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Post by steveoncattailcreek on Sept 27, 2024 1:07:29 GMT
I would ditch the microwave and use the Air Fryer... it's faster and tastes better. Faster, and still with few calories than deep frying. What's not to like?
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Post by atsda on Sept 27, 2024 17:25:24 GMT
Post by redjimmy1955 on Sep 24, 2024 at 6:37am Morning y'all! I can't find the passenger cars in the livery I want, so I am thinking of trying to microwave some O Gauge cars as an experiment for reducing them in size, after removing the metal parts. Perhaps microwaving these cars will reduce them in size, only I'm not certain how long to heat and what power setting to use?
Jimmy, It was a good thing that you remembered about removing metal parts. If not, we would have had to nickname you Sparky. In any case, if you use the microwave, your cars will become radioactive. Alfred
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Post by josef on Sept 27, 2024 18:57:37 GMT
Some mighty good suggestion on here. But an easy one is to just clamp it in a vise, (I would recommend wrapping in some protective paper and in between some wood blocks to keep from marring the item you wish too reduce in size). You'll find it's fast and easy. Works especially great on metal items but if its a plastic item, you will know when you reduced it enough by the sounding crunch and spatter of plastic.
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Post by steveoncattailcreek on Sept 28, 2024 1:30:38 GMT
Don't forget it works both ways as well!
To avoid the outrageous prices of new O scale rolling stock, you can just take some relatively inexpensive HO rolling stock and soak it (overnight, or longer) in distilled water, then freeze dry the swollen units in your home freezer. It'll take at least a week to sublimate out the water absorbed earlier, leaving the expanded structural lattice locked in place. Of course, you *must* remove all metal parts first (otherwise, they tend to rust rather than absorb liquid!), and replace them with their O scale equivalents later, but most paints and decals will stretch enough to survive the soak/freeze-dry cycle intact.
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