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Re: Replacement for old style train wheel rubber bands
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 1 Mar 2000 15:26:39 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Christopher Callahan writes:
> Do you have old worn out locomotive wheel rubber bands? I do and have found a
> solution that I thought I'd share -=orthodontic rubber bands=- .
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You can also try the small bands sold for tying up hair into ponytails. You
can get a package of about a zillion for a couple of dollars. They are
usually different sizes, but you should be able to find something that fits.
JohnG, GMLTC
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 | | Re: Replacement for old style train wheel rubber bands
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| I'll say it again - good quality rubberized heatshrink tubing should work fine, and will lock down quite tightly if you find the right size. And if you use a lighter/heatgun carefully (or like me when I shrink the stuff, use a butane soldering iron (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Replacement for old style train wheel rubber bands
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| (...) I just went this route for my three battery trains, which haven't been run for ten years. I got a bag of 500 for $2.49, it took two bands per wheel, I had yellow, green, blue and red to choose from, and now the trains run fine without (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Replacement for old style train wheel rubber bands
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| Do you have old worn out locomotive wheel rubber bands? I do and have found a solution that I thought I'd share -=orthodontic rubber bands=- . When I was a child I had a lot of orthodontic work done (braces and the hole bit). As a consolation of all (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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