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1borna		#51 Posted : 11 January 2025 19:12:32(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/12/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,478 Location: Hrvatska		This left set has hex screwdrivers from 2 mm in size upwards, its box was similar to the one on the right, but it was accidentally torn.
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Copenhagen		#52 Posted : 11 January 2025 20:43:22(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/04/2019(UTC) Posts: 493 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark		Very happy that everything went well. I guess the Big Boy is a bit scary to work on because of the dimensions. It's not a model that one quickly moves around even with two hands. Also if you had wanted to use Loctite the wheel would have had to be pulled off the axle, loctite applied and then the wheel pressed back on and placed in the right position.

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rhfil		#53 Posted : 11 January 2025 20:59:46(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 05/09/2014(UTC) Posts: 674 Location: NEW HAMPSHIRE, Somersworth		It is easy to magnetize any ferrous tool. The simplest way is simply to rub it in one direction with a magnet. The other way is to point it north and strike it with a second ferrous item However if you need a magnetic tool and don't want to do either just attach a magnet to it. Supposedly you can also demagnetize a tool by holding it north in a north/south direction and striking it with another ferrous tool.

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dickinsonj		#54 Posted : 12 January 2025 00:40:28(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 05/12/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,796 Location: Crozet, Virginia		Originally Posted by: Erekose All's well that ends well ... I waited a couple of hours and now my Big Boy runs smoothly, towing all ten boxcars + the caboose I bought for it. It is good to hear that you have that Big Boy running again. They are strong engines and both of mine have pulled all of my American freight wagons - 63 in total - as well as a caboose a few times. Even with all of those wagons it pulls as well as it does with nothing behind it. The Marklin model is very strong, just like the prototype. Enjoy!
		Regards, Jim I have almost all Märklin and mostly HO, although I do have a small number of Z gauge trains! So many trains and so little time.

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Erekose		#55 Posted : 12 January 2025 15:07:59(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 02/12/2024(UTC) Posts: 27 Location: Lazio, Roma		Originally Posted by: dickinsonj It is good to hear that you have that Big Boy running again. They are strong engines and both of mine have pulled all of my American freight wagons - 63 in total - as well as a caboose a few times. Even with all of those wagons it pulls as well as it does with nothing behind it. The Marklin model is very strong, just like the prototype. Enjoy! Wish I could do the same with my Big Boy - but at the moment I only have the plain oval that came with the Marklin 29000 start set and my train already fills half of the "railway"!!!

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dickinsonj		#56 Posted : 12 January 2025 15:56:00(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 05/12/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,796 Location: Crozet, Virginia		Originally Posted by: Erekose Wish I could do the same with my Big Boy - but at the moment I only have the plain oval that came with the Marklin 29000 start set and my train already fills half of the "railway"!!! I don't have enough track to do that right now either, but I had some long mainlines at my previous house. I thought you would be interested to know it can do that though, if it ever gets the chance.
		Regards, Jim I have almost all Märklin and mostly HO, although I do have a small number of Z gauge trains! So many trains and so little time.

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