Hello,
I need advice on drilling holes in brass chainplates. Do you use pinvise, Dremmel or what?
Thanks, Dennis :xconfused: :santa_smile:

Hi Dennis,

If you don't have a lot do to do, a pinvise is fine. Then again if the brass isn't too thick, you can stack a few together and drill through all. A Dremel might be a bit too much, unless you want to make a jig that will hold a stack of plates securely, then drill with the Dremel. You may want to look into the Dremel Work Station (http://www.dremel.com/en-us/attachments-and-accessories/attachment-accessory-detail.htm?H=188575&G=69679&I=69727)

John

Thanks for the info John. Brass is 1mm thick & pinvise is slow process. Need 18 holes if I follow plans. Might look into Dremmel work place someday.
Dennis

I drill mine with an 18volt variable speed Ryobi. My Dremel is too fast for me.
David

Thanks for the info dave. I cheated and used 24ga wire for the chainplates (got idea from Clayton) and they look ok (for me). I got tired (and broke) breaking drill bits on the brass. I'm finishing up the deck parts now. Hope to figure out how to send some photos.

Opps! I meant to say 28ga wire for chainplates.

Since we are speaking about Phantom in 1/96th scale I used strips of the supplied copper plating for chainplates, pierced them to simulate spikes and painted them with the same color as the hull. I thought that the brass strips supplied were too thick and would look out of scale.

Al Blevins