Hi, Wayne had been looking at some stampings for joiners/ fishplates but by careful use of the sleepe panels and overlapping joins and perhaps a drop of superglue on a next chair to secure means joiners not necessary, especially as it is the norm to have two dropers off each rail to thicker wire under the baseboard.    This does of course mean a little more planning in laying to predrill holes.

robert

Quote from: ODRAILS on September 24, 2016, 03:19:57 PM
Rail-joiners / fishplates. Are you using them? If so, who makes or sells them. Finetrax don't seem to sell them.
My finetrax points are only part assembled as I haven't decided whether to use the cast frog or use a rail built frog.
Ian

As well as what Robert says, which is what I have done so far, that is there are no fish plates at all on the track work in the pictures. Rail is simply supported by the sleepers/chairs. However, when I bought my kit from Wayne I bought some Z scale fish plates which I may yet use.
And in addition to this I plan to have a small fiddle yard on the layout which will utilise an old three way point and code 55 track, so I'll have figure out a way to join up the two different codes.

Cheers
Kirky

Hi,
Not done it but might have a try - filing off foot of code55 rail - to overall height ofthe code 40 and fitting two brass sleepers - solder rails along with code 40 extensions into plastic sleepr section -say 100 mm long and make a plasticard base to support the bit of a slope. Remembering of course to spilt brass sleepers!
If it works out might have a a go later have got my interest..

Robert 

Hi Robert
Thanks for that, did you mean file off a foot? that sounds an awful lot, unless Im misunderstanding the concept.

I was thinking to just file off enough to get the z gauge fish plates in. Any hight differrences will just be packed out and hidden hopefully.

Ive started a new topic
http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=34716.msg404029#msg404029

Just realised I should have put it in layout construction. Oops sorry mods, not sure how to move it.

Cheers
Kirky

Hi Kirky,
Yes off the foot its only 30 thou or so so not too long only need to get say 12mm into a pair of brass sleepers.
Robert 

Sorry Robert, I was being thick, I thought you meant a foot in length! Doh!

Hi, Well just finished making a converter track, about 90 minutes to basic filing and soldering, just washed off flux so tomorrow a case of gluing a base on to it to support ramp.
Sadly no pics my pentax camera is broke!

I will bring along to the Dapol club open day should anybody like a look.

cheers
Robert

@robert shrives
Oh thats a shame that you haven't got pictures Robert. I'm not a member of the Dapol club an wouldn't be able to go anyway, but I'm sure others are interested. You don't have a phone camera presumably?
Are the brass sleepers the 2mm Association ones?

Anyway well done, I'm impressed.

Cheers
Kirky

Hi yes sleepers 9.42 but having to cut a gap then easy to use for N. Having looked this morning with fresh eyes stock would run over it but on the code 55 filed down I have created a vertical curve so one rail is higher - a twist in real railway terms so not good and will have to look at how to cure and prevent. Did not get further with plasticard for ramp.
Robert     

@robert shrives
its no good, I'm gonna have to join the 2 mil association just for the brass sleepers. Theyre a great idea.
Funnily enough you mentioned cutting them in half, well thats how I saw them being demoed by Mick Simpson from 2mil Assocn. He used a half brass sleeper opposite a convention easitrack sleeper, the other half being placed at a convenient location.

I need to see pictures to undertand about your 'vertical curve'.

Cheers
Kirky