08-03-2009, 07:19 PM
The next step was to mark and drill out the hole for the mast. Afterwards I soldered some diamond tread down to the base. Once soldered, I drilled the same hole through the diamond plate using the original hole as a Gide. With it soldered on to the base also made it easier to drill the thin brass with out the drill binding and tearing the diamond tread.
I then fitted the mast into the hole in the base and soldered it securely. I had to re drill the hole in the bottom of the mast ( it filled with solder ) for the wire that I will pass through later. That wire will be for the light . I will only need one conductor to go inside the mast I will use the brass shell of the signal as the other conductor.
I got lucky because they ended up square on the first try.
I then fitted the mast into the hole in the base and soldered it securely. I had to re drill the hole in the bottom of the mast ( it filled with solder ) for the wire that I will pass through later. That wire will be for the light . I will only need one conductor to go inside the mast I will use the brass shell of the signal as the other conductor.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew