I have used steel (piano) wire, also. A bit hard to work with sometimes, but it will take the abuse. Also, to make a smooth bend on something like curved caboose grab irons, etc., I use a brass tube, grasp the wire at about the center with a pair of needle nose pliers, and bend on each side of the pliers. Finishing the bend is easy once that is done
Bob Nicholson _________________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "Bill Lane" <bill@...> wrote: > > Bob, > > > > If you are going to all the trouble to replace handrails especially on a > brass model use phosphor bronze wire. I use it exclusively for all of my > wire needs. It is much stronger & can take abuse by being bent and > straightened a lot more than brass wire particularly are a solder joint. > Soldering brass wire makes it very soft. You will get a bend in each > direction about once before it breaks. > > > > I have not done a complete handrail replacement - yet - but probably will > for my Sunset GP7 that will be PRR 8553 and will hopefully be as nice as > Bob's. Anyway I would probably start by soldering every other stanchion. > Maybe there is expansion there as well? I have an eye for what is straight > and parallel. If the stanchions crept and went haywire it would be noticed > and bother me. > > > > Thank You, > Bill Lane > > Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 > > See my finished models at: > <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com > Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! > > Custom Train Parts Design > <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> > http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm > > PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded > (Trading is MUCH preferred) > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls > > ***Join the PRR T&HS*** > The other members are not ALL like me! > <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf > > Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society > It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com > Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
