Have been doing some work with foam board (having seen write-ups about using it as a base for structures). Does anyone have some good ideas about cutting this...
Alan I have just cut some 5mm foam board with no frayed edges. I used a Tajima LC-500 knife with break off blades. I used it at a shallow angle and made...
A very sharp knife will do the trick. I used it quite a bit but I wasn't too happy with it and have gone back to 3mm mdf. Foam board is nice and light and...
Hi all. I have been cutting copper clad printed circuit board into sleepers for homemade turnouts. My dremel cut off discs do the job but I seem to be going...
You can buy ready-cut sleepers from Keith Collins (Precision Railcrafts), see Journal ads. Otherwise fine saws probably work best. I use a hacksaw when I need...
You may be using "Glass Bound" copper clad, if so it will eat away at your cutting discs or tools. I cut "Copper Clad" to size with either a "Junior Hacksaw",...
Hi Mike I fitted a thin cut-off disc for a 115mm angle grinder in my bench saw, no discernible wear after dealing to several sheets of copperclad PC board. I...
HI Guys. A good friend of mine has asked me if I would etch a few dog box doors for him in the corner of my next etch sheet I'm currently working on. I'm just...
For more fun than a debate over NZR red Oxide Here is a link to a very interesting paper that was found by Jerry Kitts (USA) through the Narrow Gauge...
This page was sent to you by: krisalys@.... this editorial sounds vaguely familiar and a trifle ominous. greg k OPINION | April 4, 2007 Editorial: Stay...
Thanks John, This paper has been on the 'net for many years and predates nz_railchat discussions. Like Vegemite/Marmite, manufacture of Russia Iron style...
Hi, I always thought the term russian iron came from some locos that were built in the US for Russia but were never delivered due to the circumstances that...
Jim, I think you are thinking of the ‘Russian Decapods’ – nothing at all to do with Russia(n) Iron. Nelson Kennedy Christchurch, New Zealand Some NZR 0...
Below is a message from 0n30 Conspiracy about a rather neat little site called The Railway Channel. For those who don't already know, it has a new 15 or so...
... offering a cheaper product which suited NZ just fine. Perhaps Rogers K or Q were so clothed, but even at such an early date in New Zealand's history, the...
I use a scalpel with a #11 blade to cut foam board. The trick is to cut at right angles to the surface! I use thick foam board as a backing for wood or...
He was at my place for the weekend and headed back to Trentham on the 5.15. Contact him through normal email and he'll get back to you. Grant of Carterton ... ...
Hello from the Campaign for Better Transport We are organising a petition to encourage the Government to commit to the electrification of the rail network in...
Hi all Finally got out a Dubs A after many hours of solving probelms of origami Got back a brass etch for most of the flat parts as a do it yourself kit slash...
I just wonder how supply-plauged Auckland can power all these trains? Where will the power come from? What source will be generating it? Will it mean thousands...
I have 10 Tortoise point motors surplus to requirements. These are available at $15.00 each plus postage. Contact me off list Ian Ian Galbraith... Interests....
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