Little helpers - Refurbishing Märklin pickup shoes (feat. electroplating)

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  • čas přidán 4. 08. 2024
  • Märklin pickup shoes wear off, and will ultimately always need replacing. If it wasn't for the worn plating, they would still be usable for a very long time. They are not the most expensive or even rare things, but I always found it a bit of shame to have to throw away such a mechanically sound part.
    In this video, I am going to try give a worn pickup shoe a new lease of life using a technique called electroplating.
    On the way we'll cover:
    - some basics of electroplating
    - required material
    - preparation requirement
    - finishing touches
    and we'll see the result in action.
    If you enjoy this video, please consider subscribing to my channel and hitting the like button. It helps me reach a wider audience and create more content like this.
    Thanks for watching!
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    Chapters:
    00:00 Intro - why pickup shoes wear off
    03:45 Supporting the channel
    04:24 Tear down
    05:48 Preparing the part
    06:49 Electroplating
    11:26 Finishing touches
    13:36 Does it work on the track?
    14:31 Summary - Cost vs Effort
    16:05 Conclusion
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Komentáře • 69

  • @uwemanns
    @uwemanns Před rokem +1

    Was man nicht alles lernt, wenn man sich um seine alte Modellbahn kümmert, echt klasse. Und ziemlich gut erklärt, vielen Dank!!

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      Thanks! Glad you found it interesting.

  • @reconphil
    @reconphil Před rokem +1

    Excellent, clear & useful demonstration. I loath waste & will reuse or repurpose anything I can. Thank you.

  • @austernfischer
    @austernfischer Před rokem +1

    That's awesome!!! Many thanks for this video. Best Regards, Andreas

  • @user-ki6bx6fm3o
    @user-ki6bx6fm3o Před rokem +3

    As a person who prefers repair over replacement, I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Got my old pick-up shoes out and got plating: it works excellent!
    I used a generic USB charger with an old cable I had laying around. Just cut the end off and mount crocodile clips (red is +, black is -, you can ignore the other two). Most older chargers put out 5v/1amp, which worked perfectly.
    Thank you so much! I now have a strategic pick-up shoe stockpile😂.

  • @thomasschulte7635
    @thomasschulte7635 Před rokem +1

    Very helpful … thanks indeed for the course

  • @CARANDTRAIN
    @CARANDTRAIN Před 3 měsíci +1

    As always, great explanation.

  • @kalbert2
    @kalbert2 Před rokem +2

    Thanks much, great idea!

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      Glad you found it interesting. 🙏

  • @modellbahnjp
    @modellbahnjp Před rokem +1

    Well done! Nice Video. 👍👍

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      Danke, Danke und Danke nochmal. 🙏

  • @karlszilagi2766
    @karlszilagi2766 Před rokem +4

    So useful and something I hadn’t thought of. I also detest throwing away a part that is still usable. Thank you for this idea that I will definitely be implementing. I’m biased but your channel is my favorite. Keep it up!

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      Thank you very much! Enjoy your Sunday!

  • @krisdesaedeleer4357
    @krisdesaedeleer4357 Před rokem +1

    Dear Marklin friend nice video and good job

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      Always nice to get compliments 🙏

    • @krisdesaedeleer4357
      @krisdesaedeleer4357 Před rokem +1

      @@The3rdRail I follow you since a While, you gave me some good ideas, one of yr videos made me buy an cocodrile 3356, so many thks.

  • @gregsdesigns3923
    @gregsdesigns3923 Před rokem +2

    Thanks for this seminar, I am definitely going to try this. I've seen the Geofry Corker videos a while ago when he was restoring a socket set, great suggestion, great video.

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      You are most welcome, thanks for your time today.

  • @YoavSamuelLiberman
    @YoavSamuelLiberman Před rokem +1

    Thanks for yet another fantastic video. I hope to try this methode at some point.

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      Glad you found this useful. Thanks for the visit!

  • @mountainmanpedro
    @mountainmanpedro Před rokem +2

    Well done!

  • @marklinologe4685
    @marklinologe4685 Před rokem +1

    little helpers, always great and nice to watch 👍

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      🙏 Thanks for spending some of your valuable time here today.

  • @philgardiner8304
    @philgardiner8304 Před rokem +1

    Brilliant. Saw this 2 weeks ago and have just finished my first 2 pickups. Really simple and works well. now searching the collection of locos to see how many other ones need some attention. Keep up the good work inspiring people to do stuff!

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      Thanks for sharing your experience 🙏🚂

  • @jeanricard918
    @jeanricard918 Před rokem +2

    This is by fare one of the most interesting videos you have made. I am thinking of the older type pantographs that was also nickel plated the get even harder wearing on the overhead wire and cost considerably more than the pickup shoe. So this is really a thing to look into. Thank you so very much for sharing this information.😊

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      You are very welcome. Glad this could excite your curiosity.

  • @CM-he8ni
    @CM-he8ni Před rokem +1

    Brings back my not so great chemistry lessons, but nicely explained to be adventurous 😀

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      😀 At least you had lessons about this, I can't remember any kind of plating being taught at the schools I went to.

  • @johnjeanb
    @johnjeanb Před rokem +1

    Merci beaucoup Great tutorial. It took me back to old chemistry courses in highschool "anode fondante". Now the next step is to find the electrolyte and the nickel anode

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      De rien. This would have gone over my head in highschool, I was too busy dreaming 😀 Making the electrolyte is easy, see the link in the video. Votre visite m'a fait plaisir, bonne journée.

  • @raymondleggs5508
    @raymondleggs5508 Před rokem +1

    Interesting little gondola wagons

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      you can see them up close here :czcams.com/video/5ChEs0XyjIg/video.html

  • @Martin.
    @Martin. Před rokem

    Good work man. very helpful 👍👍👍three thumbs up!

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem +1

      Thanks, thank you and thanks again 👍🙏

  • @barnstorm8971
    @barnstorm8971 Před rokem +1

    Thanks for the video. I didn't realise that a worn pickup shoe could cause a problem. I'll definitely need to check the state of my shoes as I'm sure some of them are very worn.

  • @Romin.777
    @Romin.777 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I am quite the opposite and let my loco's run on and on on end untill they stop working.. Than maintainance is needed lol
    (bit over exagurated)
    I restored a few antique firearms which brings out the remaining nickelplating underneath the rust but if there is nothing left this process is boss. :))
    Thanks for the video.

  • @paulcook2888
    @paulcook2888 Před rokem +1

    An excellent video, thankyou. As you know being based in the UK it's not so much the cost of the spare part but the cost of postage which can be as much or more than the part itself. Also when servicing a locomotive you tend to need the part to finish the job and having to wait a few days is frustrating.
    Doing these things yourself is all part of the fun of the hobby.

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem +1

      Yep, and some recent geopolitical stuff that shall not be named hasn't helped... For me, it was less about cost than having to throw away a mechanically sound part.

  • @chr1sda1sey
    @chr1sda1sey Před rokem +1

    Nice one

  • @raymondleggs5508
    @raymondleggs5508 Před rokem +1

    You can fill the worn in grooves with solder it's soft but at least you can give it a little more life. 😀

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      Good advice, thanks for sharing! 🙏

  • @patrickmurphy6775
    @patrickmurphy6775 Před rokem +1

    Excellent video! Marklin is too often overlooked.

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      Overlooked despite being the world's largest model train manufacturer 😉 There is scope for growth 😀😀 Thanks for the visit, glad you liked the video.

  • @lindaoffenbach
    @lindaoffenbach Před rokem +2

    Brilliant idea! They do cost ~4 Euros + postage here and can pretty much add up to all cost. As soon as the nickel layer has worn, the pukos indeed bite and wear the copper quite harshly. Sanding seem to work for only a short while. Please keep us informed for how long the new nickel layer will withstand the wear. Essentially this is a 'back to school' where we did electroplating in physics class, lol. If it works, this could be the way forward for us. Thank you!

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      will do, enjoy the rest of your sunday.

  • @user-oc5vn5kg5m
    @user-oc5vn5kg5m Před rokem +1

    i will be using this not to save money but parts supply in uk

  • @Mr.-Wint
    @Mr.-Wint Před rokem +1

    Excellent, - but why did the new part not need any polishing from the factory ?

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      Thanks, I am not sure I get the question.

    • @Mr.-Wint
      @Mr.-Wint Před rokem +1

      @@The3rdRail:
      I mean, - your example needs polishing not to look dull, - I suppose at the factory they came out shiny right away ?

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem +1

      Ah I understand. I think this might have to do with the plating time and the composition of the solution, I have not seen what happens in the factory so don't know for sure.

  • @KPS-en8fz
    @KPS-en8fz Před 7 měsíci +1

    Thanks for this very interesting video. I've got more than 130 Märklin locomotives in my collection and some of them would definitely need a new slider.
    But one thing I missed in the video: You are using a 'Phone Charger' as power source. But you did not mention the kind of power. Is it AC (i suppose not) or DC, which voltage, which current? Perhaps you can add this to video description.
    BR from Munich

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před 7 měsíci

      Glad you found the video interesting. It is an old mobile phone charger -> DC. I also point to a reference video for detailed instructions (see card at the top of the video and link in the desciption), which I think should be watched before atempting anything. Thanks for spending some of your valuable time here today, much appreciated. Gruß nach München, frohe Weihnachten.

  • @krisdesaedeleer4357
    @krisdesaedeleer4357 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Dear UK Marklin friend, I have just one question, how many volts supply the charger ? 12 v ? On the other hand, very interesting video, will try yr. Idea 👌

  • @Jeppe-Covid1959
    @Jeppe-Covid1959 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I have tried it with varying results. I don't get the shiny finish, but they look like sixties pickup shoes.
    Now I have put my solution on my dinner table, with a warning: "WARNING! NOT HOMEMADE ABSINTH!"