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Detailing parts on the cheap Locos and rolling stock
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Frequent poster (deceased) 783 posts Mycroft Frequent poster (deceased) 783 posts
Mycroft

So, I needed some simulated grid type material for some tiny stairways.

 

Went to the local hardware store yesterday and asked to see their screen.  It looked good so I asked to buy "about an inch's worth" off the roll.  The store owner cut off a hunk about 1 inch by the width of the roll and said to take it.  3 stairs x 4 stairways per caboose x 5 cabooses x free = free......

Good materials don't always have to cost a mint.

 

James Eager

City of Miami, Panama Limited, and Illinois Central - Mainline of Mid-America

Plant City MRR Club, Home to the Mineral Valley Railroad

NMRA, author, photographer, speaker, scouter (ask about Railroading Merit Badge)

 
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BNstringfellow Regular poster 133 posts
BNstringfellow

Good idea. What type of

Good idea. What type of screen was it? Window Screen?

 

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David Stringfellow
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Mycroft Frequent poster (deceased) 783 posts
Mycroft

yep

fiber no less, so it cuts with scissors.  I'm doing a presentation in Feb again about using everyday items for super detailing.  This is a new one to add....

James Eager

City of Miami, Panama Limited, and Illinois Central - Mainline of Mid-America

Plant City MRR Club, Home to the Mineral Valley Railroad

NMRA, author, photographer, speaker, scouter (ask about Railroading Merit Badge)

 
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shoofly Regular poster 368 posts
shoofly

Guitar strings

Make excellent wire for grabs, airlines, and cutbars. Come in .009" and increase in size incrementally. A lot of guitar shops that do setups will give you old strings as they otherwise will just go into the trash. Chris
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