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Dave, I hate installing grabirons but I love how they look. I woould say that your method has a several drawbacks: 1. It is possible to damage a nice car with a misplaced red hot grab iron 2. Some grabiron material won't like being heated (soft brass etc) and is not strong enough to press fit in this manner 3. Your method will take me longer than to drill the car with a pin vise 4. You must use wire grabs (some much for P2K, Intermountain, Red Caboose etc.) 5. Won't work on wood cars Not too long ago, I made similar suggestions to the old time train guys I know. They laughed and said "Nobody likes drilling grabs, get used to it" I have learned to take the time to drill. It took a while to accept that it will take time to do it, but I find it to be worth it. As you get better at it, it goes quicker. I figure if I wait long enough, my eyesight will deteriorate to the point where I can't see individual grabs anymore and my dilema will be solved. I am not eager to try out this solution.
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