Comments on: Adhesives for Wiring a Slip Switch to Control a Model Railroad Turnout https://blog.model-train-help.com/2019/02/adhesives-wiring-slip-switch-control-model-railroad-turnout.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=adhesives-wiring-slip-switch-control-model-railroad-turnout Model railroads and model trains Wed, 27 Feb 2019 02:54:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Bernard Hallas https://blog.model-train-help.com/2019/02/adhesives-wiring-slip-switch-control-model-railroad-turnout.html#comment-27952 Wed, 27 Feb 2019 02:54:59 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5107#comment-27952 If you really must use a metal wire to styrene tube, a combination of a spiral on the wire, or flatten the end 1/4 inch (Hammer!) and add a couple of holes in the styrene and force the wire in with some epoxy adhesive. The “wedge ” of wire should give a bit more grip on the wire, and the holes in the styrene give more grip for the adhesive.
I think the idea of Piano wire in a flexible curtain “wire” is a much better idea, much more sound (pardon the pun).
If you are using styrene for your mechanical linkage, it must be a straight line push/pull. Then why do you need the styrene? Why not use just wire? You shouldn’t need more than 1/32 inch wire (~0.75 mm) to operate your turnout anyway.
Cheers,
BernardH

]]> By: Kevin Ching https://blog.model-train-help.com/2019/02/adhesives-wiring-slip-switch-control-model-railroad-turnout.html#comment-27666 Wed, 13 Feb 2019 03:24:30 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5107#comment-27666 Hi Bert
I use piano wire for this at 1.3mm solid core we have it available at our craft stores here it is available in 1 meter lengths and i run this through flexible curtain wire at corners or at points i use model aircraft plastic quadrants screwed to the base board so that they can move. the wire if bent to a right angle it will fit in the holes in the quadrant.

]]> By: Geoff Stagg https://blog.model-train-help.com/2019/02/adhesives-wiring-slip-switch-control-model-railroad-turnout.html#comment-27544 Tue, 05 Feb 2019 00:50:38 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5107#comment-27544 The only way I can think to get the adhesive to work would be to try and make a twist in the wire as it goes into the styrene tube so you aren’t trying to glue a straight piece of wire. ie some sort of spiral so that the wire can’t just pull out of the glue. But I have to say that a mechanical connection as Timothy suggests sounds a lot better.

]]> By: bert linkonis https://blog.model-train-help.com/2019/02/adhesives-wiring-slip-switch-control-model-railroad-turnout.html#comment-27529 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 23:01:06 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5107#comment-27529 In reply to Timothy Morlok.

Timothy,

I like the suggestion to score the ends of the wire.

Thanks, Bert

]]> By: Timothy Morlok https://blog.model-train-help.com/2019/02/adhesives-wiring-slip-switch-control-model-railroad-turnout.html#comment-27526 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 21:39:13 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5107#comment-27526 Hi Bert. Have you thought about making a mechanical connection between the wires and the styrene? You could drill a small hole near each end of the tube and thread a small setscrew that is slightly larger than the hole to secure the wire inside the tube. You could also try scoring the wires to create a rough surface on the ends of the wires and use an adhesive/glue that melts the styrene so that it adheres to the grooves in the wire. Good luck with your project.

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