[Lancashire Fusilier]

Good stuff there John.

I too have headed the advice of Mick Nicholson aswell when it comes to the jig assembly method however I differed slightly in having mine built from aluminium strip instead which provides for a more robust item, resists soldering, acts as a heat sink and the holes never wear out! Only becasue my friend is an aluminium fabricator of course!

 

[Lancashire Fusilier]

QUOTE (John Webb @ 26 Aug 2008, 02:45) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I went for the MDF because it seems quite resistant to soldering iron heat. The back of the jig has various holes in it for making up point cranks on axles and the bearing for holding the said crank on the layout, which I'd been doing for several years, and shows no significant signs of wear.

Also the insulating properties of wood/MDF means you don't have to apply heat for long as the brass tube warms up quickly.

I see what you are saying John. Do you think that because I use the aluminium jig that it is acting as a heatsink and drawing heat away from the brass then?