On Jan 18, 7:52*am, Ron wrote:
On 18/01/2010 12:33, N_Cook wrote:

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On Jan 17, 2:07 pm, *wrote:
a few close-up pics would help, uploaded to a site somewhere.

It is antique but thats not important to me. I just want it running
properly. I don't have picture capability. Lenny.

The wheels may be cast metal so no brute force to them

They may be 'Mazak' and in imminent danger of crumbling to dust, so no
severe heating and cooling. I have several vintage O gauge locos and
other items which show cracking ad crystalisation in the castings.
I once left a pre-war Dinky Toys racing car on a window sill in direct
sunlight, a few days later it was just a pile of fragments except for
the axles!

Ron(UK)

I never heard of "Mazak".Is this the equivalent of what I've known as
"white metal"? It is non ferrous, absolute crap,very brittle and it
will crumble if stressed. Lenny