To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.trainsOpen lugnet.trains in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Trains / 20926
20925  |  20927
Subject: 
Re: DCC slowing?
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.trains
Date: 
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:10:09 GMT
Viewed: 
2117 times
  
In lugnet.trains, Brian B. Alano wrote:


After we cleaned the tracks with steel wool, disassembled them, transported them
to the road show and reassembled them, the coupler magnets still picked up a
copious amount of steel wool fibers. I certainly wouldn't want to get *that*
stuff inside the case.

Steel wool? Wow! I would think that would be a bit harsh on LEGO track and I can
imagine lots of fibers getting caught on the studs of the ties as well.

I found that using a small dab of Brasso on a cloth rag and running it down the
rails works great, nice and shinny.

jt



Message has 1 Reply:
  Re: DCC slowing?
 
(...) Neither my idea nor my track :) It worked, though. (...) Sounds like an excellent idea. (21 years ago, 23-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains)

Message is in Reply To:
  Re: DCC slowing?
 
(...) After we cleaned the tracks with steel wool, disassembled them, transported them to the road show and reassembled them, the coupler magnets still picked up a copious amount of steel wool fibers. I certainly wouldn't want to get *that* stuff (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains)

31 Messages in This Thread:












Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact

This Message and its Replies on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR