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12-31-2006, 07:36 AM
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Phantom chainplates
Hello,
I need advice on drilling holes in brass chainplates. Do you use pinvise, Dremmel or what? Thanks, Dennis :xconfused: :santa_smile: 
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12-31-2006, 11:01 AM
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Re: Phantom chainplates
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 John
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12-31-2006, 12:12 PM
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Re: Phantom chainplates
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
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01-12-2007, 02:06 PM
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Re: Phantom chainplates
I drill mine with an 18volt variable speed Ryobi. My Dremel is too fast for me.
David
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01-12-2007, 02:49 PM
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Re: Phantom chainplates
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.
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01-12-2007, 02:51 PM
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Re: Phantom chainplates
Opps! I meant to say 28ga wire for chainplates.
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04-22-2007, 09:22 AM
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Re: Phantom 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
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