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... topic: 1063 'Mirror' Printing posted: 8 Mar 2010 15:34 from: Donald MacLean One more session and my new baseboards should be complete! Which means I can start laying track. While the baseboard project has been on-going, I have started bench construction of some of the more complex pint configurations. I am intending to try the 'ballast-as-you-go' technique which means accurate positioning of the point modules while the glue retains its tackiness. As an assist, I am envisaging printing mirror images of the more critical track patterns onto the ink-jet paper that is used to transfer images onto T-shirts and the like and ironing the templates onto the cork underlay. [Expensive I know, but this will be my last layout and I want to ensure it will be done right. And it will only be on the complex bits!] First questions then are, obviously, has anyone tried this? And, if so, did it work and was it worth the effort? Did the heat ...
... of adjustment though!). Hi Paul, Julia, Try a hot-melt glue gun. 1. cut a long groove in a stick of wood. 2. FB rail upside down in groove. 3. Advance slowly along it with a dry soldering iron in one hand and a hot-melt glue gun in the other following immediately behind. Heating the rail first makes it possible to apply a thin even film of hot-melt adhesive. 4. Wait for it to cool until the adhesive is no longer tacky. 5. Position the rail over the timbers with gauge tools in the usual way. 6. Work along it with a dry soldering iron, heating each joint in turn and firming the rail down with a suitable tool. 7. If you need to make adjustments, re-heat and adjust in the same way as for soldered construction. 8. Wait until the adhesive is stone cold, i.e. overnight or in the fridge. Any surplus adhesive can then be easily cut away with a craft knife. regards ...
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