Ian@StEnochs
Western Thunderer
For a quick and cheap few bolt heads on wire stock a modified pin vice, just a hex nut pressed on, holds the wire for a rub with a file and roll onto the next flat.
Ian.
Ian.
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JimG
Western Thunderer
The late Colin Binnie showed me his method many years ago when making hex heads for his S scale locos. He held a piece of soft or annealed brass rod in a pin vice which had a hex section on its barrel. Then he squeezed the brass rod in vice jaws and rotated sixty degrees using the hex on the pin vice barrel as a guide and squeezed again, and so on.
Jim
Jim
michael mott
Western Thunderer
By my count that's five different ways to make small hex section, and there is no doubt more. perhaps a special note in workshop and techniques area on making small nuts and bolts would be useful.
Michael
Michael
michael mott
Western Thunderer
Those look superb Giles!
Michael
Michael
Podartist79
Western Thunderer
Wonderful work as always Giles - enjoying this thread very much and your work immensely.
Neil.
Neil.
Giles
Western Thunderer
It's taken me a stupidly long time to make four of these...... but finally completed them. There are numerous people here who would make a much better job but they are as good as I can do, and therefore I'm happy. I found ceramic tipped tweezers invaluable for holding the assemblies for silver soldering together.
Giles
Western Thunderer
Last one on these fittings - I electro-plated the pipes using a copper solution with two copper anode and a variable power supply. I painted copydex as a resist over the injectors, leaving the pipes exposed and set the voltage at about 0.8v. Even so, it only took about three seconds (really!) to plate. A polish up afterwards gets this.
michael mott
Western Thunderer
A question Giles, why did you use nickle silver for the pipes then copper plate them?
Michael
Michael
michael mott
Western Thunderer
Thanks Giles, I thought that might be the case but didn't want to jump to conclusions, in case you had other reasons.
Michael
Michael
Mike Garwood
Western Thunderer
Giles
Now that you've added paint, you can see all that lovely detail you put into the print. Fabulous.
Mike
Now that you've added paint, you can see all that lovely detail you put into the print. Fabulous.
Mike
Giles
Western Thunderer
Cheers Mike!
One interesting thing. When i was drawing it, I started running into trouble with the program freezing and crashing. I eventually worked out that the problem was me drawing proper domed rivets. The computer couldn't handle the massive amount if data that produced. I got round it by making all the rivets flat discs instead - on the grounds that the paint would round them off........ it solved the problem data wise, and kept the software reliable, and I can't spot the difference.
One interesting thing. When i was drawing it, I started running into trouble with the program freezing and crashing. I eventually worked out that the problem was me drawing proper domed rivets. The computer couldn't handle the massive amount if data that produced. I got round it by making all the rivets flat discs instead - on the grounds that the paint would round them off........ it solved the problem data wise, and kept the software reliable, and I can't spot the difference.
Giles
Western Thunderer
Progress so far on my loco. The other one will be painted by someone else, so I'm awaiting instructions regarding the fitting or not of pipework.....
This loco has slide bar steps, which is somewhat unusual, but a nice feature. I'm drawing up the steam turret , reverser and other bits and bobs with a view to printing them. I'll use them if they come out well enough, and It's all good practice!
I'm rather pining after the wheels, which are Gibson, and seem in rather short supply. I ordered the lot three months ago, got two axles with a note the others would follow.......
This loco has slide bar steps, which is somewhat unusual, but a nice feature. I'm drawing up the steam turret , reverser and other bits and bobs with a view to printing them. I'll use them if they come out well enough, and It's all good practice!
I'm rather pining after the wheels, which are Gibson, and seem in rather short supply. I ordered the lot three months ago, got two axles with a note the others would follow.......