Hi, folks-

   Has anyone got a Detail Associates Speed Recorder TK 2807 (the one with the wire you have to strip before installing)?

   I used the insulation on bent wire to simulate the universal joint on the A-line Gunderson cars, but that was back when the kits were new. I can't quite remember the diameter. Since the DA parts are a little scarce, I am looking on Ebay for an equivalent AWG so I can do these without sacrificing the wire from the kit.

   Any help appreciated!

      Cheers!

I have Miles Hale to thank for my Christmas gift. My wife watched the video he did on the Cricut Explore with me and knew I wanted one. Never for one moment expected it but she held on to it for the last gift of the morning. She even got the wireless air version. Very excited! Can't wait to set it up and start some projects.

I am a blessed man!

Merry Christmas to you all. 

While looking for a straight razor it occurred to me that all those old blades must be good for something. One happened to have a stack of rare earth magnets attached so a light bulb went off. 

A small piece of blade super glued to the feet of a couple of my miniature members was easy enough and a hole drilled into a test board for the magnet shows that this has some promise. I'm thinking that a larger magnet under a station boardwalk would work as well.

I'm getting ready to bend some .060" styrene channel. I'm looking for a 45 degree bend. I've watched a few videos on using various heat sources to make the bend but all have dealt with rod or sheets and not structural shapes. I'm worried about losing the shape itself. For example, I have some C-beams and the bend will be towards the sides forming the C. I could free bend it. Some people use a small metal rod to bend it over and with the warm styrene, I don't want  the rod to crush the sides forming the C.

Any suggestions? Thanks.