02-10-2014, 04:30 PM
I'm pleased to report that the 'off scene' section of the layout has been joined up to the scenic section and the 'fiddle yard/traverser' completed apart from fitting the wiring which will be tackled along with the rest of the wiring - which comes next.
Here are a some photos which I hope you will find of interest.
The rest just show the home made bolts soldered up from K&S brass tubing which I've had in my modelling draw for donkeys years (I knew they'd come in handy one day!) and offcuts of the copper wire-in-tube that was lying amongst the rubbish on my desk. When positioning them, they had to be adjusted a couple of times to ensure that they slipped smoothly into into their receivers: I'm not much of an engineer, however, even I guessed that the soft brass from which they're manufactured would wear out over time, and as they also provide electrical continuity, this had to be addressed before moving on. Incidentally, I will 'gap' the PCB sleepers (ties) over the next couple of days.
And that's it for now.
I hope you'll find it of interest, and please do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions.
Jonte
Here are a some photos which I hope you will find of interest.
The rest just show the home made bolts soldered up from K&S brass tubing which I've had in my modelling draw for donkeys years (I knew they'd come in handy one day!) and offcuts of the copper wire-in-tube that was lying amongst the rubbish on my desk. When positioning them, they had to be adjusted a couple of times to ensure that they slipped smoothly into into their receivers: I'm not much of an engineer, however, even I guessed that the soft brass from which they're manufactured would wear out over time, and as they also provide electrical continuity, this had to be addressed before moving on. Incidentally, I will 'gap' the PCB sleepers (ties) over the next couple of days.
And that's it for now.
I hope you'll find it of interest, and please do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions.
Jonte