Trains stops for Delph, which gives you two ready made sides, similar to the ones shown in your next to last photo. I found it quite hard to assemble these with the cross beam and get everything in line and square in all planes, despite using some cardboard jigs to try to locate the 3 parts (and the sleepers). How did you manage this?

     

    Dave.

     

    Dave,

     

    Thanks again for the two Puffers buffers, they're much appreciated and will save me a bit of work. I will remove the beams and add a pair of pcb pads to insulate the units and add a few bolts.

     

    I too have found it difficult to assemble the cross beam but adopted a belt and braces approach using a number of track gauges on the base track and also any suitable points on the sides. I have taken a photo of this when assembling the PHDesign buffers I made up last week which I will post on the blog shortly.

     

     

    Robin

    barrowroad

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    Robin,I've got a number of the "Puffers" type you can have (7 in total, including one which is broken into two pieces). I bought them years ago but decided to use the Mainly Trains cast brass versions for "Delph" - although it turns out that these aren't quite right for ex-LNWR locations, being the ex-GWR/BR standard type. However, they're close and with the bottom section burried in debris and grass will do the job.Let me know if you still want any.Cheers,Dave.

     

    Thanks Dave - Hope to see you at Scaleforum..........................

    barrowroad

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    Robin,In this shot of 44753, the buffer by the coaling tower can be glimpsed through the metal ladder of the signal. The mineral wagon was not right up against the buffer. I wondered why my photo of 7900 had suddenly become so popular !http://www.flickr.co...157625157165429Patrick

     

    Hi Patrick, Thanks for the link - I have a copy of this photo and was unable to find it in my collection so I opted to use 7900 instead. It is a much better shot of the buffer and I will post some photos shortly of my completed model installed on the layout. Keep up the good work with your Flickr collection.

     

    Robin

    barrowroad

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    Robin,Hint has been received and we are looking into the practicalities of things. Sale no 1 is me, do I assume you are sale no 2?I still think you ought to isolate the buffing plate from the stanchions? Won't there be a risk of a loco crossing onto the isolated piece of track and creating the short circuit. As the base of the stancions are quite long, the will be the best part of a wagon length of track that forms the base for the buffer stop?

     

    Mark, I do take your point about a short circuit but unfortunately I have now built and painted two of the buffer stops and one has been installed on the layout. The good thing is that one, from photos, seems to have a 16ton mineral permanently positioned against it, whilst the other is only for full or empty coal wagons. I shall have to fully test them out and put in an additional rail break. I shall make sure I incorporate your idea in the remaining three.

     

    Robin

    barrowroad

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    Thanks for the info chaps. I've just had a chat with Danny about the bending tool and my reference to the S4 Society being the possible source. We agree it is more than likely to be Studiolith. Maybe the Society might arrange to produce some if there is an interest...hint :rolleyes:

     

    Mark - the tool belongs to Tony in the Glevum Group and is on extended loan, however I am sure I could persuade him to let use use it at some point.

    Thanks also for the tip re insulation, however I have opted to make the buffer stop as a unit with it's own length of track, which is then joined to the siding using a pair of exactoscale plastic fishplates.

    barrowroad

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    Robin,It's certianly coming along now - great to see. Are you wiring up as you go, or is that all still to come? It seems to take ages, even on my tiny layout!Dave.

     

    Mike/Dave/Jon020

     

    Thanks for your kind comments

     

    Dave,

     

    All the wiring tags have been added as I have built the track and the droppers will go in once I have finished the main track laying session - am I looking forward to it..........we'll see.

     

    Robin

    barrowroad

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    Dave, Thanks for the info and the photos on your blog. Paul cmae round the other evening and after looking at some photos of the 4 required buffers we agreed there are two types at Barrow Road. Pete Harvey PHD [ on this website ] markets one version of the buffers as a set of etched brackets to solder up to lengths of bullhead rail - on order - how convenient. The other pair I can fabricate from lengths of bull head rail - the design being paired lengths bolted to the running rail with two lengths forming the buffer stop.

     

    Robin

    barrowroad

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    The rivet tool is a Masterfix MFX 306 which I borrowed from a friend although here is their website

     

    http://www.masterfix.com/default.asp?id=102&pid={0bf59fd1-32e8-4be8-9993-ff858f40c3aa}&pparent=119&template=overig/product.htm&sitecat=1&taal=en

     

    The rivet nuts can also be obtained from them although mine are from a company called make ends meet. - see photo.

     

    I understand similar guns are also available on ebay................

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