Scale7 JB Workbench.

P A D

Western Thunderer
Well done JB.

Frustrating, though. When I ask ebay to find Reifler Drawing equipment it comes up with no results! I'm looking at a Kern set now, though.

Brian

PS - it would have helped if I'd spelled it correctly. Just put in Riefler and got a result. Must remember i before e except after c - often!!

Hi Brian,
Try searching on Ebay Germany. I collect drawing instruments and have picked up some excellent sets (Riefler, Richter, Haff) at very reasonable prices. Wild Heerbrugg and Kern also turn up from time to time.
Search for Zirkelkasten .......... where the dots represent the makers name. You'll find a lot more sets at buy it now prices, which means you don't have to go through the bid lottery. Even if the seller does not appear to offer postage to the UK it's always worth asking. Most times they will do it. Also it's best to have a PayPal account and a seller who accepts it.

I recently picked up a Haff set dating from the 1960s for the equivalent of about 35 quid including postage. It's got 5 ruling pens and a spring bow pen with interchangeable pen pencil and needle points (similar to the Riefler one) . You would pay the same for a single ruling pen from Haff if you bought a new one. Give it a go, you'll be surprised what you can find.
Cheers,
Peter
 

oldravendale

Western Thunderer
Thank you for your suggestions there, Peter.

I actually bought a pen from Haff in Germany last week - it's yet to arrive! However, your suggestion to look on ebay Germany is one I'll follow up as I'll still need a compass.

Brian
 

P A D

Western Thunderer
Getting lost navigating from 'owse t'workshop....:D ?

I always thought the technical drawing tool was a pair of compasses? :rolleyes:

No, It just a compass. Here's the Haff set I referred to earlier. Compass at the bottom, then the dividers, then a smaller bow compass with pen attachment in place. Two drawing pens further up with a detail or Swedish pen at the top. On the right are handles for use with the compass and bow compass pen points. Below that a drop bow compass for drawing very small circles (down to about 1mm or less diameter), and below that the spring bow compass with the pen attached (spring bow pen).

I have never tried it as I don't have any locos requiring lining on the wheels, but the drop bow would be ideal for lining around the axle on the wheel boss. As it rotates around the central needle it would be much easier to use than the spring bow pen, which requires the whole instrument to be turned with thumb and forefinger, via the handle on the C spring.

The set is by Haff and dates from the 1960s. The small plate is the retailer's brand - Papier Fischer of Karlsruhe. They still exist.

Cheers,
Peter
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Scale7JB

Western Thunderer
Thanks Archie!

Steph, I really need to get to the the NRM at some point.. I could do with some further drawings of the D16 in a perfect world..

JB.
 

Steph Dale

Western Thunderer
JB,
Have you checked the OPC list? Might be a good place to start as the repro charges are sane...:
http://www.nrm.org.uk/~/media/files/nrm/pdf/archiveslists/2014/oxford-publishing-main-list.pdf?la=en

I'm currently battling through a Drummond 4-4-0 (oops; cat, bag) and have (literally) hundreds of drawings of Drummond and Adams locos. There's a couple of ashpan arrangements I'd have killed for yesterday evening though!

It's only when you get into the detail that you realise a 'relatively simple 4-4-0' isn't. Start working out chassis clearances or the curves to get splashers to fit alongside fireboxes (both of which have reverse curves) and that's the point it all gets complicated.

Steph
 

mickoo

Western Thunderer
Happy Chappy!

Love the etch a sketch lining ;)

I must get back up there and crawl all over one of these quarry Hunslets, I've an eye on a 7/8" live steam one at some point.

MD
 
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