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Messages  8728
 Subject:  Re: Assembling Friul tracksList thread.  
  
 Date:  Mar 3, 2001
 From:  Rick Young & Carol MacLennan-Young 
Someone I believe on T-L passed on a great trick that I use religiously -
use a staple!

Cut one end off, stick it in, trim with nippers and dab wit CA.

A little stronger/stiffer than the included wire and, due to length, I find
easier to handle.

Rick

"Ed Kusiak" wrote in message
news:3a9e91c7$1@cr243322-a....
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'm just starting to assemble a set of Friul tracks and I have a question
> about the wire that's provided for making the track pins.
>
> I have heard that the wire is too soft and that some builders replace it
> with steel pins. Is this really necessary?
>
>
>
>
 
Thread Listing 
  Assembling Friul tracks - Ed Kusiak - Mar 1, 2001
. . . Re: Assembling Friul tracks - Brandon R. Sutherland - Mar 1, 2001
. . . Re: Assembling Friul tracks: My Trick - Lisa & Roy Chow - Mar 2, 2001
. . . . . . Yow! You guys are killing yourselves! - David Duerksen - Mar 2, 2001
. . . . . . Ironsides Marder I question - Hassan Howard - Mar 2, 2001
. . . . . . . . . Re: Ironsides Marder I fixes - Lisa & Roy Chow - Mar 4, 2001
. . . Re: Assembling Friul tracks - Steve Kubik - Mar 2, 2001
. . . . . . Re: Assembling Friul tracks - Doug Craig - Mar 2, 2001
. . . . . . . . . Re: Assembling Friul tracks - Frank Desisto - Mar 2, 2001
. . . Re: Assembling Friul tracks - Rick Young & Carol MacLennan-Young - Mar 3, 2001
. . . . . . Re: Assembling Friul tracks - Erwin Leetink - Mar 17, 2001
. . . Re: Assembling Friul tracks - Paul Pressler - May 11, 2001
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