Rod,
I remember in years past, some people were using Meccano gears to form corrugations.
The parts can still be found in the usual auction sites.
Two standard rods in Meccano trunions with the gears nicely meshing.
May need several gears butted together, and a winding handle.
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- Tue Dec 25, 2018 1:22 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: A Garage For FWLR
- Replies: 59
- Views: 23891
- Tue Dec 11, 2018 4:07 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Roundhouse Taliesin
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4595
Re: Roundhouse Taliesin
Tony,
A good tip, already aware!
I'll be in touch direct.
A good tip, already aware!
I'll be in touch direct.
- Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:00 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Roundhouse Taliesin
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4595
Re: Roundhouse Taliesin
Tony, yes that's true, but...
I was hoping for tips.
OK, professional is better, but I understand you have a heavy workload.
I was hoping for tips.
OK, professional is better, but I understand you have a heavy workload.
- Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:00 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Roundhouse Taliesin
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4595
Re: Roundhouse Taliesin
Tom Tom, yes in UK, Merseyside.
BTW, loco is 32mm.
BTW, loco is 32mm.
- Tue Dec 11, 2018 12:11 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Roundhouse Taliesin
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4595
Roundhouse Taliesin
Hello All, Just back after lengthy absence. Of course, only because I have a question... Does anybody have experience of dismantling/fettling RH Taliesin inside valve gear? The loco had a problem in it's second year, repaired under warranty. RH said a locking pin had backed off the die block and jam...
- Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:07 am
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: IP Engineering
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9876
- Sun May 01, 2011 8:24 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Gas Tank Filler
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3102
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:41 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: making a circle with bendy track
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5802
Notchy curves
This link is to a pic I posted on G Scale Central some while ago... One comment admired the sweep of the curves into the station, but if you study the rails closely, the slight kinks can be seen. The track is Peco flexi 32mm, radius is 2'6". http://www.gscalecentral.co.uk/f/download.axd?file=0;...
- Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:33 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: making a circle with bendy track
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5802
Keith, The jig - rail bender - is good practice. I've never used one, and have lots of slightly notchy curves, in my Peco 32mm track. With care you should be able to hand-bend your rail. It's good to slightly over-curve the rail, so that it can spring back a little. There's a natural tendency for th...
- Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:22 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: making a circle with bendy track
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5802
Forming a circle
Keith, you really need to remove the rail from the sleeper base, and bend to the require radius, preferably with a bending jig, then slide the rails back into the sleeper base, and trim off the excess. You may need to cut away some of the sleeper webbing to get the base to curve properly. It's possi...
- Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:09 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Track cleaing
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2115
Track cleaning
There's a good deal of discussion and advice on this matter on the G Scale Central forum. Since electricity is involved, people seem to advise bonding or rail clamps.
- Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:52 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Contacting Tuxcraft
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8014
- Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:13 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Please help to identify loco
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4000
- Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:07 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Contacting Tuxcraft
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8014
- Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:05 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The CVLR gets it's new home (WIP railway & stock)
- Replies: 1208
- Views: 371819
- Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:04 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Car mats to make moulds
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4678
Re: Car mats to make moulds
[quote="coupe:48559"] Can anyone tell me where to buy those car mats that can be used to make moulds for brick walls like the ones on the Butterly garden railway? Thanks, Bob in Canada [/quote] Very hard to find now. My last pair came from UK supermarket chain "Morrison's" - a ca...
- Wed Feb 16, 2011 9:36 am
- Forum: Scenery
- Topic: ALAN PEGLER A TRIBUTE
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5503
Re: ALANS HEAD
[quote="METHSSNIFFER:48496"]My railway wouldnt be complete without this man and he will be at its opening ceremony !
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I had the good fortune to meet Alan at Porthmadog two yrs ago, and subsequently renamed my RH Billy No 7 "Pegler" in his honour.
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I had the good fortune to meet Alan at Porthmadog two yrs ago, and subsequently renamed my RH Billy No 7 "Pegler" in his honour.
- Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:33 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Forum Locomotive
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15180
Well, I did sort of know that, just expressing an opinion.Narrow Minded:47568 wrote:I rather think the general idea of the kit would be to build it and paint it yourself - in which case it'd be any colour you want!Just to be awkward, I'd prefer green.
Presumably a kit in MDF would be a muddy brown.
- Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:25 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Forum Locomotive
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15180