Today’s task is drilling holes through the foam & plywood top for the servos to activate the points. I’ve got a few weeks before the kit is in to wire them up, but best to do it now rather than try to pull the layout apart later.
I’ve used a felt tip pen that I can poke through the hole in the point to mark the location (moving the point from side to side) and then I’ve drilled a 10mm hole using a spade bit. I’m also drilling small holes to take the wires which electrify the frog.
The 10mm spade bit has made a bit of a mess (heh) but it should be ok once the track is in place and it’s all covered up. I used a 2.5mm drill bit in the dremel to make the holes for the frog & power lines which I will solder to the track tomorrow. I didn’t get as far as I wanted today, but tomorrow’s another day!
I’ve bought some connector blocks which I’ll wire together to make a local bus connection. Pics tomorrow.