CNW1961's Scratchbuild '09 Summer Challenge

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Don, e-paw, Josh, Stein, thank you for your kind comments.

Now that the walls are up, I can turn to what I like doing most: detailing. Yesterday I worked with styrene, so I thought it would be nice to do something else today. I need burglar bars for the doors and the windows and I think they are best made from brass. To do these burglar bars I use .020", .032" brass wires and a .040" U-shaped brass profile.

First step is to do an exact drawing that will act as a template to place the pieces.



Then I cut the pieces and fix them to the drawing with paper masking tape (that tape you use when painting walls).





When all the pieces are in place, I carefully peel off the paper.



The last step is to add a few strips of tape to the other side, to make sure that all stays in place. Now it is ready for being soldered.



Now it is ready for being soldered.



The first burglar bar I finished today is the big one for the loading door. I added little pins to the backside to make it easier to fix it to the wall.