RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted March 10, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10, 2023 5 minutes ago, WFPettigrew said: My first reading of this was to wonder how you knew the presumably fox victim of the aforementioned hounds was called Hilary.... Hilarious. (Sorry!) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFPettigrew Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 minute ago, Compound2632 said: (Sorry!) No need to apologise. It made me laugh too. Where I were drug up it were spring term, like..! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chas Levin Posted March 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, Compound2632 said: No. 2 Son returns from uni tomorrow so today's task is to remove all evidence of modelling and research activities from his room. Sounds like you need a shed. Or he does... 😉 Edited March 10, 2023 by Chas Levin 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted March 10, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10, 2023 11 minutes ago, Chas Levin said: Sounds like you need a shed. Or he does... 😉 But today's news is that No. 1 Son has got funding for his PhD so that'll be his desk annexed for at least three years come October. 9 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chas Levin Posted March 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10, 2023 Just now, Compound2632 said: But today's news is that No. 1 Son has got funding for his PhD so that'll be his desk annexed for at least three years come October. Excellent: good work! Does he realise the true importance of his award? Kids never seem to have their priorities right, do they? 🙄 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagonman Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 On 10/03/2023 at 12:57, WFPettigrew said: My first reading of this was to wonder how you knew the presumably fox victim of the aforementioned hounds was called Hilary.... I should have edited out the first line of Stephen's post... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFPettigrew Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 1 hour ago, wagonman said: I should have edited out the first line of Stephen's post... Nah, created comic ambiguity in my (COVID addled) brain! 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted March 11, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 11, 2023 I'm just back from an interesting afternoon at the Basingstoke show where I hardly looked at any layouts since most of my time was spent chewing over Great Western 4-plank wagons and related matters with @Western Star and @Chrisbr. I did get some 0.35 mm drill bits from Squires, so am, finally, equipped to tackle the Brassmasters / @Andy Vincent Gloucester wagon... 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFPettigrew Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, Compound2632 said: I did get some 0.35 mm drill bits from Squires, so am, finally, equipped to tackle the Brassmasters.... Fun awaits. A Brassmasters RCH chassis was the very first bit of modelling I did on returning to the hobby. STEEP learning curve because of that, but aside from the "joys" of threading the spring wires through the 0.35 mm holes you will now be able to drill out, they go together very well (even with my hamfistedness). Enjoy....! Neil 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagonman Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 3 hours ago, Compound2632 said: I'm just back from an interesting afternoon at the Basingstoke show where I hardly looked at any layouts since most of my time was spent chewing over Great Western 4-plank wagons and related matters with @Western Star and @Chrisbr. I did get some 0.35 mm drill bits from Squires, so am, finally, equipped to tackle the Brassmasters / @Andy Vincent Gloucester wagon... Time spent chewing over things with Graham is rarely wasted. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Andy Vincent Posted March 12, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 12, 2023 7 hours ago, Compound2632 said: I did get some 0.35 mm drill bits from Squires, so am, finally, equipped to tackle the Brassmasters / @Andy Vincent Gloucester wagon... I have made a couple of small adjustments in the light of feedback from the early builders. Primarily this was making that part of the buffer shank that is embedded in the buffer beam longer and slightly widening the bore. This was to make it easier for those who use sprung buffers. The 16' versions also had the guide hole for the brake hanger bracket slightly out of position. All existing stocks at Brassmasters have been updated (one of the advantages of 3D printing!) but if anyone else picked one up at Warley and needs an updated component then drop me a message. I look forward to seeing the completed wagon - my test builds and others I have seen have yet to be fully painted and lettered! Next up will be 5 plank with raised end and 4 plank with curved end followed by end door versions. Andy 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 13 hours ago, Compound2632 said: I'm just back from an interesting afternoon at the Basingstoke show where I hardly looked at any layouts since most of my time was spent chewing over Great Western 4-plank wagons and related matters with @Western Star and @Chrisbr. I did get some 0.35 mm drill bits from Squires, so am, finally, equipped to tackle the Brassmasters / @Andy Vincent Gloucester wagon... There really is little need for a 0.35mm drill for that purpose - they go ping far too readily - and I never use them to open out etched holes. What I do instead is (where material thickness allows) to drill holes out to 0.5mm, which allows space for solder in the joint, or where that isn't possible, to open the hole out with the tip of a cutting broach. By the way, the cheapest source of perfectly reasonable 0.5 mm drills is in the packs of 10 HSS drills that Draper Tools sell (about 3 quid a go from multiple online sources). I think I've had one blunt drill out of about 10 packs, and they last well. Adam 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFPettigrew Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Adam said: There really is little need for a 0.35mm drill for that purpose Actually in this instance yes there is. Because there are 3 very closely placed holes on each spring tab to allow for height adjustment. So they do need drilling out at the right size otherwise you would merge holes, as well as losing the ability to tweak the ride height of needed. Plus the spring wire would be flopping around in a too-big hole which would need to the springing and ride height. Ifyou have a small enough reamer then that should do it but this is opening out an already etched hole, and careful use of a pin chuck does the business. All the best Neil 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 15 minutes ago, WFPettigrew said: Actually in this instance yes there is. Because there are 3 very closely placed holes on each spring tab to allow for height adjustment. So they do need drilling out at the right size otherwise you would merge holes, as well as losing the ability to tweak the ride height of needed. Plus the spring wire would be flopping around in a too-big hole which would need to the springing and ride height. Ifyou have a small enough reamer then that should do it but this is opening out an already etched hole, and careful use of a pin chuck does the business. All the best Neil I have several of these chassis, so know what you mean. I found that the holes were a good fit on the wire so there was no need to open them out. There could be examples which were a touch under-etched (it happens, etching can be variable), but again, that's where the tip of a broach has served me well, just enough to press out or remove the cusp. In any event, though I have broken fine tapered broaches over the years, they break less readily than the drills. Adam 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted March 12, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2023 Ah well, I bought a packet of ten... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted March 12, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2023 Makes a change from packets of three from the barbers. Jamie 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted March 12, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2023 1 minute ago, jamie92208 said: Makes a change from packets of three from the barbers. Depends how much use I'm going to get out of each one. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chas Levin Posted March 12, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2023 5 hours ago, jamie92208 said: Makes a change from packets of three from the barbers. Jamie Wow - Old Skool. Nowadays the only things they seem to sell in packs of three in barbers' shops round here (North London) are things like men's moisturiser, or different types of moustache wax. How things change... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted March 12, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Chas Levin said: or different types of moustache wax. One for each handlebar and one for the goatee? 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chas Levin Posted March 12, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2023 13 minutes ago, Compound2632 said: One for each handlebar and one for the goatee? Or - no goatee but too good to miss: 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted March 12, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2023 I'm seeing definite indications here that I ought to do and post some modelling. 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chas Levin Posted March 12, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Compound2632 said: I'm seeing definite indications here that I ought to do and post some modelling. Sorry - gone a bit OT! 🙏 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagonman Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 7 hours ago, jamie92208 said: Makes a change from packets of three from the barbers. Jamie "Something for the weekend, Sir?" That takes me back...to when I had enough hair to bother with barbers. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted March 13, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2023 (edited) I nipped down to Halfords to get more grey primer but they only had white and red. I'm torn which to use on my cows: [Embedded link to Hereford Cattle Society UK Facebook page.] Edited March 13, 2023 by Compound2632 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeOxon Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 link not working for me but I'd use red primer. The White areas have a reddish brown tinge to them anyway. 3 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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