Well whataya know!
Recently I was in search of additional supplies to help me
continue to build The Omega Scale Railway. I am always upgrading when I can. I
was in a particular craft store looking for one thing when out of the blue.
Eureka! I found it! When I first planned The Omega Scale Railway, I had
envisioned a subsurface conveyor. A continuous component to power the
locomotives. What I first used was a braided poly cord of about one quarter
inch diameter. The one I got was white in color. Open braids. When I decided to
reduce the width of the conveyor chamber, It was because I found a braided cord
that was 5/32nds of an inch, relaxed untightened width. Still available in
white. The cord worked basically well, with one drawback. The open braid
structure was a little prone to “picking”. A “little prone” if it happened
raised havoc with any equipment that was involved. Typically it caused a bent
retainer and then it was down hill from there. Sometimes a ripped out retainer
occurred. Damaged turnout might happen. So, when I spied something at the craft
shop I was elated. What was it? Drum roll please. It was paracord. Paracord?
You may be surprised and wondering. Yes, paracord. Not just any paracord, but a
smaller diameter paracord. About the same size as the braided cord but with a
much tighter braid. Almost solid looking. And...get this, it was BLACK in
color. Serendipity! What is the significance you may wonder? Well, black
basically disappears when installed. Well, not disappear, but much less
prominent. This is much better. I suppose a basic gray or dark brown might be
even better, but this is very useable for the OSR. Yours, still elated,
omscaler
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