I suppose your Western man was using the method Keith was trying to replicate on page 10 of the build group thread. The basis is drawing BRS-SM121/1 for terminating seven strand galvanised wire. After putting on the first seven turns the end of the strand is cut off and the remaining straight length...

Hi Alan,

If you can't find them, I will be happy to make some replacements, but Dave will have to send me some stiles if he has any, since I don't have any left here.

Eddie

Ben,

Two ladders it is.

Eddie

Hi all, Recovery in process amongst other things, although not too much grass cutting - yet. When we got back on Sunday evening and unloaded the car, I found there was no room for the signals in the workshop if I was actually going to do anything, so they've been shunted into the loft until needed f...

Dave,

It's labelled HS-55 and looks identical to the others. The travel is 180 degrees or more.

Eddie

Dave, Time was I could have calculated the focal length of a lens, but fourth form physics is too far away now and I don't know the refractive index for acrylic! I received the servo, thanks, but its travel is much greater than the ones you sent first. Do I need to change the gearing or will the ele...

Alan,
Dave and me have already discussed this - see page 12, about half way down

Eddie

Hi All, Successful afternoon completing the lamps and fitting the coloured glasses. Some photos follow. Home On.JPG Home Off.JPG Distant on.JPG Distant Off.JPG I'm surprised at just how bright the lamps are when viewed through the lens. The light beam is about 6" diameter at about eight feet distant...

Ben, Dave, The arm and the spectacle plate have been connected using the pre-drilled holes in the arms and the centre drilling location in the spectacle plate the other four being spotted through from the arm on the assumption they were correct. A check of the dimensions from the BR drawings (SM-2/1...

Ben

Painted signal arms received today. Good job thanks.

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Eddie

Richard, I do appreciate the time and effort needed to get a project like this working, I've been involved with this sort of thing before and know that after everything is built and working in isolation, commissioning is invariably difficult and time consuming. Are you saying you will not get the bo...

Ben, I think you should get the bases out to the builders as soon as they are available. Fitting the bases at Shildon isn't a such a good idea as the ladders will need to be fitted once the bases are in place and there may be other operations as well. I think there will be too much going on setting ...

Hi Dave, My two signals, M3 and M9 are now painted and and have servos and pull wires fitted and working and I've made the brass balance weights. I'm assuming Ben will get the painted signal arms back to me this week and the fitted out bases will arrive very soon from Richard. I'll have a go at gett...

Dave, I'm currently looking at making a couple of 7" balance weights from a bit of scrap brass. I guess you would cast them in WM, but I don't have any RTV in stock at the moment and don't want to buy a 1Kg pack to make a mould needing less than 100g. I've made some cables using multi strand electri...

I'm just about worked up with the bits I've got. Just to make sure I haven't missed anything I think need the following parts to complete my two signals: Base plate including lead weight, plugs and sockets, electronics gubbins other than servos Coloured glasses Lamp body and any internals Balance we...

No not Hammerite, and I agree with Keith that the new Hammerite is completely useless. Doesn't go on well and peels off in no time. I've put a lot of effort into painting bits today. My early consideration was that they had been contaminated with WD40. I hadn't used any recently, and a check with th...

Dave, Parts received today, thank you. It would be interesting to know when you posted them, given that the package carries a second class stamp. I can't tell the post date as it hasn't been franked. You could give me some advice on painting white metal castings, or how to clean the release agent fr...

Hi Ben.

Thanks for the telephone call this evening, I'm relieved my package has turned up. 3 days for 1st Class mail, hardly acceptable and certainly not competitive.

Eddie

Ben,
Posted first class Monday. So much for RM!
Hopefully it will turn up tomorrow.

Eddie

Ben,

I have one red and one yellow. I'll put them both in the post on Monday. If you don't have the yellow paint just do the white and I'll find some suitable yellow to finish it here. I do hope the others take up your generous offer so all the signal arms will be the same red.

Regards

Eddie