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Bell pull ropes
Bell pull ropes
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tatans
Member since
May 2004
4,115 posts
Posted by
tatans
on Sunday, April 16, 2006 4:39 PM
orson: true enough, the actual scale for the bell ropes is pretty small, I would assume extremely fine wire will be more to scale , much like people stringing telephone wires on a model layout, in real scale the wire would be 3 inches thick.
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orsonroy
Member since
March 2002
From: Elgin, IL
3,677 posts
Posted by
orsonroy
on Saturday, April 15, 2006 11:35 PM
Dental floss is too thick, as is even 5 pound fishing line.
I disassemble stranded 28 AWG wire for individual strands for my pull chains. So long as you don't touch them, they don't crease.
Ray Breyer
Modeling the NKP's Peoria Division, circa 1943
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selector
Member since
February 2005
From: Vancouver Island, BC
23,330 posts
Posted by
selector
on Saturday, April 15, 2006 7:33 PM
Dental floss, painted. Wonderful for sewing repairs on heavy duty items like bakcpacks and leashes.
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csmith9474
Member since
April 2005
From: Colorado Springs, CO
3,590 posts
Posted by
csmith9474
on Saturday, April 15, 2006 6:49 PM
You can also pull thread through bee's wax to get the same effect.
Smitty
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river_eagle
Member since
October 2004
From: St. Louis, MO
941 posts
Posted by
river_eagle
on Saturday, April 15, 2006 5:47 PM
get the waxed type, or it will be fuzzy,
When in doubt, rule #1 applies
Central Missouri Railroad Association cmrraclub.com
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Virginian
Member since
May 2004
From: Ohio
1,615 posts
Bell pull ropes
Posted by
Virginian
on Saturday, April 15, 2006 5:34 PM
Some locos, like the P2K 2-8-8-2's especially, have long and visible bell pull ropes. I have used blackened copper wire for years and had to be very careful of kinks, etc., and it was almost impossible to get to hang just right. While looking at TV I had a blinding flash of the obvious - use model ship rigging string for bell pulls. So I did a search. Micro Mark has it, black and natural, enuf to do mucho locos for a little over 2 bucks. Just thought I'd share.
What could have happened.... did.
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