The original question, Roger, was simply if SFRD reefers ever made it to Boston. The answer is unequivocally yes. Schuyler Sent: Monday, January 11, 2016 6:01 PM To:

Jim and others: If you read my earlier message carefully, I think that's pretty much what I said. As long as the BBs are small enough to achieve something close to the idealized packing geometry, you

Jon Miller said, "Cerro metals have a low melting point so with care you can pour into plastic." I followed Cerro bend instructions,melting in water, etc. After pouring very slowly into a open

Hi, There is one aspect to the size of the shot you are using that hasn't been mentioned - and that is that the smaller the size the more likely you are to be able to "fill" the space with

Interesting but not “apples to apples”. The website says, “It is a common misconception to assumethat by simply mixing commercially available tungsten powder with a polymer(epoxy or

Nice photos but neither looks like B&M terminal division.; the second is definitely Beacon Park yard of the Boston & Albany.

---In STMFC@..., <Edwardsutorik@...> wrote : There have been claims of some sellers (Amazon, for one, I think) that their "tungsten" is not nearly as dense as tungsten. If you get my

http://www.tungstenheavypowder.com/Tungsten_Heavy_Powder/Tungsten_Powder_Applications/tungsten_powder_applications.html This link is an interesting read regarding tungsten powder in binding agents.

So, VERY roughly, Platinum is $10,500 a pound, gold is $13,000 a pound, tungsten is $75 a pound. And lead shot is $10 a pound. And steel is pretty much free. And apparently, if you're the right

Here is a source (one of many, I am sure) that offers lead shot in 5 pound packages: Lead- MidwayUSA Lead- MidwayUSA Midwayusa carries a full line of Lead products

Cerro Bend or Asarco 158 are useful metals but they do expand when cooling. The material has been known to split open more than one locomotive boiler and freight car. Gene Deimling

Cerro bend melts in boiling water its good stuff. Can you get liquid lead in the US very fine bird shot stick it in with pva. These days i use coins they are pennies clean and easy to use. Paul

Perhaps no one has offered this as a possible solution, but I have always used tire weights. Not sure if they are pure lead, but the many that I have are easily cut down to the size needed. Always

On 1/10/2016 10:27 PM, thecitrusbelt@... [STMFC] wrote: Tungsten is also expensive. Depleted uranium is also dense but very hard to find and probably expensive.

I would echo Bruce’s comments (though he intermingles PFE and SFRD, causing a little confusion). The produce regions served by the ATSF (and PFE) generated produce that was in demand across the

Hi all, I didn't know about this web site (or had forgotten it?) until Ben put a link to it. Thanks Ben!!! I spent a couple of hours yesterday bouncing all around that web site (time

A Milwaukee Road rib side box car is the focus of George Toman's attention on the Resin Car Worksblog. George made several improvements and added some Stan Rydarowicz resin castingsto reflect a car

Jack, I understand and always support the search for photographic evidence, and you have gotten some, but something about your question troubles me. From a practical standpoint, I think it should be

Hello Mr. Rindfleisch: If you are still looking for a few pounds of lead shot, please contact me at westerfieldmodels@.... I have some #9 shot. Thank you, Andrew

Tony, I have the 1943 CBC, which contains an R-40-10 drawing. Do you have other car drawings, too, in the PFE book? And, is the PFE second edition (the one presented at Amazon) the latest? I see,