Re: Alternative to Bright Boy

"Dan Merkel" <danmerkel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote

> Didn't John Allen use simple sliders cut from Masonite on his track 
> cleaning cars?

Yes. So does our entire club. And if you make certain that there's a 
track-cleaning car in every train, and you remember to clean the sliders 
after every operating session (120 grit sandpaper), they work quite well, 
too!

> I'm thinking that he just have used the side with the little square 
> pattern on it as opposed to the smooth side...

We actually use 3/16" hardboard "tempered service" instead of the Masonite

brand, but yes; we use it with the rough side facing down and the smooth 
side facing up. They seem to collect most of whatever the train is leaving

behind when they're run as the car next to the caboose.

And when you look at the crud they've picked up after an afternoon's 
operating time, you'll be certain that they're doing their jobs, too!

-Pete