Model Railroading > Proses Ballast Spreader and Glue Spreader

Does anyone know of a hobby shop here in the USA that has the adjustable ballast spreader and the adjustable glue spreader?

Paul B
Canton, GA

Bought one from Miro-Mark but haven't tried it yet. Just Googled it and found it on Amazon, once again.

I thought it would be interesting to individually control the amount of ballast inside the guage and the shoulders. Toward the end everybody had nice clean properly profiled ballast, but before that it was oily black on the inside, or just dirt on the shoulders, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5joUz_9Ncx8

There's a second video clip where they have mounted levers and gates to control flow and then mounted wheels and a coupler of some sort, a bit much but at least somebody is thinking outside of the box, or ballast pile.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/29/16 17:34 by TCnR.

I googled bachmann ballast spreader and found spreaders from N scale to No. 1.  

http://bit.ly/2gI1wFb

HTH

Larry



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/30/16 02:38 by Larry020.

I don't know about you guys, but IMHO this tool makes a very messy ballast job. For modelling typical mainline track, it would take longer to get the extra off the ties with a brush than just tapping a squished together Dixie cup placing the ballast between the ties (not on top of) and touch up with brush.

NS below.  VERY little ballast on ties.

Peter

http://www.american-rails.com/images/SOU_DK_GP35c.jpg

Here's one with brushes in HO for only $239, plus s/h.  O is only $198.

http://www.ogaugeconnection.com/htdocs/HOProducts.html

Larry

The 3 rail O gauge one appears to work quite well.  No idea about the HO one as the video would not play right and scoots to the end.  Not sure if it is supposed to show how it works..  I think the manufacturer needs to have someone re-do the website.

Peter