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  • The Plug Track functions are experimental and still being developed.

    For an updated overview of this project see this topic.   For some practical modelling aspects of using Plug Track see Building 3D Track.

    The assumption is that you have your own machines on which to experiment, or helpful friends with machines. Please do not send Templot files to commercial laser cutting or 3D printing firms while this project is still experimental, because the results are unpredictable and possibly wasteful.

    Some pages of this and other topics include contributions from members who are creating and posting their own CAD designs for 3D printing and laser-cutting. Do not confuse them with Templot's own exported CAD files. All files derived from Templot are © Martin Wynne.

Timbering materials

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Thickness not quoted, but given that it is labelled for Brook Smith (riveted) construction, it will be 1/32" (0.8mm).

Or for something thicker than 1/32" plywood, a wide range of limewood strip sizes is available from model boat suppliers. See for example:

https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/lime_strip.html

Including 4mm x 1.5mm, 4mm x 2mm, etc., for 4mm/ft scale crossing timbers:

limestripprofile.jpg

In fact 4mm x 2mm is exactly to scale for both width and thickness for 4mm/ft scale.

Other model boatbuilding suppliers may be worth a google.

Limewood is a soft easily worked wood (similar/same wood as Basswood). Strips are planed rather than laser-cut, so the dimensions might not be spot-on. But an FDM-printed timbering fret could be adjusted to fit.

Martin.
 
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Hi Martin,
You were enquiring about laser cut strip. Yes the Scalefour strip is 0.8mm. I believe that Tim Horn cuts the plywood for them and he will (if you ask him nicely, (he's a busy man) do 1.5mm if you wish. There is lots more that he can do of course and he might be persuaded to cut the sockets too. (I have no idea on this possibility though). Intentio is a possible alternative. Brian Lewis probably could too but I understand he is trying to retire and has been for a while.
 
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