01-31-2012, 10:13 PM
Hi Charlie,
I bought 8 pound test that is .30 mm in diameter. It's pretty thin stuff so that even with its "moss green" coloring its almost invisible when looking at the turnout and the window bolt. I have a 100 yards of the stuff so if it proves to be reliable I'm set for life!
I rummaged through the plumbing section of my hardware store and looked at metal couplings and stuff like that. I also considered carriage bolts. The nice ring on the hooks that aids neat tying seduced me.
I think this is going to work well but I'm going to be conservative and keep testing it before I put time into converting all of my turnouts.
I bought 8 pound test that is .30 mm in diameter. It's pretty thin stuff so that even with its "moss green" coloring its almost invisible when looking at the turnout and the window bolt. I have a 100 yards of the stuff so if it proves to be reliable I'm set for life!
I rummaged through the plumbing section of my hardware store and looked at metal couplings and stuff like that. I also considered carriage bolts. The nice ring on the hooks that aids neat tying seduced me.
I think this is going to work well but I'm going to be conservative and keep testing it before I put time into converting all of my turnouts.