I dunno if this is really a technical question or not but I couldn't decide where else to ask this.
I broke one of the driving rods on my steamer the other day while cleaning the engine. (It broke while I was taking the engine appart. Twisted and pulled when I should have pushed I guess... ) I don't know if I can fix it or not. The material is just pot metal and I've already discovered superglue won't hold it. The train still runs but it kind of looks silly without it being there. Is there a way I could make new ones? The remaining ones look sort of tarnished and pitted anyhow. Nice, shiney, new ones would perk the ol' girl right up. Any suggestions?
I broke one of the driving rods on my steamer the other day while cleaning the engine. (It broke while I was taking the engine appart. Twisted and pulled when I should have pushed I guess... ) I don't know if I can fix it or not. The material is just pot metal and I've already discovered superglue won't hold it. The train still runs but it kind of looks silly without it being there. Is there a way I could make new ones? The remaining ones look sort of tarnished and pitted anyhow. Nice, shiney, new ones would perk the ol' girl right up. Any suggestions?