--- In [email protected], "Andrew_Malette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Andre Ming wrote:
> > Are metal wheelsets available that will fit the PRS trucks? I'd
> > like to have metal wheelsets on all rolling stock if possible.
>
> I believe that the metal wheelsets are SHS.
>
> >
> > Also, no doubt these kits will need weight to be added.
> > Recommendations? A cheap source of weights? How much weight?
> >
>
> Lead. You can get scrap lead pretty cheap. Hammer it out flat and
then cut
> it up into squares. Then cut off what you need, weighing it as you
go. Use
> contact cement to glue it in.
> _____________________________________________
I use steel machine screw nuts from the hardware store. They are cheap
and the weight is consistent. If steel is undesureable in any
instance, use brass. In either case, center them over the truck
bolsters and fasten them in place.
I have another method for open cars, for another time
Bob Nicholson
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