IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW DINGHAM ELECTROMAGNETS AVAILABLE
I'm pleased to announce that the new Dingham electromagnets are now available.
Please go to the electromagnets page for full
details.
The new magnet can only be used with a 12V DC
supply, not 12/24V DC like the old type.
I've also been able to source some more of the old-style magnets and at the time
of writing I have 25 in stock. Customers
who have already bought them previously and are wanting to add a few more or
keep some spares will be given preference.
Thank you for your understanding,
Trevor Shaw.
Dingham Autocouplers
The Dingham Autocoupler is probably the least obtrusive commercially available
automatic coupler for
model railway vehicles in 7mm scale (O gauge) and 4mm scale (00, EM and P4/S4). It also has the advantage of a delayed uncoupling
action without the need to move the shunting loco back and forth to operate the
delay mechanism.
The Website
The website is meant to be informative only. I hope it is far more
informative than most. Certainly, you can find all the technical information you
are likely to want about Dingham products. You can find prices and information
on how to order. However, you cannot place orders through the website. I am a
one man business; that and the requirement to have credit/debit card payment
facilities would be too difficult and costly for me to set up.
A Brief History of Dingham
Products
All Dingham products
originate from my own modelling needs. If I need something that's not already
available, I try to develop it. For this reason, new products are few and far
between because I've no ambition to duplicate what's already out there.
In 1999, Skipton
& District Railway Society my local club was in need of an
improved automatic coupler for its Gauge 0 exhibition layout, Lofthouse in
Nidderdale. That resulted in the development of the Dingham Autocoupler
for Gauge 0, which first went on sale in February 2000. The coupler is now used on many Gauge 0
home and exhibition layouts. Later in 2000, in response to requests from
customers, Electromagnets
for remote actuation of the couplers were introduced, followed by Springs for
fitting the Gauge 0 couplers by the spring and split-pin method.
I'd had many requests
from 4mm modellers for a 4mm Autocoupler. At
first, I doubted if it would be possible to reduce the size of the coupler to
suit 4mm stock but, after considerable development work, the 4mm Autocoupler was introduced July 2002.
It has been adopted not
only by 00 and EM modellers, but also by those who aspire to the more exact
P4/S4 standards.
The CAD-based Dingham etches are
designed to minimise preparation time. Holes are etched accurately so that
hardly any opening out with drills or broaches is required. Tabs holding components to the etch
are as small as possible, so they can
easily be cut without fear of damaging
delicate components. Tabs are also carefully placed so that the
"pips" can easily be removed with a file.
Instructions are carefully thought out and well illustrated. They are tested by
"typical" modellers making up the test etches. Even the packing
has been given some thought and masking tape rather than cellulose tape is
used, to eliminate the tiresome job of cleaning adhesive
residues from metal parts after unpacking.
Ordering
UK customers are advised to order products by sending a cheque (made out to T
Shaw, please) through the post. UK orders are normally despatched by First Class
post on the day received.
Overseas customers can request their requirements via email, which will be
answered by return with a price for cost of product, minus UK P&P (included
in UK price) plus overseas P&P at cost. All overseas orders will be sent
via Airmail Small Packet or equivalent service (3 - 4 days delivery almost
anywhere in the world).
I can also accept payment via PayPal (but not by credit or debit cards).
Please note, there is a GB Pounds 2.00 per order surcharge for payment via
PayPal. This reflects my costs for using PayPal. The email address I have
registered with PayPal is
Note: the above email address is an image and cannot be used as a
link.
Contact Information
- Telephone
- +044 (0)1943 831935
- Postal address
- 24 Nursery Lane, Addingham, Ilkley, LS29 0TN, England
- E-mail address for enquiries and correspondence
-
- E-mail address for PayPal payments
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Note: the above email addresses are images and cannot be used as
links.
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