S2 E37 Chair Rafts | More 3d printed model railway track from Templot
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2024
- Hello Everyone,
In this video I show how to create rafts of chairs in Templot for 3d printing track components in larger batches.
I look at a variety of chair types, and show everything which you might need to know to produce files from Templot to use yourself.
There is lots of community support available at the Templot club - all are welcome.
Thanks for watching,
James
00:00 Start
02:43 S1 Chairs
09:46 S1J Chairs
15:11 Heel Chairs
16:46 Slide Chairs
26:53 Check Rail Chairs
31:16 Preparing for 3d Printing
35:06 Conclusions - Розваги
Hi James.
Just by way of correction on my previous post, I have subsequently been informed by Martin (who wrote plug track in the first place) that my comment on all loose jaws being the same was incorrect.
This is because the detail of the loose jaw does also vary by chair type,
so it is much better to make loose jaws to match the chairs as per your video.
Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.
phil
Thanks James - that answers a lot of questions. Superb production as usual.
Great video James, This will be very useful to refrence back to in the future. Cheers, Michael
Hi Michael, I hope it's helpful when you need it.
Thanks for watching,
James
Hi James, as always a well thought out and professionally delivered video tutorial. full of great information. well done.
whilst watching it, I could not help but think, and please do not think I am trying to tell anybody how to suck or eat boiled eggs here :)
There are basically two groups of chairs to consider when using plug track, the groups can handily be called common chairs and template specific chairs. You have in fact very briefly mentioned it.
It struck me common chairs, which are S1, S1J, L1, CC, together with fixed CCR and CCL can, as you have so well highlighted in your video be mass produced at any time, and are therefore ideal to use as first attempt options. Incidentally they also all use a common loose jaw. These can all be all mass produced and stored, therefore ready for turnout assembly when that is undertaken.
I also agree with you, standard P chairs are in my opinion, best made as fixed jaw chairs for greater strength. All of these chairs make up the current range of common chairs.
The other group are chairs that need to be made as template specific, mainly because the geometry of these chairs changes slightly as does the geometry of the turnout, thus following exactly the REA requirements of a specific turnout size, and type.
These chairs are the P1 to Px (with the the longer the switch the more Px chairs there are) the variable CCR and CCL chairs if used, and as you mentioned the Isolated V and and when available isolated K crossing chairs. These chairs also always require chair specific loose jaws.
As such there is little point in making any of these chairs until you have finalised exactly what your specific turnout requirement are.
Your photos of completed trackwork also look fantastic the way
cheers
phil,
Hi Phil, I agree with all the above. Thank you for adding the extra info.
I'm pleased with how my trackwork is developing. If you look closely you can see missing chairs (and rails). These photos were taken some weeks ago. It's all finished now and I'm thrilled with the results. Kudos to Martin and his amazing programming skills.. :)
Going to have to watch this a few more times. Great informative video as usual.
Any chance you can do a video showing how you join the different sections of track to each other using Templot?
Of course. The brick connector clips in Templot work very well for joining panels together, although getting one's head around using them takes a bit of getting used to. Although like everything else in Templot, once their function and use is understood it really is quite logical. There will be another Templot video soon, and I'll be sure to include your suggestion.
All the best,
James
Nice video James, The ABS-like resin is less brittle than many others. I use it a lot for anything other than standalone models.
Cheers!
Thanks Gerry, I agree. There's nothing wrong with the water washable ABS resin, I just prefer to clean with alcohol.
Thanks for watching,
James
Hi James. Another interesting video. Thanks
Hi Steve,
Thanks for watching.
All the best,
James
Hi James, thanks so much for taking the time to produce such a great episode, really appreciated.
Could I jump the gun slightly and ask ‘bullhead rail’ where do you generally source it from, living in South Australia, a recognised UK supplier would be a great help.
The scalefour project canopy looks fantastic, very fine detail.
Thanks again.
Stanley
Hi Stanley,
I purchase my rail through the Scalefour Society stores. C&L finescale is another great supplier.
All the best,
James
Hi James, thanks really appreciated.
Looking forward to the next instalment 😃
Nice video - any update on the turntable control system ?
Is there any way of writing on the raft what the chairs are? So that once they are printed you don’t forget and try to put them in the wrong hole.
It looks like you are using ply sleepers on your our layout. Have you printed multiple bricks and tried them?
Hi,
For writing on the raft, take a look here: 85a.uk/templot/club/index.php?threads/experimental-3d-plug-track-up-to-version-244c.220/post-10468 (you may need to copy/paste the link in your browser).
Yes, I have printed multiple bricks using the FDM process, and joined them with the brick connectors from templot. And it works really well. My FDM printer isn't up to much though, and takes so long to dial-in each time I use it that until I sort a replacement I'm going to halt my FDM track base experiments. The accuracy of the Templot brick connectors though is excellent, and alignment is guaranteed. Very useful for P4 track especially.
Thanks for watching,
James
Yet another great video James. Just one question you altered the size of the sleeper from 10ins to 12ins do I presume that the same has to occur on the timber blank as well.
Hi Keith,
I'm not sure quite what you mean. In the example I widened the 10" sleeper to create a 12" timber. The chair automatically resized from an s1 chair to an S1J chair. The S1J chair has a wider plug and will not fit into the socket of a 10" sleeper. S1J chairs are used (not always) at rail joints. So, let's say I was creating a 60' track panel. I would create the basic length of track and then widen each of the end sleepers to 12". When exporting the timbering base, the sockets will automatically be sized accordingly. So, I would need to print a batch of S1 chairs, and 4 S1J chairs (two for each end). The loose outer jaws (if you go for that chair style) are interchangeable between S1 and S1J chairs. Remember that the keys need to face away from the joints.
If I've misunderstood, let me know and I'll have another go at answering the question. :)
Thanks James that answer my question fully now I understand. Hoping to get the resin printer in action soon I have been delayed as my wife has been ill.
Hi Keith, Plain track sleepers are ordinarily 10 inches wide and carry type S1 chairs which are 8 inches wide. Sometimes heavier S1J chairs are used on each side of a rail joint. They are 10 inches wide and wider 12-inch wide sleepers are used under them. There is a setting in Templot which automatically changes the sleepers from 10-inch to 12-inch wide on each side of a rail-joint, for use with S1J chairs. S1J chairs are also used at rail joints within pointwork. James's video shows how to create S1 and S1J chairs in bulk for use wherever they are needed within a track plan. The sockets for the S1 and S1J chairs also differ in width accordingly. Ask on the Templot Club forum for more information. Martin.
A question for you: what wood tickness do you use for laser cut timbers? 2 or 3 mm?
Hi,
I use 3mm laser ply. It works well with the standard plug depth from Templot.
@@BexhillWest Many many thanks for the fast reply! And also thanks for you work on templot videos and tutorial, very useful!