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General Notes
General Notes
A Few Words ...
Safety
The Instructions
Structure
Printing
The Etches
Tags
Slots
Degree of Etching
Cusps
Folds
Soldering
Warranties
A Few Words ...
These advices, taken, several moons since, from John Lythgoe's instructions for his
Formil Model Engineering Dyna-drive kits, have proved to be useful and enduring
tenets:
"Proceed with patience and due care at ALL stages and a free-running locomotive
should result."
"Allow sufficient time to spread the conversion over a number of modelling
sessions."
"Work in good light conditions. Use an anglepoise-type lamp if possible. A self-
supported magnifier is a useful aid."
Safety
Our kits are intended to be assembled by adult modellers, with some workshop
experience and awareness, who are able to exercise due care and attention when
handling the materials and carrying out the various operations involved. Many of the
metal components have sharp edges. Chemical products used in assembly can be
injurious through contact with skin or eyes, ingestion or inhalation. Some processes
involve high temperatures. The user should be aware of and follow the manufacturers'
or suppliers' safety data and instructions for all tools, materials and products.
The Instructions
Structure
We've divided up the instructions into "narrative" paragraphs, like this one,
which indicate what is being accomplished by a particular stage,
"instruction" paragraphs, like this one, with the tick-box; "box-ticking" not our
favourite activity perhaps but nonetheless can be useful, on a printed copy, for
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