Building A Shunting Layout | Copper Clad Sleepers Ep3 

I am enjoying this series as well as learning a lot. Thank you.

Hi Tris , great work I do like the copper clad sleepers you’ve made they look very neat , looking forward to the next episode.👍

Progressing nicely Tris, looking forward to the wiring episode 😉

Nice work. And I do like the BR class 25.

Nice work Tris, wiring the three way point is easy enough you just treat it as two separate points. One tip that I’ve used for mine is I use two peco point switches, each tied with an on off switch. They are wired in such a way so it is impossible to switch the wrong set of blades thus forcing the other set over, you must switch the first set that will then provide power to the second set via the on off switch. Once the second set are switched the power is cut from the first again via its on off switch. This also means you should never get a frog at the wrong polarity by a false point operation.

Thank you for this video and the explanation of how to deal with track across baseboard joins in such a clear way and clear camera work. As I am looking to build a new layout or two myself I will look forward to tips in future episodes of this project.😊

Nice work Tris. Those copper clad sleepers will be quite useful for when I build my exhibition layout. Looking forward to the next one. - Nicholas

Hi Tris, nice work, can't wait for spring so you'll be back in the loft & on the GWR layout all the best!

Good stuff Tris with great tips for a beginner like me

As a beginner to midweek railways, I've already found a soldering iron is very helpful. I knew nothing about the hobby, helping my son was my introduction. A generic soldering iron or station will be a lot less than an average new loco, so not expensive compared to other aspects of model railways.

Hi Tris great videos but why don't you put a complete piece of track across joint. Fit copper clad sleepers either side of joint boards, Secure copper clad sleepers to board either side. Don't forget to cut a slot in copper cladding so you don't get a short.

Love ya channel. My kind of layout. Hi from NZ. Merry Christmas

Love the series so far. I have used some aligners from a company called Modeltech which have a shaped sleeper on each aligner to help with the track alignment.

Good work again Tris. I bought a 3 way point a while ago but am not sure how to connect it up so looking forward to you doing that.

Nice video and to see progress. I see like lots of others, you cut away the sleeper, then you cut the chairs off. I just cut the chairs off and leave the sleeper in place.

If you instead put the point on the baseboard edge youd gain a litle more room, can normally cut a sleeper or two off of the end of them

Cork has no sound deadening effect once you ballast over the top or use pins to hold the track down anyway. I don’t bother with it either.

How does the copper work as I'd of thought it would shorten out as its in both sides of the track

What is that background noise????

Good