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Re: 7996 Metalized
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 5 Oct 2007 16:58:25 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jordan Schwarz wrote:
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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.
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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 have gotten that. I paid $16 for a 33 yard roll. The tape is 1.5
mils thick. You can get it online for less not counting shipping, but I could
not wait.
I did one peice of RC straight track. It was easy to put on and looks pretty
good. A made a small loop with that peice and regular track. It conducted the
ppwer well - both to the moter and to the track on eithe side. I ran a train
for abou two hours and did not see any noticable wear. The true test will be a
weekend train show.
I will try to post some pics this weekend.
Bob
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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 (...) (17 years ago, 4-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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