I am building my railings using 3/32 inch music wire and 3/32 inch ABS angles. The stanchions are 4 scale feet, but 3.5 scale feet from the top of the catwalk. The 3rd rail uses the same technique as shown in my second generation 3rd rail in my subway with the exception of the flat head screw. Instead I cut the same material used for the catwalk as the 3rd rail chair. I have yet to install the protection boards.
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Nice job on the railings. look great.
Joe, good stuff. Look forward to your next update!
I like your El, but I have a question. Why is the El so Shiny? Is it the Light or the Paint?
The paint is satin, but some of the photos had a flash go off.
How are the stringers connected to the crossbeams?
When I did my first el structure for a friend of mine out of (size 465, 1" by .25") lattice strip. I used machine screws through holes drilled through brass angle through the crossbeam, securing them with nuts. It made for an absolutely solid structure--it doesn't even notice the biggest steamers thundering across it--but pre-drilling all that brass angle took a lot longer than I anticipated.
---PCJ
I use Gorilla Super Glue. Sometimes the stringers are uneven in their connection so at time I must slide a piece of styrene or ABS in between to tighten the connection. That being said there are multiple layers of glue ans styrene/ABS which forms a solid bond.
Great, are you building it longer? Because I'll have a ball running my Trains on your El
BTW, I also used Gorilla Glue and it bulked up like a bubble, anyway I stopped using it. I use the super Glue instead. Keep up the good work.
GREAT WORK ONCE AGAIN JOE.
Great work Joe! How did you attach the piano wire to the angles? Glue??
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