Chain for a Tichy Jib Crane

[teejay]

Anyone know where I can get chain CHEAP for this HO Tichy jib crane kit I've had sitting around for years ....didn't realize the chain didn't come with the kit . Does cheapo costume jewelry do the trick ?

Thanks , T

[modelsof1900]

Teejay,
I'm not sure if I can help you, hewever here is a picture and the link to a shop where I purchased a very fine silver chain - 50 links per inch with a wire thickness of 0.008 in.



See on the left the 50 link chain which I installed to an AJAX brake gear in comparison to an ordinary 40 link chain and plastic part from a brake kit.
Click my post on MRH forum where I implemented these fine chain on a hand brake - http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/...ent-206018

Here the Ebay shop if you would be intersted - http://www.ebay.com/itm/231094720901?ru=...26_rdc%3D1
My advice, select lenght 50cm (20 in) and thickness 0,8mm (0.032 in). Thickness of wire is 0.008 in.

[Prairie Trains]

Detail Associates #2210 is 12 inches and already blackened and only costs about three dollars at a hobby shop. Unless you are using a magnifier it is pretty hard to tell the difference between 40 and 50 links per inch. You did not say how much is needed on the model?

[teejay]

This just in .... , happened to mention the chain to my wife and she tells me she's had a broken , unfixable , chain in her jewelry box from before we even met , 24 years ago !! It's mine , all mine !!

Thanks for the suggestions anyhow , guys , much appreciated .

T

[doctorwayne]

The chain is supposed to be included with the kit - I have two of them and both had the chain as part of the kit.

Wayne

[teejay]

It's got me to thinking that I bought a 2-pack of these at a train show many moons ago .....no chains , maybe that's why it seemed like a "good deal " Neither kit has the chain right now . ..........just noticed they were repackaged , 2 for $8.95 in Sept 2003 ....guess it's been hanging on the wall a while !

T

[modelsof1900]

@Prairie Trains,
you did not see these both chains in reality. The difference is visible and remarkable, also without a magnifying glass.

[Prairie Trains]

@Prairie Trains,
you did not see these both chains in reality. The difference is visible and remarkable, also without a magnifying glass.

99 percent of all people looking at a model will not even see a brake chain let alone see the difference between 40 or 50 links per inch. Even a contest judge is not likely to get out a magnifying glass and try to count the number of links. No one but the builder of the model is likely to ever notice. Just saying.

[MountainMan]

Anyone know where I can get chain CHEAP for this HO Tichy jib crane kit I've had sitting around for years ....didn't realize the chain didn't come with the kit . Does cheapo costume jewelry do the trick ?

Thanks , T

Michaels Hobby Stores - the costume jewelry section. If that doesn't work, any place that sells model sailing ships, or check the numerous ads in the railroad hobby mags.