@Craftech posted:Do you usually remove the boiler and attach the wheel weights upside down when you do that?
Thanks,
John
When I’m converting brass 2 rail to 3 rail, it’s apart anyways, so the boiler is removed, ….I build up from the base of the boiler up, …concentrating the weight towards the gear box as much as possible,…..that’s why I like the stick on tire weights….they can be divided up into sections to fit in places…..once I’m happy, I go back and mix epoxy and put it in a syringe, and coat the weights to lock them down….I do put one strip at the top of the boiler if space is tight…..but I try not to, as I don’t want to get top heavy and have a lay over ….another trick I do is BB shot for pellet guns and what not, ….they have a lot of weight for their size, mixed in epoxy and turned into a slurry, it’s easily poured into a boiler shell and manipulated into position…..I just did a brass H10 Mikado with a MTH chassis, and I was able to dead match the die cast shell’s weight with this method…..
Pat
