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Fitting
Guide
Our Rainwater components are NOT TOYS and are therefore
NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN, but are intended for collectors
only.
Mainly moulded from ABS plastic and supplied in black, they
can, if wished, be painted with most model paints, but should
first be washed with a household detergent.
For gluing component parts to each other, we recommend "Plastic
Weld" cement, obtainable from most model shops. For gluing
components to wood, we have found "Bostik All Purpose"
clear adhesive, "Loctite Super Glue" gel and "Araldite"
satisfactory. However, please note that, if the wood has been
painted, the areas to which the brackets/gutters are to be
glued should be scraped clean of paint. Where the doll's house
needs to open, fit the gutter/drainpipe system with the house
closed and then cut at the appropriate place with a razor
saw.
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Gutters
It
is easier to assemble lenghts of gutters, corner angles, end
caps etc. off the house and, particularly in the case of the
round gutters, glue the brackets in place on the gutters before
attaching them to the house, rather than glue the brackets
on to the house and then fit the gutters into them.
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glued in place, the fixing of the gutters can be reinforced
by drilling small holes with a pin vice at an angle through
the gutter and bracket and into the wall of the house as shown
on the right. Use a small pin (e.g. model rainway track fixing
pins) to secure in the same fashion as a picture hook. The pin
cam usually be pushed home by hand (using a pin punch) with
no need to hammer. Not all the brackets will need reinforcing
in this way, every third or fourth should suffice. |
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same technique can be used with the square gutters but, since
the brackets are not essential for supporting the square gutters,
glue, drill and pin through the integral gutter joints to attach
them to the house. The brackets may then be glued in place afterwards. |
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Drainpipes
Brass
tracks are provided for fixing the rainwater heads, drainpipes
and spouts. For these, simply make a hole slightly smaller than
the tack, using a drill and pin vice, and push the tack home
with a pin punch. The parts have been made so as to fit flush
on a flat wall. Where spacers are needed, because of the design
of the house, we suggest using short lengths of the PVC insulating
sheath found on electrical wire, with longer tracks, as shown
on the right. |
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The round types need, and have, integrally moulded spacers. |
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