Scalefour Forum

Jol, Still puzzled I had another look. I think this is a bad mis-representation from Rapid, the page I quoted described a full workstation but when added to the 'basket' it describes an iron only. Bet there will be some disappointed buyers ... John John, I'm inclined to think it is incompetence rat...

One thing that is very useful is a *proper* temperature controlled soldering iron. No disrespect to those that use dimmer switches and the like, but a proper set up is probably equally cheap, and will give an "integrated" result. I have one of these Antex soldering stations, with a 50W ir...

Bob,

if you use the signal structure for the return, then you would need only one feed wire. Fine enamelled copper wire (as used in transformer windings) would be adequate and not very visible.

Jol

London Road Models has a good relationship with David Stapleton, who produces small batches of 7' drivers (and a couple of other sizes) to suit various LRM kits where there is nothing else available. John Redrup recently had a conversation with David S suggesting that 3' 9" is a very good diame...

Andy, I don't like PowerFlow for this type of job, it's too aggressive (I think it is intended as a plumbers flux, and is designed to work in those environments). I've used 12% phosphoric acid flux on a number of loco smokebox wrappers - a similar layered approach - going back twenty or so years, wi...