... solder every third or fourth sleeper and work your way right along the length, then start again on each second sleeper etc. This way the rail never gets too hot. If you work your way along soldering each sleeper the rail does get quite hot and although it may not cause you any problems as you work it will have expanded slightly and as it cools all those joints will be under stress. If you are soldering single lengths on the bench it shouldn't make any difference. Geoff posted: 25 Jul 2013 15:08 from: Paul Boyd Charles asked: By the way, are we both in Leicestershire? I moved up here a few years ago, to the Loughborough area. posted: 25 Jul 2013 15:13 from: Paul Boyd Hi Geoff Thanks for the info. Although I tend to work "on the bench", in practise this is a temporary bench (a slab of Contiboard) that may be 6ft long and slid across the dining table as I progress, so probably not much different to working on the layout ...

... . Whilst it is possible to lay down a set of basic principles the different types with the third crossing in between the running lines and outside the running lines need slightly different approaches, as also do Three thows, so one standard set of instructions isn't realistically an option. I have thought more than once of trying to put together a set of steps explaining my approach as it differs in a number of ways from Martin's, but have found many of the snags Martin undoubtedly has. Tony W. posted: 28 Jul 2013 08:52 from: stuart1600 Martin, Now had chance to take a closer look at your solution. Fascinating! Hadn't occurred to me to use a half-diamond as the source of the middle V-crossing, nor indeed that part of the problem came from the underlying turnouts being 'regular' types. I feel like I have learnt a good deal about pointwork design beyond solving a specific problem- so a very big thank you for your time on this. As you say, the peg may well have been on ...

... and spur or sand drag) are used as trap points where motive power needs to be trapped -- e.g. for running line loops, engine shed exits, bay platforms, etc. Very generally, a single catch point was used as a trap point for unattended vehicles in yards and sidings where motive power is never or unlikely to be trapped inside. Notice that I wrote "very generally" three times. Someone will now post photos showing the exact opposite. regards, Martin. posted: 5 Aug 2013 20:08 from: LSWRArt Hi Geoff and Martin, Thanks for your emails. I enclose an extremely poor quality scan of a photo of Lyme Regis that started this query. (Scanning a printed photo never seems to give good results, presumably due to a conflict between the scanning and the printing process). Going from the right you have:- the bay (to platform and cattle dock)- the main line from Axminster coming from the left and going right towards the main platform- a LH turnout to the run- ...

... same problem. Have changed back to sleep settings, without shutdown. Have just left it for an hour, problem gone again. I'm going to try later on my laptop. Laptop has 206d and hibernates. Cheers Godders posted: 2 May 2013 21:10 from: dave turner Martin I'm running Windows Vista 7 32bit Service Pack 2 Dell Inspiron 1545 4GB. I haven't found any issue. I also run Norton and note that at the latest Templot update Norton didn't block the installation. Regards Dave posted: 3 May 2013 08:20 from: Godfrey Earnshaw Hi Dave Thanks for your continued interest. The problem still exists on my Desktop; my laptop is OK with 2.07.a.Templot error message on the desktop is triggered only by inactivity of Templot. I have turned sleep and hibernate off. If I leave it untouched for 15/20 minutes then next time I try to use certain menu functions, up pops the error message. Interestingly If I, "Save all Templates" first comes the error message, then after acknowledgement, I can continue to ...

... I have a blank page to go at. The layout will be built to 17.5mm gauge (2' 6") and have correct 1 in 8 turnouts. I shall be using the 1:5000 OS map as a base for drawing the track plan as I did with my 014 layout Dinas. I cannot easily find/see the advantages of templot 2- apart from the fact that Martin is kindly relying on donations rather than a paid for version. Help please!! Paul posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:08 from: Martin Wynne Paul Holmes wrote: Templot 2 has appeared since I last looked. So, should I continue to use my original version of Templot or should I go for the new free download version? Hi Paul, You don't have to choose, you can have both and use whichever you prefer at any time. They are two separate programs. If you download and install Templot2 it won't affect your old version -- you will have two Templot icons on the desktop. There is a lot of new stuff ...

... topic: 2108 Non perminant gauge posted: 9 Nov 2012 04:00 from: julia Everytime I start up templot, it seems to have forgotten the custom gauge settings I put in on the previous session. Is there something I am missing? Do I have to instruct it to save my changes to the gauge settings? J posted: 9 Nov 2012 08:26 from: Alan Turner Custom settings are saved in the template not in the programme itself. posted: 9 Nov 2012 13:56 from: julia Alan Turner wrote: Custom settings are saved in the template not in the programme itself. That feels like a bug to me. I would like to be able to program in my custom gauge once, and be able to choose it for all my layouts, rather than having to type it in every time. J posted: 9 Nov 2012 14:14 from: Martin Wynne julia wrote: Custom settings are saved in the template not in the programme itself. That feels like a bug to me. I would like ...

... to narrow down the potential causes. I doubt others would find this such a useful precaution (not everyone has Nickel-silver point rodding running under all the rails). But it is something of an insurance policy! Best Wishes, Howard. posted: 8 Jan 2013 17:47 from: Phil O I'm an awkward bugger and use the front as the common and the rear for feeds as there are usually less breaks in the common. But each to their own. Cheers Phil posted: 11 Jan 2013 16:08 from: Trevor Walling Hello, I knew there was something else I meant to ask Howard.How do you colour/stain the sleepers to achieve such a realistic look? Trevor. posted: 11 Jan 2013 19:16 from: JFS Trevor Walling wrote: Hello, I knew there was something else I meant to ask Howard.How do you colour/stain the sleepers to achieve such a realistic look? Trevor. You are too kind Trevor! I hope you would think the same if you saw them in the flesh! I ...

... the following diagram. The two tracks are both curved. 2626_281250_400000000.png Thanks for any/all help Mike posted: 28 Jan 2013 18:25 from: Martin Wynne Hi Mike, See method 3 at: topic 2080 That diamond is rather short to need a switch-diamond, but you can make it such if you wish. At that angle a fixed diamond should work ok, and would be more prototypical. regards, Martin. Last edited on 28 Jan 2013 18:27 by Martin Wynne posted: 29 Jan 2013 08:18 from: CoBo Ok Martin thanks. I'll try a fixed diamond first. Mike Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Baffled beginners> Switch diamond about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first-time visitors. indexing link for search engines back to top of page Please read this important note about copyright: Unless stated ...

... topic: 710 Troy posted: 24 Jan 2009 02:04 from: Raymond Here is a quick go at Troy from Martin's 25" map. It is in 7mm 31.5 gauge. In a later message I will include the shape files. Regards Raymond Attachment: attach_468_710_Troy_1c _.box 344 posted: 24 Jan 2009 02:05 from: Raymond Here is the background file. Attachment: attach_469_710_Troy.bgs 329 posted: 24 Jan 2009 02:08 from: Raymond And here is the bmp file in zipped format. Regards Raymond Attachment: attach_470_710_troy.zip 333 Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Share and show> Troy about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first-time visitors. indexing link for search engines back to top of page Please read this important note about copyright: Unless stated otherwise, all the files submitted to this web site are copyright and the property of ...

... topic: 2181 Templot2 with an internet connection posted: 18 Mar 2013 16:08 from: Richard Spratt How do I run Templot2 without an internet connection? I'm going on holiday to a rather remote location where there is no mobile or internet availability. I had planned to do some templotting but it appears that it will not run without an internet connection. posted: 18 Mar 2013 16:22 from: Martin Wynne Hi Richard, To use Templot2 on your computer where there is no internet connection, please start Templot2 where you do have a connection, and then use the Hibernate function on your laptop. (This doesn't use any battery power, the laptop is turned off with the entire current computer state stored on disk. Templot2 needs internet access only during start-up.) Alternatively you can get an internet connection almost anywhere via a wireless dongle or 3G mobile phone. The Templot start-up uses less than 1KB, so will have minimal effect on your bandwidth quota. More discussion here: topic 2031 regards, Martin. Parts ...