Hello again Sorry for taking so long to reply back on what I am looking to do for this coal car project. Just been very busy with work. Here are a few answers:...
andrew: i'm over in dayton if you need to use anything as a trial run before you purchase it. i have a small, well equiped shop including a vacuum former. let...
I am building a model train chassis, from white metal, and want to hold the two halves together. Would it be feasible to make a clip, from cast resin, which...
In a message dated 02/02/2005 17:48:38 GMT Standard Time, davies.bobuk@... writes: I am building a model train chassis, from white metal, and want to ...
You could do that, but it would be a lot simpler to use a good superglue if you don't need to take them apart. If there's very little gluing surface, you can...
If this split frame chassis is for a loco then the pins will short the track and power supply. If there is sufficient surface super glue or contact sheet ...
No the concept is for a plstic or resin spacer, to give a small gap (electrically sound), and use a clip which allows the halves to be held together, but also...
From: "Bob Davies" <davies.bobuk@...> ... strong enough to stand up to general use. ... lip on each inner side of the openning. Each clip would be 5 to...
From: "Casting Fool" <jester@...> ... 1/16". ... long. ... That should have read "The bits that snap into the car are about 1/32" in diameter and 5/32"...
Over on the Electroncs_101 list we're trying to figure out if we can make our own shielding paint and shielded cast cases. I know bronze, copper, nickel-silver...
This question came up before and several people wrote to say that you can not get it to be conductive. Tom Tom Banwell Designs www.lumicast.com ... From: Steve...
Is this a building fixture, or a part of the finished train chassis? I know this is a casting group, but what characteristic of casting resin do you see works...
Mineral sprits is not a good choice. It will cause your silicone to shrink significantly. The oomoo is pretty low in viscosity already but if you must lower...
Hi Peter, What is diluent fluid? My problem here is that the A side of the silicone is very stiff for some reason, I don't know if this last summer had...
Gary, I suspect that the heat caused some small percentage of the RTV to cure so that it thickened. At least that can happen with other kinds of casting...
If your silicone is that stiff chances are that it is due to the age of the kit you have. Although the power outages from our hurricanes was an inconvenience...
Gary, Silicone is best thinned with a silicone fluid. Almost all silicone manufacturers have a thinning fluid either 100 cps or 10 cps. Mixed in different...
is there an easy alternative to say A.P Green 2550 non-aggregate. I dont feel like driving up tn Kearny to buy a 100 lb bag (about $40 I think). I can get ...
Hi Marc and list, I had to open it again last night as I was in need to start making a couple of molds for a new project, now the A side is almost set in the...
Gary, If you need just an A, I am sure Smooth-on will accommodate you. -- Marc Fields The Compleat Sculptor, Inc. "You Supply the Talent, We'll Supply the...
Would it not be easier to bend (and cut) a paperclip into an appropriate shape?
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... appropriate shape? ... No, a peperclip would cause a short between the two halves of the chassis. Also a paperclip bent to shape would not hold under ...
... chassis? ... In an ideal world, I would want ot use an injection moulded plastic clip. However, can you imagine the cost of tooling such a thing. So I was...
Bob, what are your axles going to be made of? I assume they will be a conductive material and not split, and that you are not creating insulated bearings for...
Smooth on has a new super tough plastic Smooth cast 45D and 60 I'd try that www.smooth-on.com ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Keep in mind the bit about the axles from my response, as you are going to short your frame anyway. IMHO, casting a clip from resin isn't the way to go about...