And for some light relief – my Dalek train for a bookshop window – a clue to other interests!

Next video available – cleaning metal for soldering

My next video is now available (sorry for the delay) showing you how to clean metal properly for effective soldering.

Draw filing video

This video shows you how to smooth the edges of the piece of metal you have broken to size to form one of the chassis frames, using draw files of different grades.

Breaking metal videos on YouTube

I’ve put two new videos on YouTube showing two stages of the metal breaking process:

Part 1 shows how to score an accurate break line on your nickel-silver plate with a Stanley knife using measurements from your drawing;

Part 2 shows how to break the metal in your bending bars.