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Re: 7996 Metalized
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Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:33:36 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Tommy Armstrong wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Ludo Soete wrote:
Now that is what I call “out of the box” thinking.
Tommy Armstrong
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I covered my 7996 with copper foil tape that I found at Hobby Lobby in their
stained glass section. They offer several different widths, all about $5 a roll
(which is about 30m of the tape - plenty to do 7996. I was concerned about
tinning the copper because I thought that the soldering iron might melt things,
but it sounds like that is not going to be an issue, from Ludo’s findings.
The copper tape for stained glass work does very well and conforms to surfaces
especially well. I used the side of a pen as a burnishing tool to smooth out
the surface of the tape after application. I found that the foiling process
took quite a few hours. But for foiling a simpler track geometry, like a
straight track, it would be pretty quick - 15 minutes or so.
Ludo - why did you use 60/40 lead solder specifically? Would lead-free solder
work as well? (aside from being more expensive) Naturally I’d like to follow
that approach if possible since LEGO bricks and children often come into
contact.
-Jordan
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| (...) Why shoudn't this work? Lead-free solder needs a higher soldering iron temperture, keep this in mind, but it can be used. Why i did use the 60/40 lead solder is that i don't have lead-free solder at home yet. Its intention was also to figure (...) (17 years ago, 4-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) I went to a local stained glass studio and picked up a roll of Venture Tape Silvered Copper Foil last night. The widest the shop had was 1/4" so that is what I got. The tape is availible in other widths, and if they had the 3/8" wide, I would (...) (17 years ago, 5-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) I ran a similar experiment using 4.5v track, and repeated it with some of the RC track. (URL) I built a oval of track with half being new 9v track and the other foil covered RC track. I cleaned the track with a bit of rubbing alcohol. I ran a (...) (17 years ago, 8-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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