Russo Loco Wrote:
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> That first photo shows what looks to me like
> awfully heavy rail for a stub switch.
Stewart Rhine Wrote:
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> Bending 65 pound swing rails isn't too bad with
> good slide plates, the right switch stand and a
> drop of oil or two. I've done it many a time.
Right, Stewart -
A drop or two of valve oil (with graphite added) – and about a quart of elbow grease – ought to work just fine.
I just hope the switchstand to be used is a reproduction and not a(n) histœrical original
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- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender