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julian atkins	16/11/2014 11:51:05
1285 forum posts 353 photos	hi phil, i dont possess a bandsaw. i cut up all my sheet on a kitchen table with a block of wood and G clamp near the start of the cut with a hacksaw. with a new 18 tooth hacksaw blade the whole lots should take no more than a few minutes and is good exercise. a carpenters bench vice or black and decker portable bench is ideal for finishing the edges with a sharp file. i dont possess either and add 2 lengths of angle iron in the bench vice. on my current project (see album) all the copper sheet for the boiler, and brass sheet for the tanks (not shown in the album yet), and steel sheet for all the cab and bunker parts and running boards and smokebox was done this way. cheers, julian
Neil Wyatt	16/11/2014 13:13:12
19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles	I roughed out the frames from 3mm CRS for my shunter with a Black and Decker jigsaw, then tidied up by milling and some draw filing. A bit nerve-wracking even with small frames, but it shows what can be done if you are determined enough. The bodywork was brass cut oversize with tin snips and filed to the line. Neil

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