While washers may cost a bit more, they have some advantages:
- if you buy the right size, they fit flush between the car sides so a
drop of glue is all that's needed to hold them firmly in place;
- the hole can be placed over the truck screw, centering the weight
directly over the trucks;
- all the weight is kept low in the car.
At my age, I am always looking for shortcuts so I can move forward. 50
cents extra on a $40-50 car is not a bad investment for the convenience,
IMO.
Roger
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jamie Bothwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "S-Scale List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 3:38 AM
Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Cheap weights was Magnetic Weights
>
> On Feb 13, 2006, at 11:53 PM, Darrell Smith wrote:
>
> >>
> > I'm not sure why anyone would use anything other than pennies for
> > weight, as long as they will fit in the car. Ounce for ounce they are
> > the cheapest item you can get. Why spend five cents for a washer that
> > is lighter than five pennies?......
> >
> > Really, I don't think it's that big an issue, but I wonder at people
> > who spend $$$ on lead car weights to put inside a boxcar, when the
> > pennies do the same thing for much less cost.
> >
> > Darrell
> >
>
> Darrell,
> Not True! I bought lead shot from Cabella's at $15 for 25 pounds.
> Pennies worked out to something like three times that cost. I had my
> students figure it out for a lab! Now I didn't have to add shipping as
> I carried my shot home, but I'd bet you could get shot somewhere
> locally. Now if you're talking about those stick on weights marked in
> 1/2 oz increments, yea they are expensive.
> Jamie Bothwell
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