Hi Roger Try Andrew Hartshorne at Model Signal Engineering (MSE). I think his website is Wizard Models now so try that in the search engine. He is listed in...
things come full circle. Have a look in a model aircraft shop. They have PTFE tubing, much lower friction than the old steel wire in brass tube. They also...
These people do wire in PTFE or copper tube, not sure if its suitable for 0 gauge through. http://www.gemmodelrailways.co.uk/GEM_Web_Site/Mercontrol.html Mike...
Hi, I tried some of this "wire in tube" from Andrew and was dissapointed. It promises the idea of being quite flexible/routable and is quite fine do easilly...
Hi The glue plumbers use for "pipe welding" does do the trick but is quite viscious compared to MEK and you have to be quick to bond together - I have used...
Hi, Isn't Canopy Glue really just PVA wood glue expensively packaged? I used some (on model airplanes) and concluded it was PVA - I then used vostick PVA...
Hi Guys, Yep, I've used this and it works very well. About a fiver a coil pack - and it goes quite a long way. Easy to install and you can bend it round...
Hi, The tube was held in position by staples - but only loosely, cardboard either side of the tube was there to make sure the tube wasn't pinched by the...
Hi Roger I've tried a slightly different slant. I've used one of the Scale Signal Supply (I think) scale lever frames, and then used brazing rods to operate...
... It is, but it dries absolutely clear. Some PVA glues dry milky. There are some expensive wood glues which do dry clear, though, but far more expensive than...
Hi Geoff The tin I have is labelled as MEK and its use is stated as for wiping pipes clean. There's obviously different stuff out there! Hi John Most plastics,...
Hi, Geoff B: So there is a difference between the quick plumber's glue - which I have used quite extensively in the past - and MEK? I should hope it's...
Hi, Peter: Good to hear back from you, and that you know Bolton a bit. It has been many an age since I was in the Black Bull Pub, and almost as long...
Hi, GeoffB: Sounds like this is what I need - I'll look around for MEK, ending up at the Pharmacy perhaps - but will try Home Hardware first; they're...
Hi All, any one going from the Furness area to Halifax show? I'm getting the 07;28 (why not 07;30) off Barrow and the 08;54 off Preston. Ticket prices day...
Hi Philip, Can I suggest that you do what has been suggested many times before on this group and complain directly to those responsible? As you know I am a...
Hi John, The MEK is good all round as it willl flow into the joint by capilliary action and does a good job. I use it all the time on the "normal" plastics....
... Hi Roger, For many years members of the Scunthorpe and District Model Railway Club have used wire in the tube for point operation. Gem Lever frames and...
Hi Paul and any other travellers. Please check your details as
refurbishment work is taking place at Halifax station and my understanding
is that it is closed...
Philip's original post on the subject provided the 'heads up' and the subsequent exchanges have served to remind how such matters should be dealt with, so it...
Hi, I have always found wire in tube to be effective and reliable. In the "Middle Ages" of Railway modelling (50 years ago) we used curtain wire,(basically...
Gentlemen (& Ladies) I have a 250ml bottle of Carrs ‘Metal Blackening for Brass’. Can someone please advise me as to how much water I can add and still get...
Following on from my previous mail - is there any chemical I can buy to blacken brass other than Carrs and Birchwood Casey? What chemical is water added too to...
Hi Ian One of the problems of so many nouveaux rich now - they can afford such sophisticated accessories that something as simple as tube and wire is looked on...
