Corrugated Roofing Tools .. all scales

[eTraxx]

The 'Tips and Tricks' section of PaperModelers.com is an excellent way to pass some time with some interesting ideas. Following my own advice I found a thread titled Corrugations made easy .. linked to on a Brit forum.  This links to a website, Fassett Studios and his modeling tools .. where clicking the links takes you to eBay .. and clicking through .. found Scale Coorugated metal makin die SET - O (1/48) scale. He has other scales .. and other tool also.

For the price $8.99 inc. shipping  .. I dropped an order for the O scale die.

[Mobilgas]

I'm to Old and Cranky to make my own Corrugated roofing

[Malachi Constant]

I bought a couple of scale rulers / squares from him thru the ebay listings a while back ... rec'd those quickly.  He has some interesting stuff:  squares, t-squares and French curves with scale markings.  Dunno if an ABS corrugated "die" would be any better than using .040" thick corrugated sheets from Evergreen or Plastruct, though.     -- Dallas

[finescalerr]

Please report back when you have tried it. -- Russ

[BKLN]

I did actually try his HO scale version. They are not bad, but I am not 100 % happy.

His HO dies are actually to scale, but I think they have a little lack of definition. I tried different materials and different tools to push in the grooves. I ended up using some corrugated styrene sheet as a die. That makes the texture slightly oversized, but it just looks a little better.

But I love the simplicity of his product. And the price is not bad.

[eTraxx]

Report follows:

Fassett Studios 1:48 Corrugated Metal Die - $8.99 including shipping -

What I got:

• An instruction sheet for those that can't figure out that you either (1) rub the foil against the corrugations .. or (2) press the foil between the two dies.
  
• Two plastic dies
• A 1:48 triangle (freebie)

Everything out of the plastic and a piece of 4-ft x 8-ft aluminum waiting. The back of the dies has a pattern on it ...


The die. The corrugations are triangular you notice - CNC milled?


The top piece was formed by rubbing my thumb over the aluminum and pressing into the die. The lower one by pressing the aluminum foil between two dies. The bit on the right is from rubbing the foil against the textured back of the die.


Interesting. The one on top is from rubbing the foil against the die and the one underneath from pressing the foil between the two dies .. and the bit on the right the one from rubbing the foil against the textured back of the die.


.. and the freebie triangle

[finescalerr]

It seems to do a decent job. Thanks, Ed. -- Russ

[Malachi Constant]

Let's see if I'm reading the notes against the pictures correctly ...

Looks like you get a softer/curved profile by rubbing the foil over the die and a more angular profile by stamping?  Looks like both could be quite useful.

Cheers,
Dallas

[eTraxx]

Let's see if I'm reading the notes against the pictures correctly ...

Looks like you get a softer/curved profile by rubbing the foil over the die and a more angular profile by stamping?  Looks like both could be quite useful.

Cheers,
Dallas

Yep. The softer/curved profile was by rubbing the foil against the die with my thumb and the angular one by stamping.  The curvy one looks to me like 'regular' corrugated while the angular resembles some of the newer stuff. What I want next is to get my hands on some of the Food Service Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil. Hmmm. Need to ask where the local eateries get theirs at

[Malachi Constant]

You can find the "heavy" foil at the grocery store.  -- Dallas

[eTraxx]

I was referring to what's termed "Foodservice Foil". Evidently (hearsay since I haven't actually handled any) it is 'Sooper' Foil and heaver then the stuff sold in the grocery stores. Do a search for Reynolds 632 - Heavy-Duty Aluminum Foil. Damn stuff is expensive as hell .. $100 for 500' x 18". Found it for $62.77 a roll at Reliable Paper .. geeze. Evidently the List is $212 a roll. You would THINK it was gold plated! Wish I could find it sold in sheets as would like to 'play' with some.

[BKLN]

Ed,
you can also use these disposable turkey pans if you only need a limited supply.. Or cookie pans. They only cost a dollar or so.

[BKLN]

Or you order a lot of take-out!

[Malachi Constant]

Aluminum shim stock ... down to .001" thickness:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#shim-stock/=ibz9h7

$17-18 for a small roll (6" x 50")

[eTraxx]

Ed,
you can also use these disposable turkey pans if you only need a limited supply.. Or cookie pans. They only cost a dollar or so.

I used that for the corrugated roofing for my 1:24 building .. and the Fiskars Paper Crimper to make the corrugations. Have since thought that if I could make a new 'gear' for O scale .....