Ballast Spreader from Turkey
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Anyone used them ?
I have seen a number of different ballast spreader boxes for sale on ebay from a gentleman in Turkey . There are different sizes according to the scale you are using but basically its a plastic box which is filled with ballast and then due to the edge shape and slit in the box leaves a nice level run of ballast on your track with a correctly chamferred edge when you run it along your track . Well thats the theory and if it works should speed up ballasting considerably.
I think the boxes seem expensive , especially when you add shipping costs and just wondered if anyone has tried them and what they think.
Richard. A sorely missed member who lost a brave battle in 2012.
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Sounds like an opening for Doofer Doug.
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and to compare

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That's very unkind to the Turks (I have several Turkish friends :thumbs) but I couldn't resist it………….:oops::oops::oops::cheers
What's the price of it Richard ?
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What's the price of it Richard ?
I get the impression the guy thats selling them just happens to live in Turkey - he does a lot of 009, 0N30 and other secondhand quality narrowgauge stuff and new 00 buffer stops with integral lights suitable for DCC.
Average price seems to be just under a tenner for the ballast spreader plus shipping but he has a number of combinations with other track laying tools. In fact when I entered Ballast Spreader in the ebay search I got 28 entries from him and none from anyone else.
Richard. A sorely missed member who lost a brave battle in 2012.
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Sorry, whoever you were; good idea, too expensive. :It's a no no
Perry
Due to cutbacks, the light at the end of the tunnel has been switched off.
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Silly question time - if using one of these or similar type spreaders is it better to use the traditional method of laying the ballast and then drip feeding the glue on to the surface or do you lay the glue first before running the spreader along the track ?
Richard. A sorely missed member who lost a brave battle in 2012.
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you can only muck it up !!
Now thats one thing I am more than capable of doing

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There is a video of it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADwWCUug3Mo
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