York laser cutters

[iploffy]

Cynric Re reading a post you made in a topic by Phill you said that you could order Laser cut doors for the Tri-ang Big Big coaches as i have 8 to do I was wondering if it was still possible to get the doors cut on masse
Ian

 

[lancer1027]

Yes that would be a great idea Ian, would also save me alot of time

Rob :wave:

 

[28ten]

Yes, I just need a dimensioned sketch of what you want and I will draw it. A photo of the coach would be helpful as well. I recently had some signal box window done and they were very good.

 

[iploffy]

Yes that would be a great idea Ian, would also save me alot of time

Rob :wave:

How many would you need Rob

Ian

 

[Phill Dyson]

Just a thought but, have you considered having the doors etched ?..........I don't know which would be the most cost-effective :scratch:

Phill :wave:

 

[iploffy]

Just a thought but, have you considered having the doors etched ?..........I don't know which would be the most cost-effective :scratch:

Phill :wave:

According to the site its a minimum order value of ?35 so I want 48 doors so if each door costs ?1 I am still on a winner as I have not had to file and fit said beasties

Ian

 

[28ten]

Im not sure what the doors are like, are they going to be overlays or replacements?

 

[lancer1027]

I would think these need to be replacements.( dont know what anyone else thinks ). I would need 48 as well

Rob

 

[28ten]

Can someone post a picture of the door in question? The advantage of etching is the ability to solder handles etc and for a quantity of say 150 I would think it is cheaper

 

[iploffy]

I will try to get my camera working again tomorrow but I wont hold my breath anything you can do Rob

Ian

 

[lancer1027]

 

[28ten]

Do you have one of the model?

 

[Phill Dyson]

Can someone post a picture of the door in question? The advantage of etching is the ability to solder handles etc and for a quantity of say 150 I would think it is cheaper

 

[Phill Dyson]

Do you have one of the model?

Here is one of the hole ?

 

[28ten]

Thanks Phill, looking at that the door will need to be cut from the original side, and it will probably be easier to form brass to match the sides rather than plastic as it will hold its shape, but then im not the one doing the conversion!!
it might also be an idea to make a template for cutting the old door to ensure consistency.... just a thought

 

[iploffy]

Phill can i ask you a question about the side detail you left on the coach I know you said the gutter and window frames where left untouched but there is another raised strip under the gutter did you remove this as well.

Cynric I have a door removed from the coach but not cut to size the door is flat fronted could you work out what you want if i gave you a section of coach with the door openings in it showing the curves

Ian

 

[28ten]

Yes I could probably work it out from that. in effect its only going to be a rectangle with a a window cut out. it really comes down to cost then i suspect etching will be cheaper, although the Rowmark doors may be easier to glue in place with plastic weld.

 

[Neil]

I don't know if this is of any interest, but a while ago when I was looking for other items I found a web shop called Elaine's Trains that appears to have some bargain priced Big Big Trains Mk2s. I've had no dealings with Elaine's Trains so would be unable to offer any opinion beyond that the price seemed competitive.

 

[iploffy]

well done that man just spoken to the owner of said beasties and will be picking them up on Monday

Ian

 

[Phill Dyson]

Phill can i ask you a question about the side detail you left on the coach I know you said the gutter and window frames where left untouched but there is another raised strip under the gutter did you remove this as well.


Ian

Yes Ian I removed all the side detail apart from the gutter & window frames , I gradually scraped it all away with a round 'Swan Morton' blade (very slowly & carefully especially near the window frames)
Phill :wave: