Repairing second-hand hand-made points

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A while ago I picked up some second-hand hand-made points. I want to use them in the next phase of layout construction, so time to get them out, and see what I can do with them.

00:00 -- Current state and options
03:37 -- Timber replacement with PCB strip
07:53 -- Wiring Droppers
11:00 -- Two different designs - PCB and Riveted
12:56 -- Fixing Tie-Bars
14:19 -- The most difficult point
19:08 -- Separating the blades and the frog
19:49 -- Testing
22:19 -- Problem diagnosis
23:16 -- Replacing the Tie-Bar
27:46 -- Testing
29:16 -- Conclusion