Scalefour Forum

Armchair Modeller wrote:There is a tutorial for the High Level CSB Jig here

http://www.highlevelkits.co.uk/jigtutorial1.html

Thanks!

No David, to get an accurate location for the hornguides as I suggested, you'd need an axle and close fits everywhere. It's using the frames instead of the coupling rods to set the horns. I'm assuming the axle hole is reasonably precise so why chuck it away and create false datums which won't be as...

David, I note that this kit carries on with the assumption that the the round windows of NER cabs had a bezel on the outside. They didn't. The only brass to be seen was the hinged opening widow itself behind the cab sheet. Yes I did put a bezel on my J24, but not anymore. ArthurK Arthur - no, not a...

Thanks, Will. Would you personally set up a chassis for CSBs which has no etched hornway marks, using only hand tools? I'd like to do it on the next loco - a Y7 (0-4-0) - but don't fancy my chances.

Thanks to both. So the message I'm getting is "sprung compensation" is a daft idea, and no one has ever been silly enough to try it? Or are you saying, Terry, that I should read Sharman's book as it answers my two specific questions - viz how to do all-wheel compensation, and whether sprin...

Many thanks to all of you! Pete - the loco is in the late stages of cleaning up; there's nowt particularly clean about my soldering. That nice Mr Rathbone said that my Aerolite was the dirtiest loco he'd ever been given to paint. I'm not sure if he meant it in a good way, but I bought an ultrasonic ...

Hello, I'd like some advice on my first P4 chassis please. I'm building an old kit for an LNER J79. The kit was shot down from 0 gauge, with all the associated problems. One of these is that the chassis has no half etch lines for cutting out hornways. Now, that's not a big problem as for my first P4...

I do think this thread has lost sight of the key work "Newcomer" in the thread title. No don't worry, I'm still here and the advice I got was useful. Re point 1, yes, the issue was that I didn't know there was an issue. My standard fix from now on will be to use BB spring units with the l...

Surely measuring equipment should give a meaningful result. There would seem to be 2 types of engineering equipment - those that specify accuracy and those that use loose words like "precision", etc. I note from the Mitutoyo website that they now make a lower grade of vernier, only accura...

Thank, Jim P. At that price I can go for one of those and add to the Mitutoyo I've just bought on ebay (thanks Keith). I'm afraid I went against the consensus on here and got a digital one, but I'm hoping that a unit with a retail price of £136 (£25 on ebay) will be better than the £15 cheapo digita...

grovenor-2685 wrote:Looks like this, scanner does not focus well as its not flat to the bed. Given me good service for years.
Caliper-Scan.jpg

Closest I can see on ebay currently
Mule caliper
Or you could try second hand
use mitutoyo

Brilliant, thanks!

For 99% of what we do the cheap plastic ones are fine, very rare that I get out my micrometer and my Mitutoyo languishes in the cupboard. The the digital caliper I got was a mistake long consigned to the rubbish. Thanks. What does a cheap plastic one mean? I've only ever seen cheap plastic digital ...

Any advice on a good non-digital Vernier? Mitutoyo, presumably, but there doesn't seem to be much to choose between the models between £30 and £50. Perhaps the £100 model with the fine adjust is a good bet?
Thanks,
David.

For information guys. Alan Gibson sells shimming washers in packs of 30 in 1mm, 0.5mm, and 0.25mm thickness in 1/16, 1/8 and 2mm bore, to suit varying axle diameters refs 4M76/1 to 4m67/3 and 4M68 cover the items likely to be needed. Hope this is of some help? Thanks! Waisted bearings also vary in ...

Thanks for the replies. Where to start? What length are the axles? A lot of axles are under the recommended 26mm. Most I measured were 25.8mm. This can lead to slop. Only 'some' of the pinpoint bearings are actually accurate and within tolerances. Mike Clark (Masokits) used to do a little etch to he...

Hello I've recently finished my first P4 wagon, and am having a problem that isn't really addressed in the numerous other problems-with-my-first-wagon threads! The wagon is a D&S van, whitemetal, so quite heavy. I've replaced all the underframe detail with MT etches and, crucially, BB suspension...

Thanks, Allan. Take your time - I understand your workload!

Good of you, Allan. I think that when I spoke to the people who were making the kit, one of the issues was the boiler fittings. I can't recall what exactly - perhaps that they had not bothered to cast them as they were abandoning it. Very interesting what you say that some people offer a service to ...

Thanks. As you've shown though, it's easy enough to scratchbuild. My only concern is the boiler fittings, and I'm still in the process of reading through your thread to find out how you did it - hopefully not on a lathe!

Your layout sounds very exciting!

There isn't a kit available, is there? Last I heard there was not enough interest in 4mm so it had been abandoned, despite having got as far as the test etch and test build stage. I spoke to them at a show a year or two ago.

Nice build, thanks for sharing. I've often thought of building one of these myself.

Re the cab interior are you aware of this video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTsYtbOyhEA

There's lots of backhead and other interior detail in it, albeit with the limitations of the video form.

Best,
David.