02-11-2010, 07:02 PM
Today I started on the grab irons. They are all .016 brass rod that I bent into shape with some pliers.
To make the rounded ones on the side of the car I formed the brass rod around the handle of my hobby knife. It was just the right diameter to make the sweeping curve of the grab.
To make the rounded ones on the side of the car I formed the brass rod around the handle of my hobby knife. It was just the right diameter to make the sweeping curve of the grab.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew