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In the April 2002 Model Railroader, Lionel Strang recommended replacing plastic wheel sets with metal. Question: how do you tell whether the wheels are plastic? The metal wheels are non-magnetic. The only way if not easily identified is to use an xacto tool to see if I can scape material off of the wheel...or use a soldering iron hoping I don't melt the plastic axles with the heat. Are there known HO brands that used plastic wheels in the past (assuming I can tell the manufacturer)?
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