Jamie: The only switches where I soldered the point rails to the throwbar is where I had formed the closure rails to put constant pressure on the throwbar to keep them from stressing the solder joints and pullinf them apart. I wrote this up in the 1/64 Modeling guide a year or so ago. I can't remember what issue.
I prefer to use jointed point rails and use screws and tabs to mount them to the closure rails. With My Atlas #6 conversions, this is a no brainer, but with Old Pullman #5's, the point connecting bar is mounted to the throwbar through the center screw. The joints in the points keep them from stressing the solder joints to the point of breaking them. boB Nicholson ________________________________________________ --- In [email protected], Jamie Bothwell <vze4cs43@...> wrote: > > Michael, > I have elected to go with soldering the rails to the throw bar, but I > don't have years of "in use" experience. Therefore I would also like to hear > from anyone who has had such in place for some time. > Jamie Bothwell > Curious in Bethlehem, PA > > On Oct 5, 2013, at 6:26 PM, meldridge@... wrote: > > > Time for a final (?) decision. Should I solder the point rails to the > > throwbar, or solder a tab to the rails and put a screw through the tab into > > the throwbar? I'm most curious to hear from people that solder the rails to > > the throwbar. Fill in the blanks: In ____ years of operating them I've had > > _____ solder joints come apart. > > > > > > -Michael Eldridge > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
