Galteemore Posted March 18 Posted March 18 29 minutes ago, Tullygrainey said: Thanks David. After marking it out, I drill a few strategic holes and roughly cut out the unwanted bits with a piercing saw, a little way inside the lines. Then I file the edges back to the lines. This is where those Valorbe Swiss files earn their keep! That’s great. Many thanks Alan. Always trying to up my game ! Quote
Mol_PMB Posted March 18 Posted March 18 53 minutes ago, Galteemore said: That’s great. Many thanks Alan. Always trying to up my game ! I make my own sanding sticks with abrasive paper, strips of wood and double-sided tape. They can be made to any width, thickness and grit grade and I find them more controllable than files especially for the final finishing to a perfectly straight edge. But then perhaps I’m being a cheapskate without proper Swiss files! 3 Quote
David Holman Posted March 18 Posted March 18 Love it, though am ashamed to say my own solution to cutting rectangular holes in things involves a slotting disc in as Dremel. Crude, but effective. 2 1 Quote
Mol_PMB Posted March 18 Posted March 18 7 minutes ago, David Holman said: Love it, though am ashamed to say my own solution to cutting rectangular holes in things involves a slotting disc in as Dremel. Crude, but effective. A Dremel is a most useful tool, especially with a full set of collets. Though I tend to do most of my fine drilling work with a collection of pin vices. Quote
Galteemore Posted March 18 Posted March 18 Dremel and grinding head is a key weapon in the 5’3” modeller’s arsenal. How many mm of footplate have I ground away.,.. 2 Quote
Mayner Posted March 18 Posted March 18 15 minutes ago, David Holman said: Love it, though am ashamed to say my own solution to cutting rectangular holes in things involves a slotting disc in as Dremel. Crude, but effective. Can't hold a drill steady myself but a slitting disc in a Dremel seems to have been the preferred cutting tool of the guy that scratchbuilt many of the locos on the OO9 County Gate layout. Scratchbuit OO9 locos were watchmaking compared to OO or the so-called finer scales. 1 Quote
Mol_PMB Posted March 18 Posted March 18 The ultimate sort of Dremel-like tool is an air-powered one, much safer because if it jams in the job it just stops, rather than trying to rip your wrist off and/or destroy the work. I don’t have one in my home workshop but I have used them elsewhere. Quote
Tullygrainey Posted March 18 Author Posted March 18 I bottled out of buying a Dremel years ago and bought a cheaper alternative. Bad move. Its minimum speed is still too fast for delicate work and I've done more damage than enough with it. A reminder that it's always best to avoid cheap tools. I knew that but it didn't stop me! 1 Quote
Tullygrainey Posted March 19 Author Posted March 19 In the cold hard light of day this morning, I could see the boiler was too long (still!) More butchery careful fettling dispensed with an unnecessary 6 scale inches of boiler. Still a bit long but then, so's the chassis but it looks better now, to my eye at least. Alan School of 'measure once, cut as many times as necessary' 8 3 Quote
David Holman Posted March 19 Posted March 19 Looks great to me, but then so did the previous picture... and to think I spent a whole day in the company of the real loco! 1 2 Quote
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