Brass loco rebuilding info needed

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Anonymous

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Brass loco rebuilding info needed

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 28, 2004 10:09 PM

I have been given a HO scale PFM 2-8-2 that is in a very sorry state. Rivets are all worn, lead & trailing truck springs are gone, no motor, ect, ect. Does anyone know of a good manual or series of articles on the repair or rebuilding of brass locos? Thanks. John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 29, 2004 12:33 AM

John
MR ran a series of articles on building a brass steamer from scratch a while ago. If memory serves me, about 2 years ago. Also you may wi***o leaf through a copy of a Northwest Short Line catalog (online at nwsl.com) to see what parts you may be able to buy to rejuvinate the driveline. Also check and see if any brass dealers are located near you. If they do not do repairs in house, they may have someone locally that can either do the job for you, or assist you in your endeavor.
Good luck!

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nfmisso

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From: San Jose, California
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Posted by nfmisso on Saturday, May 29, 2004 5:04 AM

John;

The Bowser manual is as good as any starting point.
http://www.bowser-trains.com/hoother/manual/manual.htm

It will give you a good idea how things go together.

Nigel N&W in HO scale, 1950 - 1955 (..and some a bit newer too) Now in San Jose, California

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